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Storms cut power to 55,000 homes in west, north France
Date: 2014-02-07 13:40:10 GMT - France - World - SN:56 - ID:542256
PARIS, Feb 7 (MENA) - Winds of up to 120 kilometres cut off power to some 55,000 households and rain flooded shops and homes in north and west France overnight Thursday, RFI reported. The storms, which started in mid-December, are set to continue ....
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British PM says could not bear to see the UK 'torn apart'
Date: 2014-02-07 13:01:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:542217
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged the rest of the UK to tell Scottish voters to reject independence saying he could not bear to see the UK "torn apart", the BBC reported Friday. During a speech at the Olympic ....
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National Bank: Situation on Ukraine's currency market under control
Date: 2014-02-06 22:42:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:186 - ID:541554
KIEV, Feb 6 (MENA) - The situation on Ukraine's currency market remains under control, head of the advisers group to the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valery Litvitsky told a news conference on Thursday, the ITAR-TASS ....
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Russia, China close to $100 billion trade turnover
Date: 2014-02-06 22:20:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:183 - ID:541555
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Moscow and Beijing largely contribute to assuring global development and security, ITAR-TASS reported Thursday. Putin said at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ....
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French PM meets Mali counterpart
Date: 2014-02-06 20:48:46 GMT - France - World - SN:169 - ID:541449
PARIS, Feb 6 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will receive on Friday Prime Minister of Mali Oumar Tatam Ly who is visiting Paris. Also, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will meet on Friday with Ly, said spokesman for the ....
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London tube strike causes second day of travel chaos
Date: 2014-02-06 18:57:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:157 - ID:541361
LONDON, Feb 6 (MENA) - Londoners faced a second day of Tube disruption as unions carry out strike action in opposition to planned job cuts and ticket office closures, the Independent reported Thursday. The London Underground is offering a ....
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Obama: Religious freedom a US diplomatic priority
Date: 2014-02-06 18:53:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:541367
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama told a non-denominational gathering of political leaders Thursday that freedom of religion across the world is important to national security and is a central tenet of US diplomacy, ABC News ....
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Iran says may modify Arak reactor to allay nuclear concerns
Date: 2014-02-06 17:56:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:144 - ID:541203
TEHRAN, Feb 6 (MENAA) - Iran is prepared to modify its planned Arak heavy water reactor to help allay Western concerns, its nuclear energy chief said in published remarks that could be the first such suggestion by a senior Iranian official, Al ....
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Ban says Geneva II talks have not made much progress yet
Date: 2014-02-06 17:33:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:138 - ID:541152
BERLIN, Feb 6 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that Geneva II talks on Syria have not made much progress yet, but both parties have sat down at the table together. "The talks are continuing and that is positive," Ban has said in ....
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Erdogan meets US amb. in Ankara
Date: 2014-02-06 16:34:18 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:127 - ID:540980
ANKARA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Thursday with US Ambassador here Francis Ricciardone in the cabinet. The Turkish cabinet did not issue a statement about the reason of the meeting. Erdogan is scheduled ....
