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UK financial regulator plays down impact of potential British exit from EU
Date: 2015-06-16 13:49:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:2809437
Chief executive officer of the UK Financial Conduct Authority Martin Wheatley played down fears about the impact of the UK leaving the European Union, saying that there would be little immediate effect on the country's vast finance sector, the Wall ....
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Iran, P5+1 to resume nuclear talks in Vienna Wednesday
Date: 2015-06-16 13:34:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:2809329
Iran and the P5+1 group of countries are set to resume another round of expert-level nuclear talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna as a self-imposed June 30 deadline approaches, according to Press TV. Iranian deputy foreign ministers, Abbas ....
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Afghan official: Roadside bombs kill 3, wound 15 in south
Date: 2015-06-16 13:07:13 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:24 - ID:2808993
An Afghan official says roadside bombs have struck two vehicles filled with passengers, killing three people and wounding 15 in a volatile southern province, according to ABC News. Mohammad Mayan, spokesman for the governor of Uruzgan province, ....
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Moscow, Tehran negotiate recalling Iran’s S-300 lawsuit against Russia
Date: 2015-06-16 12:41:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:2808725
Moscow and Tehran are holding talks on recalling Iran’s lawsuit against Russia for failing to deliver S-300 air defense systems, a source familiar with the situation said Tuesday, according to Sputnik. “Currently, the Russian and Iranian sides ....
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Ukraine recognizes its $3bln debt owed to Russia — finance minister
Date: 2015-06-16 12:02:51 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:19 - ID:2808405
Ukraine acknowledges its $3 billion debt owed to Russia like any other Eurobonds, Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said on Tuesday at the Swedish-Ukrainian business forum. "We recognize this debt of $3 billion like any other Eurobond," ....
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S. Korea, U.S. to put more pressure on N. Korea
Date: 2015-06-16 12:01:32 GMT - south korea - International - SN:18 - ID:2808401
South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed their resolve to ratchet up pressure on North Korea in their high-level talks, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. On his trip to Washington, Foreign Minister Yun ....
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Italy threatens to give Schengen visas to migrants as EU ministers meet
Date: 2015-06-16 11:40:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:2807609
EU interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday to discuss how to cope with mass migration across the Mediterranean from Libya, the Guardian reported. Europe has become embroiled in a worsening feud over the issue, with Italy ....
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N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles into East Sea
Date: 2015-06-14 10:36:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:19 - ID:2793153
North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, Yonhap quoted South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff as saying. The communist North "fired three KN-01 missiles from its eastern border town of Wonsan onto Mayang Island (in ....
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U.S. woman rowing the Pacific alone rescued off Japan coast
Date: 2015-06-14 09:16:42 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:2792325
A US woman was rescued off the Japanese coast Saturday after she sent a distress signal during a solo attempt to row across the Pacific, Kyodo quoted the Japan Coast Guard as saying. Sonya Baumstein, 30, on June 7 left Choshi port in Chiba ....
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Guyana to seek help from United Nations for ending escalating border dispute with Venezuela
Date: 2015-06-14 09:03:56 GMT - Guyana - International - SN:9 - ID:2792225
Guyana's government says it plans to formally ask the United Nations to intervene and help resolve an escalating border dispute with neighboring Venezuela, FoxNews reported. Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge said in a statement Saturday that it is ....