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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 ....
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Prince Harry invites ex-girlfriends to Meghan Markle wedding
Date: 2018-02-26 08:05:08 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:7265558
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 relationship with the prince, ....
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Pope appeals for immediate cessation of violence in Syria
Date: 2018-02-26 07:52:00 GMT - Italy - International - SN:1 - ID:7265534
Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal for Syria during the Sunday Angelus, calling for an immediate cessation of violence so that people can be evacuated and given access to aid, Vatican Times reported. Pope Francis, following the recitation of ....
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Over 4,000 evacuated from mall near Moscow's Kremlin due to fake bomb threat
Date: 2018-02-25 17:12:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7265061
Russian law enforcement officers did not find any explosives at the Okhotny Ryad shopping mall in central Moscow after a bomb call on Sunday, a source in Moscow's emergency services told Sputnik. Earlier in the day, some 4,000 people were ....
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Cypriot Speaker urges int'l community to exert pressure on Turkey for actions in EEZ
Date: 2018-02-24 09:03:44 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:2 - ID:7262246
Cypriot House President Demetris Syllouris has urged the international community to exert pressure on Turkey over what he described as its "illegal and provocative undertakings" within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf (CS) of ....
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Two people killed near UBS branch in Swiss city
Date: 2018-02-23 20:31:32 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:11 - ID:7261898
The police said that two people have been shot dead outside a branch of the UBS bank in the Swiss city of Zurich, the BBC News reported. The shooting took place shortly before 14:30 local time (13:30 GMT) on Lagerstrasse in the Europaallee ....