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UK 'won't recognize' Catalan independence
Date: 2017-10-27 17:16:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:7061682
LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - The UK will not recognize the Catalan parliament's decision to declare independence from Spain. Prime Minister Theresa May's official spokesman said the declaration was based on a vote that had been declared illegal, the ....
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Germany refuses to recognize Catalonia independence move - gov't spokesman
Date: 2017-10-27 16:33:30 GMT - Germany - World - SN:56 - ID:7061647
BERLIN, Oct 27 (MENA) - German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany refuses to recognize a unilateral declaration of independence of Catalonia from Spain, Sky news reported Friday. "The German government does not recognize such a ....
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US backs Spanish efforts to block break-away by Catalonia
Date: 2017-10-27 16:05:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:7061584
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) - The US State Department, reacting to Spanish efforts to block a Catalan independence bid, said on Friday that Catalonia is an integral part of Spain and Washington backs Madrid's efforts to keep the country united, The ....
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Spanish stocks sell off sharply after Catalan parliament votes for secession
Date: 2017-10-27 15:52:35 GMT - Spain - World - SN:51 - ID:7061531
MADRID, Oct 27 (MENA) - Spain’s benchmark stock index extended losses on Friday after the region of Catalonia declared independence from Spain, unleashing deep uncertainty over the future of the country’s wealthy region, The Independent reported ....
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Spanish prime minister Rajoy vows to restore 'rule of law' after Catalonia's parliament votes for secession
Date: 2017-10-27 14:34:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:7061412
LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday called for calm in a tweet posted minutes after the Catalan regional parliament declared independence from the rest of the country in a disputed vote that will likely be declared ....
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Spanish Senate approves measures to take direct control of Catalonia
Date: 2017-10-27 14:32:48 GMT - Spain - World - SN:45 - ID:7061438
MADRID, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Spanish Senate has voted to approve direct rule over Catalonia, shortly after the region's parliament declared independence, The Independent reported on Friday. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy immediately called for calm ....
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Lavrov, US ambassador discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2017-10-27 14:16:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:7061375
MOSCOW, Oct 27 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman discussed on Friday the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on ....
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Catalonia parliament backs independence from Madrid
Date: 2017-10-27 13:49:56 GMT - Spain - World - SN:40 - ID:7061371
MADRID, Oct 27 (MENA) - Catalonia's parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain - as Madrid ponders whether to impose direct rule, Sky News reported. (MENA) A R E/ ....
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Trump calls opioids ‘worst drug crisis in American history’
Date: 2017-10-27 13:23:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:7061290
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday and said the US must confront "the worst drug crisis in American history," NBC News reported. The president said 64,000 ....
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Karzai criticizes US counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-10-27 10:49:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:7060755
KABUL, Oct 27 (MENA) - Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday visited Iran and criticized the US counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan. Addressing the international institute for political and international studies, the former president ....
