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Netanyahu says to delay settlement planning committee meet at US request
Date: 2017-09-25 10:58:00 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:7008070
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly delayed a meeting of a settlement planning committee at the request of the US administration, whose envoy for Middle East peace is set to visit the region this week to meet with Israeli and ....
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Voting starts at Germany's federal elections, Merkel seeks fourth term in office
Date: 2017-09-24 10:32:33 GMT - Germany - International - SN:4 - ID:7006353
Voting has opened in Germany's federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power, the BBC reported. She is seeking a fourth term in office and to keep her Christian Democrat party's (CDU) status as the largest presence in ....
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Burma: Landmines deadly for fleeing Rohingya
Date: 2017-09-23 13:12:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:7005234
Burmese security forces have laid landmines during attacks on villages and along the Bangladesh border, posing a grave risk to Rohingya Muslims fleeing atrocities, Human Rights Watch said . The Burmese government should immediately stop using ....
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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 133,640 in 2017: IOM
Date: 2017-09-22 18:55:02 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:37 - ID:7004286
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a report that 133,640 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 20 September, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and ....
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Lavrov says Russia supports Iraq’s territorial integrity
Date: 2017-09-22 18:35:11 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:36 - ID:7004261
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday confirmed "invariable support for friendly Iraq’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity," TASS news agency reported. He met with his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, in Moscow to ....
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Poland, NATO troops hold drills amid security concerns
Date: 2017-09-22 16:53:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:7004177
Thousands of Polish and other NATO troops have launched major defensive exercises in Poland’s north amid security concerns raised by war games recently held by neighboring Russia and Belarus, The Washington Post reported Friday. The Dragon-17 ....
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Poland, NATO troops hold drills amid security concerns
Date: 2017-09-22 16:53:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:7004176
Thousands of Polish and other NATO troops have launched major defensive exercises in Poland’s north amid security concerns raised by war games recently held by neighboring Russia and Belarus, The Washington Post reported Friday . The Dragon-17 ....
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Three killed, 27 injured as bus mounts pavement in Hong Kong
Date: 2017-09-22 16:53:36 GMT - China - International - SN:30 - ID:7004162
Three people were killed and 27 others injured when a bus mounted a pavement here on Friday evening, the South China Morning Post reported. The police said the accident occurred at around 6.30pm at the junction of Yen Chow Street and Cheung Sha ....
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Trump: 'Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook'
Date: 2017-09-22 16:29:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:29 - ID:7004129
US President Donald Trump early Friday called reports of Kremlin-linked groups buying Facebook ads to sway the 2016 election part of a "Russia hoax," The Hill reported. "The Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook. What about the totally ....
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Negotiations are still ongoing to reduce global oil production: Russia
Date: 2017-09-22 16:29:44 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:7004123
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Friday that no decision have been taken on extending the agreement reached in Vienna to reduce global oil production. Novak explained that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ....