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UK summons Russian ambassador over situation in Syria's Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-26 22:41:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:117 - ID:7267388
LONDON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko has been summoned to the British Foreign Office over the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said while speaking at the country’s ....
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Ugandan peacekeepers said to kill 2 Somali soldiers
Date: 2018-02-26 22:28:58 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:116 - ID:7267386
MOGADISHU, Feb 26 (MENA) - A Somali police official said that two Somali soldiers were killed in a confrontation with African Union peacekeepers from Uganda. Col. Ahmed Mohamed was quoted by ABC News as saying that the firefight occurred when the ....
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2 killed in Ecuador hiding in NY-bound plane's landing gear
Date: 2018-02-26 22:25:21 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:115 - ID:7267384
QUITO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Two presumed stowaways died Monday in Ecuador after they fell from the landing gear of a New York-bound plane, ABC News reported. The airport in the coastal city of Guayaquil had to close for 90 minutes while the two bodies ....
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Russia vetoes UN draft resolution pressuring Iran over Yemen
Date: 2018-02-26 22:18:57 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:114 - ID:7267363
NEW YORK, Feb 26 (MENA) – Russia vetoed Monday a UN draft resolution presented by Britain that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block supplies of missiles to Yemen's Houthi rebels, the Daily Mail reported. The text, strongly ....
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Merkel to form new government with SPD
Date: 2018-02-26 19:29:32 GMT - Germany - World - SN:99 - ID:7267086
BERLIN, Feb 26 (MENA) - The German chancellor's conservative party has approved the grand coalition agreement with the Social Democrats (SPD) by a wide margin, as expected. Only 27 out of 975 Christian Democrat (CDU) party delegates at the party ....
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Global-PRNewswire(6): ZTE and GSMA Co-host 5G Summit 2018
Date: 2018-02-26 18:52:37 GMT - China - World - SN:96 - ID:7267199
ZTE and GSMA Co-host 5G Summit 2018 -- Embracing a smarter and connected world SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and ....
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Kremlin concerned over situation in Syria
Date: 2018-02-26 13:00:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7266042
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Moscow is concerned over the situation in Syria as the terrorists’ steps in Eastern Ghouta have led to high tensions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters commenting on reports on the alleged use of chemical ....
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Lavrov calls on Syrian parties to OK ceasefire parameters
Date: 2018-02-26 12:31:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:7266202
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on all parties in Syria to approve parameters of a ceasefire envisaged by a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on a 30-day ceasefire in Syria. Speaking at a joint news ....
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UN chief urges warring sides in Syria to abide by UNSC 30-day ceasefire
Date: 2018-02-26 12:15:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:48 - ID:7266043
NEW YORK, Feb 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on the warring sides in Syria to abide by a 30-day ceasefire called for by the UN Security Council. Addressing a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres ....
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5 killed, 1 injured in downtown Puerto Rico shooting
Date: 2018-02-26 05:59:21 GMT - Puerto Rico - World - SN:6 - ID:7265387
SAN JUAN, Feb 26 (MENA) - Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico, ABC news reported. Puerto Rican police said the incident occurred around midnight Saturday in the town of Comerio, about ....
