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Russian government to make Crimea fully independent from Ukraine energy
Date: 2014-09-02 14:22:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:902996
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday charged the government with the task to make Crimea fully independent from Ukraine’s energy supplies, Itar-Tass reported. "We continue co-operation with our partners in ....
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EU to decide on new sanctions against Russia: Italy FM
Date: 2014-09-02 12:53:09 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:87 - ID:902827
BRUSSELS, Sept 2 (MENA) - The European Union is expected to approve new sanctions against Russia by Friday, ITAR-TASS quoted Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as saying Tuesday. Mogherini, who will be the EU next foreign policy chief, ....
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UN says more than 1 million flee Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2014-09-02 12:32:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:902805
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said that more than 1 million people have been displaced by the the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Itar Tass reported. "It's safe to say you have over a million people now displaced ....
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Tunisian FM says country ready to supply commodities to Russia
Date: 2014-09-02 12:20:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:902747
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - Tunisia is ready to supply a range of goods, including olive oil, to Russia, the country’s Foreign Minister Monji Hamdi said Tuesday during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, RIA Novosti reported. “We are ....
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Majority of Britons opposed to bombing Daesh in Iraq, Syria
Date: 2014-09-02 10:52:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:902596
LONDON, Sept 2 (MENA) - Only one in three people supports Britain launching air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, according to a survey for The Independent. David Cameron yesterday left the door open to Britain joining the United States, ....
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Tropical storm Dolly forms off Mexico's coast
Date: 2014-09-02 10:39:02 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:45 - ID:902248
MEXICO CITY, Sept 2 (MENA) – Tropical Storm Dolly has formed off Mexico's coast over the Bay of Campeche. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 45 mph (75 kph) with additional strengthening forecast until it makes landfall. ....
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Pope Tawadros II leads Mass at Saint-Maurice Abbey
Date: 2014-09-02 10:38:22 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:44 - ID:902525
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led a Mass held at Saint-Maurice Abbey in Saint-Maurice City in Switzerland on Tuesday. The Mass was attended by Bishop Luka, General Bishop, South of France, ....
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Peruvian police seize 8.5 tons of cocaine in raid
Date: 2014-09-02 10:24:00 GMT - Peru - World - SN:43 - ID:902302
LIMA, Sept 2 (MENA) - Peruvian police displayed in a Lima airport police hangar on Monday what officials called the largest cocaine haul ever in the Andean nation, 8.5 tons, Fox News Reported. Seized in a raid last week, the drugs were flown to ....
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Pakistan parliament meets over political crisis
Date: 2014-09-02 10:19:41 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:41 - ID:902247
ISLAMABAD, Sept 2 (MENA) - Pakistan's lawmakers held an emergency session Tuesday over the political crisis roiling the country as thousands of anti-government protesters remained camped out in front of the parliament building, demanding Prime ....
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Russian Security Council: 'Aggression Against Crimea Constitutes Attack on Russia'
Date: 2014-09-02 10:17:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:902379
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - Military aggression against Crimea will constitute an attack against Russia, Mikhail Popov, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, told RIA Novosti in an interview Tuesday. “Today, Crimea is the territory of ....
