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Venezuela hikes minimum wage 30% amid economic crunch
Date: 2016-05-01 07:42:38 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:4824657
Venezuela's president is ordering a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage, the latest move by the socialist government to grapple with high inflation and economic stagnation, Belleville News Democrat (BND) reported. The boost announced Saturday ....
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Top Daesh leader killed in Afghan Air Force raid in Nangarhar province
Date: 2016-04-30 09:29:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:4819061
A top leader of the Daesh terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, the Khaama Press reported Saturday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the airstrike was carried out by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Achin ....
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Argentine's president reforms denounced by protesters
Date: 2016-04-30 09:27:14 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:2 - ID:4819057
Thousands of Argentines have staged a noisy protest against job cuts imposed under President Mauricio Macri's economic reforms, according to the BBC. The demonstration was organized by two major labor unions, the CGT and CTA, who united against ....
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California protesters force Trump to abandon convoy, delay speech
Date: 2016-04-30 09:24:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4819045
Hundreds of protesters in California forced Republican front-runner Donald Trump to abandon his convoy and delay his speech for 40 minutes. The billionaire businessman was forced to enter the hotel, where he will address his Republican ....
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UNSC rejects Israeli jurisdiction on Golan as 'null and void'
Date: 2016-04-27 08:24:12 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:4800137
The UN Security Council rejected last week’s statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Golan Heights would always remain under Israeli sovereignty, The Jerusalem Post reported. On Tuesday, the UN Security Council in New York ....
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White House: No geographic limitations on the fight against Daesh
Date: 2016-04-27 07:33:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4799745
White House Spokesman Josh Ernest said US President Barack Obama might consider sending other troops to Syria as part of the fight against Daesh. In a press briefing released on Tuesday night, Ernest said "the President initially announced that ....
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Kerry highlights impact of religion on foreign policy
Date: 2016-04-27 07:26:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4799697
Saying governments cannot lead a world they do not understand, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry highlighted the impact of religion on foreign policy during a Tuesday speech in Houston, Texas. “We cannot understand the world if we fail to ....
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Pakistan denies sheltering Taliban, says not solely responsible for talks
Date: 2016-04-26 12:51:22 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:4795133
Pakistan on Tuesday said it was making efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan and denied providing shelter to Taliban members as claimed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. "Pakistan has made sincere efforts to promote lasting peace and stability ....
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Renzi: Libyan gov't request prerequisite for Italy intervention in Libya
Date: 2016-04-26 11:44:35 GMT - Libya - International - SN:3 - ID:4794385
Italy will not send troops to Libya unless the newly-formed national unity government asks Rome to intervene, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Monday. "We will only intervene if the Sarraj Government appeals to us and to the rest of the ....
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Afghan president calls on Pakistan to battle Taliban
Date: 2016-04-25 09:50:14 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:4787813
Afghanistan's president has called on Pakistan to battle the Taliban rather than try to bring them into peace talks, ABC News reported. Ashraf Ghani made the remarks during an address to parliament on Monday, a week after a Taliban assault on the ....
