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21 African countries suffer huge debts compared to GDP - UN
Date: 2018-08-08 17:55:21 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:7525136
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Vera Songwe underlined that there are about 21 African countries suffer from huge debts compared to the Gross domestic product (GDP). During a speech before the ....
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US urges Russia to withdraw from parts of Georgia
Date: 2018-08-08 08:32:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7524018
The United States on Tuesday urged Russia to pull out Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Kremlin-backed separatist regions of Georgia. "Our position on the Russian occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and also South Ossetia is unwavering. That ....
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UN urges full commitment to implementing Juba power sharing deal
Date: 2018-08-07 09:48:28 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:10 - ID:7522581
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the signing of the Agreement of Outstanding Issues on Governance and Responsibility Sharing by the South Sudanese warring parties in Khartoum, Sudan, on Sunday. The secretary-general ....
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US had no connection to Maduro assassination attempt - Pompeo
Date: 2018-08-07 06:53:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7522257
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied his country's involvement in an apparent assassination attempt of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ABC News reported Monday. Pompeo echoed the comments made by National Security Adviser John Bolton ....
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UNSC adopts guidelines aimed at speeding aid to North Korea
Date: 2018-08-07 06:50:41 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:7522251
The UN Security Council adopted new guidelines Monday to try to speed the delivery of humanitarian aid to North Korea, ABC News reported. The Netherlands, which chairs the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea, said ....
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Afghan army: Taliban militants suffer heavy losses in separate clashes northeast Afghanistan
Date: 2018-08-04 17:48:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:7518772
Taliban militants suffered heavy losses as a result of separate clashes in the province of Takhar in northeastern Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Saturday. In a statement, the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military said 21 Taliban ....
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Russia offers US cooperation in restoration of Syria – Report
Date: 2018-08-04 17:20:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7518746
The Russian military has reportedly offered the US Armed Forces its cooperation in rebuilding the ravaged nation of Syria, Sputnik quoted a US government memo as saying. According to the memo, Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia's General Staff of ....
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UNHCR sounds alarm as Mediterranean Sea deaths pass 1,500 mark
Date: 2018-08-03 19:09:18 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:11 - ID:7517658
More than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of this year, the UNHCR said in its report on Friday. The bleak milestone was confirmed after more than 850 lives were ....
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US citizen detained in Vietnam
Date: 2018-08-03 19:06:34 GMT - Vietnam - International - SN:10 - ID:7517654
A 54-year old American missing in Vietnam for nearly a month is being held by Vietnamese authorities, ABC News reported on Friday. Detained without charges, he is the second US citizen recently arrested by the government amid a widening ....
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Russia urges Armenia to boost cooperation in humanitarian aid in Syria
Date: 2018-08-03 19:03:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7517650
Russia expects Armenia to take further practical steps to contribute to the humanitarian operation in Syria, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said at a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Zograb Mnatsakanyan, Interfax news agency ....
