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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 ....
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Prince Harry invites ex-girlfriends to Meghan Markle wedding
Date: 2018-02-25 22:58:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:7265303
LONDON, Feb 25 (MENA) - Prince Harry has reportedly invited two of his famous ex-girlfriends to his wedding to Meghan Markle. Cressida Bonas, who dated Harry for two years, and previous long-term flame Chelsy Davy, who was in a seven year ....
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Britain will have ‘extra advantage’ with smart borders after Brexit admits EU expert
Date: 2018-02-25 22:55:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:104 - ID:7265173
London, Feb 25 (MENA) - Smart borders could provide Britain with “the most advanced customs system in the world”, giving the nation “an extra advantage” in trade, an EU-funded expert has revealed. Lars Karlsson, whose EU-funded report on ....
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Trump to only testify before Mueller if questions are ‘limited in scope’: White House
Date: 2018-02-25 22:48:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:7265155
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s legal team are willing to consider allowing the president to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian collusion if the questions are “limited in ....
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Current Chinese leader, most powerful in a generation - report
Date: 2018-02-25 22:43:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:7265044
LONDON, Feb 25 (MENA) - China's ruling Communist Party has proposed removing a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to two consecutive terms - potentially allowing Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, a reported said on ....
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4 killed in tornadoes, floods in southern US
Date: 2018-02-25 22:36:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:7265300
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) - At least four people were killed in two southern American states Saturday as the result of reported tornadoes and heavy rain and flooding, officials were quoted by ABC news on Sunday. In Arkansas, the Clay County ....
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US stresses denuclearization of N.Korea after expected talks
Date: 2018-02-25 22:31:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:7265295
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) - The White House said that any diplomatic talks with North Korea must include a focus on Kim Jong Un’s government abandoning its nuclear weapons program, The Hill newspaper reported Sunday. “The United States, our ....
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Russia says militants in Eastern Ghouta prepare provocation involving chemical agents
Date: 2018-02-25 22:26:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:98 - ID:7265297
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (TASS) - Leaders of militant units entrenched in Eastern Ghouta are preparing a provocation that will involve the use of chemical agents, Russia's Tass news agency reported. After it they plan to accuse the Syrian government forces ....