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Moscow allocates $2bln for Crimea's development
Date: 2014-05-24 12:27:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:739821
MOSCOW, May 24 (MENA) - Russia has allocated about 70 billion roubles (about $2 billion) for the development of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol since the two new regions joined the country, ITAR-TASS quoted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ....
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N. Korean economic delegation to visit Syria, Russia
Date: 2014-05-24 11:29:25 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:50 - ID:739736
PYONG YANG, May 24 (MENA) - An economic delegation of North Korea's government left on a trip to Syria and Russia on Saturday for economic cooperation talks with the two countries, Yonhap news agency reported. The delegation, led by Trade ....
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Amano pleased with Iran's measures in implementation of 7-Article agreement with IAEA
Date: 2014-05-24 11:28:36 GMT - Austria - World - SN:49 - ID:739737
VIENNA, May 24 (MENA) - Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano voiced his satisfaction the measures taken by Iran in the implementation of a 7-article agreement signed by Tehran and the UN body in February, ....
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Thailand army continues crackdown after coup
Date: 2014-05-24 11:07:02 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:47 - ID:739716
BANGKOK, May 24 (MENA) - Thailand's military has ordered 35 more people, including prominent academics, to report to them by Saturday afternoon as the post-coup crackdown continues, the BBC reported. A Thai military spokesman said Saturday that ....
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Earthquake rattles northern Greece
Date: 2014-05-24 10:54:31 GMT - Greece - World - SN:45 - ID:739715
ATHENS, May 24 (MENA) - An earthquake beneath the sea shook northern Greece Saturday, and at least one person suffered a minor injury when part of a ceiling fell at an airport, the ABC news network reported. The Institute of Geophysics at the ....
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Chuck Hagel: Vladimir Putin wants to restore Soviet Union
Date: 2014-05-23 20:54:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:131 - ID:738968
WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy actions suggest that he wants to restore the old Soviet Union, Fox News reported. "Putin has made no secret and he said ....
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Policies of US, allies endanger global peace: Iranian minister
Date: 2014-05-23 19:22:16 GMT - Iran - World - SN:121 - ID:738871
TEHRAN, May 23 (MENA) - Iran’s defense minister has said that interference of the United States and its Western allies in the internal affairs of other countries threatens global peace and security, Pres TV Channel reported. Brigadier General ....
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UN voices concerns over human rights in Thailand
Date: 2014-05-23 18:52:10 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:115 - ID:738864
NEW YORK, May 23 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged rule of law to be restored promptly to Thailand. "I am very concerned by the restrictions on fundamental freedoms imposed by the (military leaders)," the UN chief ....
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Japan's TEPCO restarts water treatment system at Fukushima nuclear plant
Date: 2014-05-23 18:20:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:112 - ID:738773
TOKYO, May 23 (MENA) - Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have restarted one of the 3 water treatment systems that had been shut down due to problems with filters, local media reported. They reactivated Line B of the Advanced ....
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Russia will respond to increased NATO activity in Ukraine, General says
Date: 2014-05-23 16:54:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:738703
MOSCOW, May 23 (MENA) - Russia will retaliate against increased NATO activity near its border, The Moscow Times quoted a Russian top general as saying on Friday. Since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region in March, NATO has moved to reassure its ....
