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Addis Ababa to host US-Africa energy summit in June
Date: 2014-04-21 14:54:29 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:94 - ID:680312
ADDIS ABABA, April 21 (MENA) - Ethiopia and the US governments are scheduled to co-host the US-Africa Energy Ministerial (AEM) meeting in Addis Ababa from June 3 to 4, Walta Information Center reported. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of ....
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Trail of ex-Libyan regime figures adjourned to May 12
Date: 2014-04-21 14:49:11 GMT - Libya - World - SN:93 - ID:680331
TRIPOLI, April 12 (MENA) - Tripoli's Court of Appeals postponed until May 12 the trial of former Libyan regime figures; Mabrouk Zahmoul and and Amer Terfas in order to probe the papers of the case according to the request of the defense team. The ....
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Fund to be established to help African countries in overcoming climate change - ADB
Date: 2014-04-21 14:30:34 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:89 - ID:680289
ADDIS ABABA, April 21 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (ADB) approved to establish a fund to support the African countries in facing the phenomena of climate change. Director of the ADB’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department ....
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Gulf states agree to end rift, but terms remain unclear
Date: 2014-04-21 14:06:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:680301
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - The Arab Gulf states late last week said that they reached an agreement to end weeks of tension between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, but the vague nature of the agreement left many wondering if a resolution ....
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Death toll in ferry crash off South Korea rises to 80
Date: 2014-04-21 13:57:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:81 - ID:680285
SEOUL, April 21 (MENA) - Fifteen more bodies have been recovered from the sunken South Korea’s Sewol ferry, raising the death toll to 80 people, Yonhap news agency reported. According to Yonhap, underwater robots have been employed in the ....
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US vice president heads for Kiev
Date: 2014-04-21 13:54:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:680278
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden headed for Kiev Monday on a two-day visit. Biden will meet with Ukrainian leaders and activists Tuesday during the two-day trip. He is the latest Western representative to visit ....
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Jordanian PM receives Australian FM
Date: 2014-04-21 13:44:18 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:79 - ID:680261
AMMAN, April 21 (MENA) - Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Monday discussed with Australian Foreign Minister Jolie Bishop ways to cement bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, Petra news agency reported. During the ....
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US promotes network to foil digital spying - NYT
Date: 2014-04-21 13:38:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:680255
NEW YORK, April 21 (MENA) - The US State Department has provided millions of dollars to a team of hackers and software experts to develop a digital network for dissidents abroad to communicate more securely and feely than they can on the Internet, ....
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Russia to counter attempts to unleash civil war in Ukraine -- Lavrov
Date: 2014-04-21 13:28:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:680175
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Russia will not allow a bloody conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by the Voice of Russia. "There has been a surge in appeals to Russia for saving them from this outrage. We ....
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Russia, Belarus to conduct joint aircraft, air defense exercises
Date: 2014-04-21 13:23:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:680230
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - More than 150 representatives of the Russian Air Force and their colleagues from Belarus will meet this week to discuss joint exercises and test the integration of the countries’ air forces and air defense systems, RIA ....
