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US awards Boeing $2 bn contract for spy planes
Date: 2014-02-27 06:44:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:579341
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $2.1 billion contract to build 16 more P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft for the US Navy, NBC News reported. The long-range Poseidon spy plane is based on Boeing's 737 commercial ....
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Kerry: Russia must be 'Very Careful' in judgments on Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-26 21:22:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:170 - ID:579185
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Russia must be “very careful” in decisions it makes about Ukraine and that it must keep its commitment to respect the sovereignty of the nation. “I think Russia needs ....
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French president to start visit to Nigeria on Thursday
Date: 2014-02-26 20:57:29 GMT - France - World - SN:165 - ID:579132
PARIS, Feb 26 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande will head for Nigeria on Thursday on a visit to the African country at an invitation by his Nigerian counterpart. Hollande will attend celebrations to mark the centenary of Nigeria’s ....
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Maidan protesters announce line-up of Ukrainian Cabinet, propose Yatsenyuk for PM
Date: 2014-02-26 20:48:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:164 - ID:579024
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - Protesters in Kiev's Maidan have announced a new government line-up and asked parliament to approve the candidatures, Russia Today reported Wednesday. The Supreme Rada is expected to vote on the new cabinet members on ....
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Ousted Viktor Yanukovych 'Still In Ukraine'
Date: 2014-02-26 19:50:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:153 - ID:579119
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych - who has been put on the international wanted list - remains in the country, according to the deputy general prosecutor. Mykola Golomcha was quoted by Sky News as saying "We have ....
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The Hague hosts nuclear security summit 2014
Date: 2014-02-26 19:49:19 GMT - Austria - World - SN:152 - ID:578393
VIENNA, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Netherlands will host the Nuclear Security Summit on March 24-25 in The Hague to discuss means of preventing nuclear terrorism around the world. According to a statement by The International Atomic Energy Agency ....
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Russia's Peskov: 'I'm unaware of Yanukovych's whereabouts'
Date: 2014-02-26 19:43:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:151 - ID:579116
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ukrainian ousted President Viktor Yanukovych has been placed on the international wanted list, prosecutor-general Oleh Makhnytsky said on Wednesday. Meanwhile Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said he ....
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Russia seeks several military bases abroad – Defense Minister
Date: 2014-02-26 18:57:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:143 - ID:578807
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that Moscow is planning to expand its permanent military presence outside its borders by placing military bases in a number of foreign countries, RIA Novosti reported ....
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Russian, Georgian diplomats to discuss political contacts in Prague March 4-5
Date: 2014-02-26 18:50:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:141 - ID:578986
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russian and Georgian diplomats will discuss political contacts in Prague on March 4-5, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Wednesday. Itar-tass News Agency quoted Lukashevich as saying, "Russian Deputy ....
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Lavrov, EU ambassadors discuss situation in Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-26 18:44:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:139 - ID:578813
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday met with ambassadors of EU countries and the head of the EU delegation in Moscow to discuss the situation in Ukraine, ITAR-TASS reported. “Lavrov praised relations between ....
