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Putin appoints new Russian permanent envoy to UN office and other organizations in Geneva
Date: 2018-02-01 11:42:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:7222018
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to appoint Gennady Gatilov a permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva, and by another order he relieved ....
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US blacklists Hasm, Liwa al Thawra
Date: 2018-02-01 09:19:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7221578
The US Department of State has designated Liwa al Thawra, and Harakat Sawa'd Misr (Hasm) as terrorist groups. In a press release on Wednesday, the Department of State named also Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Harakat al-Sabireen of Iran as ....
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US train carrying members of Congress hits truck
Date: 2018-02-01 09:11:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:7221557
An Amtrak train taking US lawmakers and their staff to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday, killing the driver of truck, according to Politico. No serious injuries were ....
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Russian plane makes emergency landing on freeway near Los Angeles
Date: 2018-02-01 08:53:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:7221533
A small Russian plane, Beechcraft G33, made an emergency landing on the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa near Los Angeles, the US, Sputnik News reported on Wednesday. The plane was heading to John Wayne Airport when the pilot reported engine trouble, ....
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Putin apologizes to athletes for Moscow failure to protect them over Olympics ban
Date: 2018-02-01 07:22:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7221408
The Russian government will work with international organizations to support Russian athletes who were unable to take part in the 2018 Winter Olympics that will take place in South Korea's Pyeongchang in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ....
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German FM meets Netanyahu after talks canceled last year
Date: 2018-01-31 16:46:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:7221042
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli whistle-blower group critical of the military. Standing alongside Netanyahu, ....
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Ghani vows revenge on terror groups over recent brutal attacks
Date: 2018-01-31 09:30:34 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:7219788
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has promised to use all types of force to take revenge for the brutal killings of the ordinary people by terrorist groups, Khaama Press reported Wednesday. Speaking to worshipers in Wazi Mohammad Akbar Khan mosque, ....
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Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
Date: 2018-01-31 08:05:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7219578
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay military prison open, CNN reported. Trump announced the move in his State of the Union address. The decision reverses that of former President Barack Obama, who had ....
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Kennedy slams Trump administration for undermining Americans' rights
Date: 2018-01-31 07:51:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7219556
Democratic Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III chastised the Trump administration Tuesday night for what he said was its abandonment of the fundamental values for which the nation stands, ABC news reported. “Their record is a rebuke of our ....
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Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop
Date: 2018-01-30 16:55:02 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:31 - ID:7218987
Pope Francis is sending the Vatican's most respected sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate a bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country's most notorious pedophile priest, ABC News reported. The Vatican said Tuesday that Maltese ....
