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Israel’s main parties begin talks on coalition govtAP, Jerusalem Israel’s two largest parties met Tuesday to discuss the possibility of forming a unity government, in...
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United States wants to avoid war with Iran: Mike Pompeo
Reuters :The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for “deterrence...
Trump, Modi vow to fight extremists in mass rally
AFP . Houston :US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared themselves united in a relentless fight against “terrorism,” vowing...
Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines
AFP :Set in 2019, cult 80s movie “Blade Runner” envisaged a neon-stained landscape of bionic “replicants” genetically engineered to look just like humans.So far that...
Iran accuses foreign forces of creating ‘insecurity’
AFP . Tehran :Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani on Sunday denounced the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran will present a peace...
DRC approves use of second experimental Ebola vaccine
AFP :The Democratic Republic of Congo will introduce a second Ebola vaccine next month, the World Health Organization said Monday, as a top medical charity...
Torn by Brexit, Labour votes on way out of EU crisis
AFP :Britain’s main opposition Labour Party was set Monday to decide on a new Brexit strategy at a fractious conference that has piled pressure on...
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UN welcomes Huthi offer to halt attacks on Saudi ArabiaAFP, United NationsThe United Nations envoy for Yemen welcomed Saturday an offer from the country’s Huthi...
Nobel laureate starts fund for survivors of sexual violence
AP, United Nations :The Nobel Peace Prize-winning surgeon whose hospital in war-torn Congo has treated over 50,000 victims of sexual violence has launched a fund...
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of UN climate summit
Reuters, United Nations :Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash their greenhouse gas emissions in a...
Split by Brexit, Labour kicks off conference showdown
AFP, Brighton :Britain’s main opposition Labour Party begins its annual conference on Sunday desperately searching for a coherent Brexit plan to stem a potential drubbing...
Trump to boast to UN about US success, but troubles mounting
AFP, United Nations :US President Donald Trump will stand before the United Nations on Tuesday to declare his country top of the world. But with...