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Russia to strengthen peace-promoting partnership with Arab League – Putin
Date: 2014-03-25 17:11:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:56 - ID:630513
Russia intends to bolster partnership with the Arab League to promote peace in the Middle East and North Africa, President Vladimir Putin said in a message of greetings to an Arab summit which began in Kuwait on Tuesday. "As the Arab world ....
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Russian ruble announced Crimea’s official currency
Date: 2014-03-25 16:25:55 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:53 - ID:630412
Two official currencies, Russian ruble and Ukrainian hryvnia, will be accepted in Crimea until January 1, 2016, /ITAR-TASS quoted a resolution adopted by the Crimean parliament as saying. “The official currency unit of the Republic of Crimea is ....
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Ukraine's parliament accepts resignation of defense minister
Date: 2014-03-25 13:59:30 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:34 - ID:629991
Ukraine's parliament has accepted the resignation of Acting Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh as troops withdraw from Crimea, ABC news reported Tuesday. No further details have been provided. ....
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Obama meets with Putin ally to isolate Russia
Date: 2014-03-25 12:01:45 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:629642
US President Barack Obama met on Tuesday with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he continued his efforts to isolate Moscow over its incursion into Crimea. The White House released a ....
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Moscow asks Ukraine to ensure safety of Russian diplomats
Date: 2014-03-25 06:37:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:628801
MOSCOW, March 24 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded on Monday that Kiev’s Western-backed interim government must ensure the security of Russian officials in the country following threats to their safety, RIA Novosti reported ....
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World Bank grants Ethiopia USD 205 mln to improve water, sanitation services
Date: 2014-03-25 06:17:05 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:2 - ID:628769
The World Bank has granted Ethiopia a USD 205 million grant to support efforts to expand and extend better access to clean drinking water as well as enhance sanitation services for rural and urban poor, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. ....
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Armed conflict in Syria can be stopped by dialogue - Russia's Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-03-24 18:13:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:81 - ID:628404
Russia has called for preventing armed escalation in Syria and settling the conflict by peaceful means, Itar-Tass reported. Commenting on the latest events in the north of Syria, the Foreign Ministry said it was necessary to act in strict ....
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Obama, China's Xi hold talks on Ukraine, N. Korea in The Hague
Date: 2014-03-24 18:10:35 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:78 - ID:628398
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in the Netherlands on Monday, with the crisis in Ukraine and North Korea's nuclear program among the main issues. Bilateral friction over human rights issues and China's ....
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US Secretary of State visits OPCW
Date: 2014-03-24 15:55:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:73 - ID:628200
US Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on a visit Monday to The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The US top diplomat held a meeting with the organization's Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu, the US ....
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Malaysian PM: Missing plane 'ended' in Indian ocean
Date: 2014-03-24 15:26:47 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:68 - ID:628136
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday evening that new satellite data has concluded missing Malaysian flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew went down in the Indian Ocean, the VOA reported. He said Malaysia Airlines had told ....
