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Japanese FM visits US this month to discuss N. Korea
Date: 2018-03-03 10:30:41 GMT - Japan - International - SN:6 - ID:7275099
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is planning to visit the United States later in the month for talks on dealing with North Korea once the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics wrap up, The Japan Times quoted an official as saying on Saturday. Kono is ....
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Two killed in shooting at Central Michigan University
Date: 2018-03-02 17:22:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7274370
Two persons have been killed in a shooting at the Central Michigan University campus on Friday, Alhurra news channel reported. The broadcast quoted Police in Michigan as saying that the Central Michigan University wrote on Twitter that there ....
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Explosion in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 15
Date: 2018-03-02 11:11:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:7273722
A large explosion that hit the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person; a young girl, and wounded 15, Afghan officials said. Mohammad Musa Zahir, a doctor at the area's Wazir Akbar Khan hospital, said 15 ....
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Putin vows instant retaliation against any nuclear attack on Russia or its allies
Date: 2018-03-01 13:09:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7272390
Any attempt to use nuclear weapons against Russia and its allies will be regarded by Moscow as a nuclear attack and its retaliation will be instant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual State of the Nation Address to the Federal ....
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Putin: Any rallies should be held within framework of law
Date: 2018-03-01 08:39:15 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:7271648
Any rallies should be held within the framework of the law, rights of Russians, as well we law and order, should be ensured during the election period, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, Sputnik News reported. "Everyone who holds ....
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Putin: Prospects of resolving situation in Syria depend on warring parties
Date: 2018-02-28 20:37:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7271324
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the prospects of resolving the situation in Syria depend on whether the sides to the conflict want to settle all issues, Sputnik reported. “The situation is difficult. The prospects of ....
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Wild animals to be banned from circuses in England by 2020, says government
Date: 2018-02-28 08:20:05 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:7269663
The use of wild animals by travelling circuses will be banned in Britain from 2020, The Independent quoted the British government as pledging, following a long-running campaign by animal welfare advocates to outlaw the practice. Ministers have ....
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UK summons Russian ambassador over situation in Syria's Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:05:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:7267729
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 parliament on Monday. "I ....
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Trump to host Macron on 1st state visit in April
Date: 2018-02-27 09:02:17 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:7267720
The White House has set the date for the first state visit of President Donald Trump's administration. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron on April 24. Trump was the first US president ....
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Russia announces Syria ceasefire to establish 'humanitarian corridor' in Eastern Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:00:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:7267717
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to airstrikes in eastern Ghouta near Damascus, Deutsche Welle. The UN has urged warring parties to end hostilities to allow ....