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Senate Confirms Jerome H. Powell as Fed Chairman
Date: 2018-01-24 09:32:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:7208072
Jerome H. Powell sailed to Senate confirmation on Tuesday to become the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve with a final vote of 84 to 13, the New York Times reported Wedesday. He will replace the outgoing Fed chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, on ....
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France calls Turkey to show restrain in Syria
Date: 2018-01-23 16:32:45 GMT - France - International - SN:34 - ID:7207226
France's top diplomat urged Tuesday Turkey to show restraint in its battle against a Syrian Kurdish militia, after three days of the launch of Turkish attack over Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria. In a statement by Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le ....
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Eight countries removed from EU tax haven blacklist
Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:05 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:18 - ID:7206722
The European Union (EU) has lifted eight countries from its blacklist of countries offering tax havens for wealthy individuals and corporations after they vowed to deal with the bloc's concerns about the issue, Radio France International reported on ....
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American Center in Cairo re-opens after Trump signs appropriations act
Date: 2018-01-23 09:17:31 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:10 - ID:7206186
The US embassy in Cairo announced Tuesday the re-opening of the American Center in Cairo (ACC formerly IRC), located at the embassy, after US President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations Act. The ACC is the US embassy’s primary ....
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South Africa's Zuma to remain in office, for now
Date: 2018-01-22 18:56:08 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:42 - ID:7205645
A senior leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has dismissed speculation that the party is about to sack Jacob Zuma as the country's president, the BBC News reported on Monday. Speaking at a press conference after a ....
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Pence says US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital helps to achieve peace
Date: 2018-01-22 13:53:50 GMT - palestine - International - SN:30 - ID:7204985
US Vice President Mike Pence said the US administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would aid peace talks and expressed hope the sides were at a “new dawn” of negotiations, The Times of Israel reported Monday. “I want ....
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US vice president arrives in Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-22 11:27:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:22 - ID:7204384
US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Jerusalem on Monday as part of his visit to Israel, the first by a high-ranking US official since President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December 2017, the BBC reported. Pence met ....
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Lavrov: Parties in Yemen should go over from military action to talks
Date: 2018-01-22 11:26:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:7204480
Moscow expects all parties to the Yemeni conflict to go over from combat actions to negotiations and a political settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said as quoted by Tass news agency on Monday. "The situation in Yemen did not get ....
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French foreign minister to visit Iran March 5 to discuss missiles, nuclear deal
Date: 2018-01-22 09:53:21 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:7204235
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he will visit Iran on March 5 to discuss Tehran’s ballistic-missile program and the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, RadioFreeEurope reported. "We have embarked upon a dialogue with ....
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French FM: Security Council to discuss Syria on Monday
Date: 2018-01-22 09:37:48 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:7204175
The United Nations Security Council will hold talks about the situation in Syria on Monday, French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on his Twitter feed on Sunday. He added that France would press for humanitarian access, Al Arabiya ....
