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FAO reveals trilateral food security plan for post-2015 agenda
Date: 2014-04-07 15:38:53 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:108 - ID:654757
CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have unveiled the results of their joint work to develop targets and ....
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Egyptian inventors snatch gold, bronze medals in Geneva-hosted exhibition
Date: 2014-04-07 13:03:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:654206
GENEVA, April 7 (MENA) - Egyptian inventors, taking part in he 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, won several gold and bronze medals in appreciation of their important inventions. Egypt's Consul General in Geneva Ahmed Shahin ....
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Ukraine's Donetsk protesters announce republic
Date: 2014-04-07 11:28:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:654050
MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - Protesters in Donetsk of Ukraine announced the establishment of a republic in the region, said Interfax news agency. The Donetsk Region People's Council announced plans to hold a referendum over the creation of the ....
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Protesters storm security HQs in Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-07 08:52:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:30 - ID:653699
KIEV, April 7 (MENA) - Pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine have seized state security buildings in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, Ukrainian officials were quoted by the BBC News as saying. Reports said that in Luhansk the protesters have ....
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Samsung remains silent over 'Obama-selfie'
Date: 2014-04-07 08:18:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:27 - ID:653713
SEOUL, April 7 MENA) - South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. declined to comment Monday on the controversy over its latest marketing attempt that the White House has criticized as using the U.S. president for commercial purposes, Yonhap ....
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Ex-CIA boss Hayden: Dangling convicted spy Pollard in peace talks looks desperate
Date: 2014-04-07 06:24:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:653479
WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) - Former CIA Director Michael Hayden suggested Sunday the Obama administration’s apparent offer to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to salvage the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is a desperate effort that ....
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UN chief congratulates Afghans on "historic" elections
Date: 2014-04-07 06:20:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:3 - ID:653475
NEW YORK, April 7 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Afghans on Saturday's "historic" presidential and provincial council elections, calling them "an important step forward in Afghanistan's first democratic transition ....
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India set to begin mammoth elections
Date: 2014-04-06 21:59:36 GMT - India - World - SN:160 - ID:653332
NEW DELHI, April 6 (MENA) - India begins the world's largest free election on Monday with more than 815 million voters casting ballots in nine phases over five weeks, the Voice of America reported. Voters will choose members to the 543-seat Lok ....
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Chinese, Australian ships pick up signals of missing plane
Date: 2014-04-06 20:33:42 GMT - Australia - World - SN:156 - ID:653308
CANBERRA, April 6 (MENA) - Three signals were detected Sunday in the Indian Ocean by Chinese and Australian ships which are in the search for flight MH370 of Malaysia, Sky News reported. Authorities are trying to determine whether the three ....
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Egypt partakes in Milan furniture fair
Date: 2014-04-06 20:24:05 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:153 - ID:653265
CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Six Egyptian companies and five designers will participate in the Milan Furniture Fair. The fair is due to kick off on Tuesday with over 2,500 firms showing, said the Egyptian exports council said Sunday. In a ....
