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US to consider new tariffs on EU after WTO ruling on aircraft subsidies
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States on Monday said that it will consider imposing new tariffs on products from the European Union (EU) after a World Trade Organisation (WTO) investigation confirmed that EU aid to Airbus has hurt the American aircraft industry.
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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Alaska [US], Dec 02 (Sputnik/ANI): A earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
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Ex-Congressman Joe Sestak ends Democratic presidential bid
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 2 (Sputnik/ANI): Former Democratic Congressman and retired Navy Admiral Joe Sestak on Sunday decided to drop out of the presidential race.
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Amid protests, Iranian consulate in southern Iraq set on fire again
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Najaf [Iraq], Dec 2 (Sputnik/ANI): Demonstrators on Sunday set the Iranian consulate building in Iraq's southern city of Najaf on fire for the second time in a week as violent anti-government protests continue to rock the country's southern regions.
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Israel to spend USD 11.5 mn on security of West Bank settlements: Netanyah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 2 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his government will allocate 40 million shekels (USD 11.5 million) to increase the security of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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Syria repel drone attack near Hama airport
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The Syrian air defence forces on Sunday repelled a drone attack, staged by terrorists near the Hama airport, state-run news agency SANA reported.
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Eight including newborn killed in airstrike in Afghanistan's Khost provinc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Khost [Afghanistan], Dec 01 (Sputnik/ANI): At least eight people, including a newborn, were killed after an airstrike was carried out on a car in Afghanistan's Khost province, a resident of Ali Shir district told Sputnik on Saturday.
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The Hague stabbing: Police arrest 35-year-old suspect
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Nov 30 (ANI): Dutch police said on Saturday they have arrested a 35-year-old suspect in connection with a stabbing incident in the Hague on Friday in which three people were injured, Sputnik reported.
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Israel strikes Hamas target in Gaza in response to rocket attack
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Nov 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Israel attacked a Hamas military post in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket that was fired from the enclave, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.
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Trump given a week to decide on representation in impeachment panel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (Sputnik/ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee in a letter on Friday asked President Donald Trump to notify it within a week if he intends to be represented at the next stage of the impeachment proceedings.
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At least 45 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi u
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq), Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 45 demonstrators have been shot dead by security forces and 152 others have been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country's capital of Baghdad, local media reported, citing sources.
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Mogherini nominates new heads of EU delegations to UN, West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Outgoing EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini announced the intention to appoint two new heads of EU delegations, in preparation for the next European Commission, which is set to take office on December 1 after a month's delay.
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