Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White House
19/02/2016US President Barack Obama has recently signed off on new sanctions against North Korea to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The.
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U.S. and EU Warn China on Need to Respect South China Sea Ruling
18/02/2016The United States and the European Union has recently warned China that it should respect an international court ruling expected later this year on its dispute with the Philippines over.
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Brazil: Ex-President Lula May Not Testify in Graft Probe
17/02/2016The Brazilian National Prosecutors Council has recently called off testimony by popular ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was to be questioned over allegations that he and his wife.
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French Ex-President Sarkozy Questioned For Excess Spending
16/02/2016Former conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken for questioning by investigating magistrates on Tuesday about a scandal over excess spending in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign, witnesses said. Sarkozy,.
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Oil Producers May Cut Output to Raise Prices
15/02/2016Investors sense that OPEC and other oil producers may be cooking up a deal to cut output in a bid to raise prices. Crude oil futures jumped 12% in New.
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South Korea: U.S. to Discuss Missile Defense
12/02/2016South Korea will begin talks with Washington as early as next week on deploying an advanced U.S. missile defense system following North Korea’s rocket launch, an official has recently said,.
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South’s Pulling out of Industrial Zone ‘Declaration of War’- North Korea
11/02/2016North Korea has recently said it was kicking out all South Koreans from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone on Thursday, calling the South’s move to suspend operations, in retaliation.
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China Confirms First Case of Zika Virus
10/02/2016China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The virus, which is.
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Obama Seeks Funds to Fight Zika
09/02/2016President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House.
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Myanmar Presidential Vote to Start on March 17
08/02/2016Myanmar’s parliament will begin its election of the new president on March 17, cutting very close to an April 1 deadline, suggesting talks between Aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious party.
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