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Russia hits West with food import ban in sanctions row
Date: 2014-08-07 10:50:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:862699
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia will impose a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries, in response to sanctions over Ukraine, the BBC reported Thursday. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it would ....
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Russia hits West with food import ban
Date: 2014-08-07 10:32:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:862643
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia is imposing a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries , in response to sanctions over Ukraine, the BBC reported Thursday. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it would include ....
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Clashes in Kiev as Ukraine moves to dismantle protest camp
Date: 2014-08-07 10:08:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:49 - ID:862601
KIEV, Aug 7 (MENA) - Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev's Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away ....
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USS Vella Gulf enters Black Sea — US Navy
Date: 2014-08-07 09:23:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:862432
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - The U.S. Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser Vella Gulf entered the Black Sea on Thursday, said U.S. 6th fleet, ITAR TASS reported. The crew’s aim was to ensure peace and stability in the region, the U.S. navy press ....
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Australia honors the victims of Malaysia Airlines tragedy at memorial service in Melbourne
Date: 2014-08-07 08:49:22 GMT - Australia - World - SN:34 - ID:862431
CANBERRA, Aug 7 (MENA) - At least 1,800 people have attended a national memorial service at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne to honor the victims of the MH17 crash, ABC news reported. Flags were flown at half mast across the country, as the ....
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China earmarks 2.2 bln yuan for quake relief
Date: 2014-08-07 08:22:30 GMT - China - World - SN:30 - ID:862345
BEIJING, Aug 7 (MENA) - The central government earmarked an additional 1.6 billion yuan ($259.64 million) late on Wednesday for quake relief efforts in Yunnan Province, Xinhua reported quoting a statement from the National Committee for Disaster ....
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Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus
Date: 2014-08-07 08:06:30 GMT - Liberia - World - SN:25 - ID:862343
MONROVIA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, BBC reported. Speaking on national television she said some civil liberties ....
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Poll shows 40% of Americans only upport Obama's foreign policy
Date: 2014-08-07 04:40:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:862110
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that President Barack Obama’s popularity reached its lowest point since he first took office in 2009. Overall, 54 percent of Americans disapprove of the job the ....
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Gaza aggression not to achieve security to Israel - Egypt's representative to UN
Date: 2014-08-06 21:46:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:191 - ID:862049
NEW YORK, Aug 6 (MENA) - Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Mutazz Khalil delivered a speech before the session held by the UN General Assembly to discuss the situation in Gaza. The session held, upon a request of the Arab ....
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China quake death toll reaches 600
Date: 2014-08-06 21:27:29 GMT - China - World - SN:186 - ID:862044
BEIJING, Aug 6 (MENA) - Nearly 600 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the strong earthquake that recently struck China’s Yunnan Province, according to The BBC. The 6.1-magnitude tremor struck a mountainous area on Sunday, destroying ....
