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Ethiopian PM announces his resignation
Date: 2018-02-15 13:37:27 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:8 - ID:7247494
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned, the country's state TV reported. No reason has yet been given for the decision. Hailemariam also stepped down as chairman of the country's ruling coalition, BBC news reported on ....
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Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa's President
Date: 2018-02-15 09:44:39 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:4 - ID:7246850
South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned from his office with immediate effect, the BBC reported. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. "No life should be lost in my name and also ....
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France will 'strike' if proven Syria used chemical arms: Macron
Date: 2018-02-14 08:30:06 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:7244828
France will launch attacks if proof emerges that the Syrian regime has used banned chemical weapons against its civilians, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail. "We will strike the place where these launches are ....
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Denmark's Prince Henrik dies at 83
Date: 2018-02-14 08:15:16 GMT - Denmark - International - SN:2 - ID:7244796
Prince Henrik of Denmark, the husband of Queen Margrethe, has died at the age of 83, the BBC quoted the Royal House as saying. The prince died "peacefully in his sleep" at Fredensborg Castle, north of Copenhagen, it said. Queen Margrethe and ....
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Israeli minister hails its country's military action in Syria
Date: 2018-02-13 15:14:18 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:7244013
Israel "acted with determination" during Saturday's military engagement with Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman was quoted by The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday as saying. "There are no restrictions, we do not accept any restrictions. We ....
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Cyprus is taking all necessary diplomatic steps against Turkish provocations, Cypriot President says
Date: 2018-02-11 19:09:04 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:6 - ID:7240485
Cyprus is taking all necessary diplomatic steps in a calm manner in order to avoid an escalation, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said. He was referring to Turkey’s provocative actions in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during the ....
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Explosion in Bolivia leaves 8 killed, 40 injured
Date: 2018-02-11 18:01:18 GMT - Bolivia - International - SN:4 - ID:7240387
Police said eight people died from the explosion of a gas canister at a Bolivian Carnival parade and the toll of injured has risen to at least 40. Police commandant Romel Rana reported the rising death toll at a news conference, The Washington ....
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Turkish military helicopter shot down in Syria operation - Erdogan
Date: 2018-02-10 18:20:32 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:14 - ID:7238544
A Turkish military helicopter was shot down during Operation Olive Branch conducted in Afrin in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish Defense Minister Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said earlier that, ....
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Moon holds meeting with N. Korea's titular head of state
Date: 2018-02-10 09:39:45 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:7237551
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam, the highest-ranking North Korean official to visit South Korea and the head of a 22-member North Korean delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics. The ....
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Putin, Macron call for advancing Geneva talks on Syria
Date: 2018-02-09 13:17:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7236257
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a telephone talk expressed interest in advancing the Geneva intra-Syrian talks based on the outcome of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, Russia Today quoted the ....
