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Mexico ready to increase food deliveries to Russia - ambassador
Date: 2014-08-13 16:40:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:120 - ID:872528
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Mexico is prepared to increase deliveries of foodstuffs to Russia if the opportunity presents itself, Mexican Ambassador to Russia Ruben Beltran said Wednesday. "If that opportunity comes up, then Mexico will gladly ....
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EU Foreign ministers to meet on conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza
Date: 2014-08-13 15:45:53 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:114 - ID:872478
BRUSSELS, Aug 13 (MENA) - European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in the coming days to discuss the Iraq crisis and the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, senior EU officials said Wednesday. The foreign ministers meeting could ....
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'Int'l community needs to save Iraq before it falls beyond repair'
Date: 2014-08-13 15:12:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:108 - ID:872301
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - Director of Save the Children’s Program Development and Quality in Iraq Aram Shakaram called on the international community to take responsibility for saving Iraq before it falls beyond repair. Shakaram wrote in an Op-ed ....
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Syria paying price for countering Israel: Iran MP
Date: 2014-08-13 13:36:54 GMT - Iran - World - SN:91 - ID:872151
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - A senior Iranian lawmaker says Syria is paying the price for supporting the Palestinian resistance against Israel. "The Syrian people are paying the price for supporting the Palestinian resistance and countering the ....
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Zarif: Iran will not sacrifice nuclear rights
Date: 2014-08-13 13:27:49 GMT - Iran - World - SN:89 - ID:872152
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran's seriousness in the talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany), and said the country will not sacrifice its nuclear ....
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No Ebola travel restrictions for Nigeria, others – U.S
Date: 2014-08-13 13:10:55 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:81 - ID:872084
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The U.S. Department of State has said that no Ebola-related travel restrictions have been issued by the agency for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone. A “fact sheet” issued by the State Department on its response to Ebola ....
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80 Taliban militants killed, 69 others injured in Afghan operations: MoI
Date: 2014-08-13 13:04:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:872083
KABUL, Aug 13 (MENA) - At least 80 Taliban militants including their local commanders were killed following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Interior (MoI), following a statement said that the militants were killed ....
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Russia, UAE eye joint weapons production
Date: 2014-08-13 11:44:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:871897
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) – Russia plans to produce weapons jointly with the United Arab Emirates, said Igor Sevastyanov, deputy general director of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly, RIA Novosti reported. “There is an idea of ....
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Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes Mexico's Oaxaca state
Date: 2014-08-13 10:01:27 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:43 - ID:871659
MEXICO CITY, Aug 13 (MENA) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca, ABC news reported. The U.S.G.S. said the quake struck early Wednesday with its epicenter 10 miles (16 ....
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Tony Abbott says Australia poised to join humanitarian effort
Date: 2014-08-13 07:35:50 GMT - Australia - World - SN:22 - ID:871446
CANBERRA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott says at this stage Australia will only play a humanitarian role in Iraq, as the United Nations calls for the global community to take "urgent" action to avoid a genocide against the ....