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IFRC: 5 million people in Philippines lost their livelihoods
Date: 2013-12-08 09:13:38 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:27 - ID:428467
MANILA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Patrick Fuller from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) societies said that nearly five million people in the Philippines have lost their livelihoods. "They've got no place to go to work. They've ....
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Afghan president embarks on visit to Tehran
Date: 2013-12-08 08:46:34 GMT - Iran - World - SN:23 - ID:428406
TEHRAN, Dec 8 (MENA) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation to discuss key bilateral and regional issues with senior Iranian officials. Karzai arrived in Tehran’s Mehrabad International ....
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UN chief says corruption barrier to achieving Millennium goals
Date: 2013-12-08 08:45:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:22 - ID:428361
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said corruption is a barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and needs to be taken into account in defining and implementing a robust post-2015 development agenda. In a message ....
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Politics/Diplomacy NationalPolitics/Diplomacy S. Korea to declare expanded air defense zone on Sunday: gov't
Date: 2013-12-08 07:34:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:428340
SEOUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - The South Korean government said it plans to announce an expanded air defense zone on Sunday, amid a growing regional row following China's unilateral expansion of its own, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday. The Ministry of ....
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China's parliament rebuffsJapanese criticism of air defense zone
Date: 2013-12-08 06:03:58 GMT - China - World - SN:4 - ID:428266
BEIJING, Dec 8 (MENA) - China's parliament has declared that Japan has no right to criticize the establishment of a Chinese air defense zone which it said was in accordance with international law, Yonhap reported Sunday.. Japan, South Korea and ....
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IOM appeals for $13.1 mln to assist Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia
Date: 2013-12-07 21:33:00 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:124 - ID:428147
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 7 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s office in Ethiopia is appealing for USD 13.1 million to address the needs of returning Ethiopian migrants from Saudi Arabia, Walta Information Centre reported on ....
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Biden praises North Korea's release of Merrill Newman
Date: 2013-12-07 21:21:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:123 - ID:428012
SEOUL, Dec 7 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday North Korea's release of an elderly US tourist detained for more than a month is positive news, the Fox News reported. Merrill Newman, 85, of Palo Alto, Calif., is now in China en ....
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France boosting troop presence in volatile CAR to 1,600
Date: 2013-12-07 21:14:55 GMT - France - World - SN:121 - ID:428017
Paris, Dec 7 (MENA) - France has announced plans to increase its military presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to 1,600 troops, 400 more than originally planned in the volatile former French colony, The Voice of America reported. French ....
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8 die in Colombia blast blamed on FARC
Date: 2013-12-07 20:47:27 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:115 - ID:428122
BOGOTA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Eight people were killed Saturday in a bombing in Colombia blamed on FARC rebels currently engaged in peace talks with the government, FRANCE 24 quoted the army as saying. The victims comprised six soldiers and two ....
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MP criticizes western governments for political approach toward Iran nuclear program
Date: 2013-12-07 18:26:50 GMT - Iran - World - SN:95 - ID:427958
TEHRAN, Dec7 (MENA) - Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Saturday criticized the US and the Western governments for political approach toward Iranian nuclear program, IRNA news agency ....