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Brazil is not considering asylum for Snowden
Date: 2013-12-18 10:36:24 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:24 - ID:448222
Brazil has said it is not considering granting asylum to the fugitive former US security analyst Edward Snowden despite his offering to help investigate revelations that the NSA spied on their president, euronews reported Wednesday. Snowden made ....
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Workers close Al-Ataka Fishing Port in protest over lack of security
Date: 2013-12-18 10:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:448208
The workers of Al Ataka Fishing Port closed the gates of the harbor on Wednesday in protest against insufficient security that forces fishing vessel owners to leave after being blackmailed by outlaws. The workers said they were badly harmed when ....
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World Bank receives $52 Billion in aid to poorest countries
Date: 2013-12-18 10:25:16 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:22 - ID:448192
the World Bank said it received a record amount estimated $52 Billion in financing over the next three years for the fund for the poorest countries. In a statement, the bank added a global coalition of developed and developing countries today ....
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Fahmy's China visit big step on road of boosting bilateral relations - envoy
Date: 2013-12-18 10:23:22 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:448190
Special Chinese Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike considered on Wednesday the visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to China as a big step on the road to pushing forward cooperation between the two countries and creating a better future for ....
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Fate of Gulf Union to be determined at Riyadh summit
Date: 2013-12-18 09:24:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:448041
The fate of the Gulf union called for by Saudi King Abdullah ben Adel Aziz will be determined at the Riyadh summit, said Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel Latif al-Zayani. The exact date of the summit has not been yet ....
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Women in Nigeria protest against forced marriage to deities
Date: 2013-12-18 09:23:02 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:19 - ID:448036
Groups of women in southern Nigeria have been protesting in front of government offices in Enugu State against the killing of women through "fetish activities" and forced marriages to traditional gods, according to press reports. The protests ....
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New bird flu strain linked to death of Chinese woman
Date: 2013-12-18 09:21:42 GMT - China - International - SN:18 - ID:448034
Chinese authorities have said a 73-year-old woman has died after being infected with a bird flu strain not previously found in people, a development that the World Health Organisation called "worrisome", Yonhap reported. China's Centre for ....
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UGGT postpones government formation negotiations till Friday
Date: 2013-12-18 09:19:07 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:448024
Tunisian General Labor Union (UGGT) announced Wednesday negotiations to form a caretaker technocrat government, slated for Wednesday, were postponed till Friday. In a statement posted on Facebook, UGGT said the National Dialogue meeting scheduled ....
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UN: Burma opium production rises again
Date: 2013-12-18 09:07:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:447998
Opium production has risen significantly in Burma this year, the UN said, because farmers lack alternative ways to make a living. The UN estimated that Burma - also known as Myanmar - will end up producing 870 tonnes of opium in 2013, the BBC ....
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49 people killed as fighting going on in several areas in Syria
Date: 2013-12-18 09:03:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:447980
At least 49 people were killed as fighting and indiscriminate attacks are still going on in several areas in Syria, the BBC reported quoting Syrian activists as having said Wednesday. Hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo have been overwhelmed ....
