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Putin expected to visit Japan at end of 2016
Date: 2016-05-17 18:41:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:4928741
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Japan at the end of this year, said Putin's aide Yury Ushakov on Tuesday. Ushakov said that Putin received an invitation to visit Japan, but the visit was adjourned due to western sanctions on ....
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UK proposal to carry out air drops to end Syrians' suffering approved -- Hammond
Date: 2016-05-17 17:45:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:12 - ID:4928465
Participants in Vienna talks on Syria have approved a UK proposal to carry out air drops to relieve humanitarian suffering in Syria if no progress was made on the ground, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond ....
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Ryanair flight to Manchester evacuated in Norway over bomb scare
Date: 2016-05-16 07:36:42 GMT - Norway - International - SN:4 - ID:4916245
A Ryanair flight from Norway to Manchester has been evacuated before take-off over a bomb scare which police say was due to a misunderstanding, the BBC reported Monday. The flight was about to leave from Rygge airport near the Norwegian capital, ....
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Chinese FM says Beijing paying more attention to ME
Date: 2016-05-16 07:33:15 GMT - China - International - SN:3 - ID:4916233
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said his country is paying more attention to the Middle East region. Beijing is acting to solve all difficulties and problems facing Middle East countries, Wang told reporters on the sidelines of his recent ....
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Robert Gates is not impressed with Trump’s foreign policy approach
Date: 2016-05-16 07:32:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4916229
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates didn’t have nice things to say about Donald Trump’s foreign policy, warning against the candidate’s brazen style and lack of consistency on Sunday. In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Gates said the ....
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Venezuela's president threatens seizure of closed factories
Date: 2016-05-15 07:54:40 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:4909377
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production, and the jailing of their owners, the BBC reported Sunday. In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to ....
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Austria's new premier to be sworn in Tuesday
Date: 2016-05-14 09:31:16 GMT - Austria - International - SN:7 - ID:4904165
Christian Kern, the head of Austria's railway system, will be sworn in as Austria’s next chancellor on Tuesday after receiving endorsements from his Social Democratic Party’s acting head and from the conservative vice chancellor on ....
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NATO opens anti-extremism center in Albania
Date: 2016-05-14 08:26:29 GMT - Albania - International - SN:5 - ID:4903673
NATO will open a center in the Albanian capital of Tirana to help avert Albanians from joining fighters and extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, Albania's defense minister said. The new center, which will be established upon the request of the ....
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Venezuela president declares emergency over conspiracies
Date: 2016-05-14 08:24:32 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:4 - ID:4903665
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared a two-month state of emergency in light of what he claims local and American conspiracies to overthrow his government. US is taking measures to overthrow the cabinet backed by the fascist rightists ....
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5.6-magnitude quake hits northeast Taiwan
Date: 2016-05-12 07:46:10 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:4 - ID:4891617
A 5.6-magnitude quake hit northeast Taiwan on Thursday, with tremors felt in the capital, Taipei, euronews reported. The quake was centred 14 km northeast of the coastal town of Su-ao, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate ....
