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Russia to resume duties in Tripoli after security improves
Date: 2018-02-09 13:15:40 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:7236240
Russian ambassador to Libya Ivan Molotkov said that the Russian embassy in Tripoli will resume duties in Libya after improvement of security conditions, Interfax news agency reported on Friday. In December, Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs of ....
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S.Korean president meets N.Korea's ceremonial head of state
Date: 2018-02-09 13:15:40 GMT - south korea - International - SN:10 - ID:7236224
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has shaken hands with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam, the BBC reported Friday. Kim Yong-nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong are attending the opening ceremony of the ....
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Moon, Guterres say PyeongChang Olympics will mark start of global peace
Date: 2018-02-09 11:40:40 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:7236149
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed their efforts to make the PyeongChang Winter Olympics a success, saying the Games will mark the "start" of building global peace. The remarks came in a lunch ....
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91 militants killed, wounded in military operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-02-09 11:20:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:7236115
Sixty-six militants were killed in military operations carried out by Afghan security forces in various areas of the country over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday. In a statement, the MoD noted that 25 more ....
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Belarus plans to sign visa recognition agreement with Russia soon - FM
Date: 2018-02-08 08:49:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:7233990
Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey has confirmed his country’s plans to sign in the immediate future an agreement with Russia on mutual visa recognition, TASS news agency reported. "As for citizens of third countries, today we are ....
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Turkish army shells school, water plant in Afrin -- YPG
Date: 2018-02-08 07:25:31 GMT - Syria - International - SN:3 - ID:7233886
Syrian Kurdish fighters accused the Turkish army Wednesday of shelling a primary school and a water plant in Syria's northern Afrin region, Daily News reported. Nouri Mahmoud, spokesman of the Syrian Kurdish YPG, said Turkish forces and their ....
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Taiwan hit by second huge earthquake in 24 hours
Date: 2018-02-07 19:08:18 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:27 - ID:7233588
Taiwan has been hit by a second strong earthquake just a day after at least seven people were killed by a quake near the city of Hualien, Daily Express reported. Today a 5.7 quake has hit the east coast of the island, disrupting search and rescue ....
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Pence views Japan’s missile defense site with North Korea on agenda for talks
Date: 2018-02-07 11:06:38 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:7232329
US Vice President Mike Pence visited a Japanese Patriot PAC-3 missile battery, Japan’s last line of defense against any possible North Korean missile strike, in Tokyo on Wednesday on his way to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Japan Times ....
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Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake
Date: 2018-02-07 07:44:11 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:2 - ID:7231915
A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The ground floor of the Marshal hotel in Hualien had caved in and ....
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Putin, Rouhani discuss regional issues
Date: 2018-02-06 15:37:19 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:7231189
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani held a telephone conversation, confirming commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for Iran’s nuclear program, the Kremlin press service was quoted by ....