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US yet to respond to Russia's readiness to renew talks on Ukraine - Lavrov
Date: 2017-06-23 13:02:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:6867131
MOSCOW, June 23 (MENA) - Moscow is ready to renew a Russia-US consultation channel on Ukraine but has not yet received a specific response from Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday. Lavrov told Belarusian media in an ....
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Global-PRNewswire(1):The Ritz-Carlton, Astana Opens, Raising the Bar of Luxury Hospitality in the Capital of Kazakhstan
Date: 2017-06-23 08:46:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:6866728
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ MENA/-- The Ritz-Carlton, the legendary luxury hotel brand, opened the doors of its first hotel in the capital of Kazakhstan. With the capital city an emerging destination for business and ....
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Turkish plane overshoots runway in Romania, no one hurt
Date: 2017-06-23 07:58:14 GMT - Romania - World - SN:10 - ID:6866679
BUCHAREST, June 23 (MENA) - Romanian authorities say a Turkish Airlines plane has overshot the runway at Bucharest's airport. Nobody was injured, The Daily Mail reported A statement from the National Company of Bucharest Airports said that an ....
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Global-PRNewswire(4):Aduro Diamonds appoints Mr. Ronald H. Winston to its Board of Directors
Date: 2017-06-22 19:19:29 GMT - Australia - World - SN:80 - ID:6866430
SYDNEY, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Diamonds Pty Ltd ("Aduro Diamonds") is pleased to announce Mr. Ronald H. Winston has been appointed to its Board as an Independent Director. Mr. Winston is the former Chairman and CEO of Harry ....
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Russia may boost military police strength in Syria
Date: 2017-06-22 18:23:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:6866295
MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Russia may boost its military police contingent in Syria for work in de-escalation zones, Viktor Ozerov, the chairman of the defense and security committee of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, ....
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Moscow hopes Saudi king’s visit to Russia will take place soon
Date: 2017-06-22 18:09:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:6866320
MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Moscow expresses the hope that the visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud to Russia will be held any time soon when the date and time convenient for both sides will be agreed on, TASS cited Russian ....
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US-led coalition builds a database about foreign fighters from Syria, Iraq
Date: 2017-06-22 17:29:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:6866307
WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The US-led coalition against Daesh is building a "global database of foreign fighters" who fought with Daesh in Syria and Iraq, the the White House envoy to the anti-Daesh coalition, Brett McGurk, said on ....
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Russia awaits West’s reaction to ‘unidentified aircraft’ supporting Daesh in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-06-22 13:19:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:6865754
MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Moscow is anticipating a response from the West over reports that "unidentified aircraft" supported militants of Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as ....
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UNESCO condemns killing of 2 journalists in Iraq
Date: 2017-06-22 12:53:24 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:6865761
PARIS, June 22 (MENA) – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on Thursday denounced the killing of Kurdish journalist Bakhtyar Haddad and French reporter Stéphane Villeneuve in the city of Mosul, Iraq, UNESCO's official website reported. “I ....
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US, Afghanistan discuss bilateral cooperation
Date: 2017-06-22 09:42:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:6865392
KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - Top Afghan and US officials have held talks within the framework of the new bilateral cooperation between Kabul and Washington, said Khaama Press. The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC), in a statement, said ....