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Mandela leaves millions to family and his party - Reports
Date: 2014-02-04 09:04:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:536314
NEW YORK, Feb 4 (MENA) - Managers of the late Nelson Mandela's estate said the former South African president left more than $4 million in assets to his family and cherished institutions, including the African National Congress party that he led to ....
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S. Korea, Ukraine hold first joint anti-piracy drills
Date: 2014-02-04 09:02:59 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:536303
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (MENA) - South Korea and Ukraine held their first joint anti-piracy drills in waters off the Somali coast to improve interoperability of the two nations' navies, Yonhab news agency quoted Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here as saying ....
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Netanyahu calls for "stopping attacks on Kerry"
Date: 2014-02-04 08:04:28 GMT - Israel - World - SN:19 - ID:536270
GAZA CITY, Feb 4 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau called on his Likud party ministers and MKs to stop criticizing US Secretary of State John Kerry. He said that any disagreement between the US and Israel should be discussed ....
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Russia says Syria committed to abandoning chemical arms
Date: 2014-02-03 21:37:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:155 - ID:536029
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Russia stepped up its defense of Damascus on Monday in a dispute with the West over delays in the elimination of Syria’s chemical arsenal, saying that President Bashar al-Assad’s government was not to blame and that a June ....
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Russia to form United space corporation
Date: 2014-02-03 21:10:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:153 - ID:535990
MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a government decree on the formation of the United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC) in the Research Institute for Space Instrument Engineering, local media reported. The ....
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Afghan forces seize rockets in capital Kabul
Date: 2014-02-03 21:03:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:152 - ID:535993
KABUL, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Afghan national security forces discovered and seized several rockets during an operation in capital Kabul, Khaama Press quoted security officials as saying on Monday. Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, ....
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Russia denies US warships in Black Sea
Date: 2014-02-03 20:26:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:147 - ID:535909
MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (MENA) - No US warships have entered the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s official spokesman said on Monday. “The US Navy ships - USS Ramage destroyer and USS Mount Whitney command ship – did not enter the Black Sea on ....
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US finalizes evacuation plans for Americans at Sochi Olympics
Date: 2014-02-03 19:58:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:142 - ID:535910
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3 (MENA) - The U.S. military is putting the final touches on a series of orders that will put transport aircraft on standby status to assist in the evacuation of Americans, should that become necessary, at the Olympic Games in ....
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European rights envoy to visit Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-03 18:01:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:130 - ID:535756
STRASBOURG, Feb 3 (MENA) - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks is planning to visit Ukraine on February 4-10, the commissioner’s press service reported on Monday. The commissioner will focus on human rights aspects of ....
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Yellen sworn in as Fed chair
Date: 2014-02-03 18:00:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:128 - ID:535762
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - Janet Yellen was sworn in on Monday to succeed Ben Bernanke, becoming the first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve in its 100-year history. Yellen, who was confirmed by the Senate last month, was sworn in by Fed ....
