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UK to provide £80 mln to Ethiopia to improve access to safe drinking water
Date: 2014-01-22 07:41:41 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:6 - ID:512753
The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to provide £80 million support to Ethiopia to improve access to safe drinking water, according to the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Walta Information Center reported on Tuesday. Water, Irrigation ....
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Lavrov: Russia seeks UN’s central role in normalizing situation in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-01-21 18:13:06 GMT - Russia - International - SN:58 - ID:512355
Moscow seeks the United Nations’ central role in efforts towards normalizing the situation in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday in his opening remarks to the talks with Jan Kubis, head of the United Nations ....
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Netanyahu warns Hamas of harsh response if rockets hit Israel
Date: 2014-01-21 16:59:43 GMT - palestine - International - SN:50 - ID:512233
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Hamas and other "terror" organizations should beware of a harsh Israeli response should they choose to attack, Haaretz reported. "If Hamas and the rest of the terror organizations have ....
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Ban meets Ashton to discuss final arrangements for tomorrow's Geneva 2 conference
Date: 2014-01-21 16:09:25 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:45 - ID:512137
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had talks here on Tuesday with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on the last minute arrangements for tomorrow's Geneva 2 conference on Syria. They also discussed Friday's ....
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Obama to visit Pope Francis in March
Date: 2014-01-21 15:36:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:40 - ID:512088
US President Barack Obama will travel to Europe in March to attend a pair of summit meetings and to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The White House announced Tuesday that Obama will travel March 24 to ....
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Thailand imposes state of emergency over unrest
Date: 2014-01-21 14:37:40 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:33 - ID:511946
The Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok and the surrounding provinces, from Wednesday, to cope with unrest, the BBC reported. The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers to deal with ....
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France denounces terrorist blast that targeted southern Beirut
Date: 2014-01-21 13:53:58 GMT - France - International - SN:28 - ID:511843
France on Tuesday denounced a terrorist blast that targeted southern Beirut earlier in the day leaving at least four people dead and 46 others injured. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nada, at a press conference, said his country is ....
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Russia supplies to Syria nothing that could destabilize regional situation: FM
Date: 2014-01-21 12:29:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:511601
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia is not supplying anything prohibited, including in the military sphere, to Syria, the Voice of Russia quoted him as saying. "As for the supply of weapons, we have commented on this issue more ....
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Tony Blair targeted in citizen's arrest at Tramshed restaurant in London
Date: 2014-01-21 10:24:16 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:511251
Britain's former premier Tony Blair was targeted in an attempted citizen's arrest last week as he dined with family and friends in a London restaurant, Evening Standard newspaper reported. The former Prime Minister was reportedly confronted by a ....
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Carter to meet Bashir in Khartoum
Date: 2014-01-21 08:10:19 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:6 - ID:510857
Former US president Jimmy Carter – who arrived in Khartoum Monday on a four-day visit – will meet with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir later Tuesday for talks on political issues and the conditions in southern Sudan. On Wednesday, Carter will ....
