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Russian EN+ Group believes US Congress may seek extra conditions for lifti
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian energy-related company EN+ Group said in a statement on Thursday that it believed the US Congress could seek additional conditions for lifting sanctions against the company.
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At least 4 civilians killed in Herat explosion
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 20 (ANI/Sputnik): At least four civilians have been killed, while three others injured in a blast in Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, local media reported, citing Afghan officials.
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Google, Facebook to Pay Over $450,000 to US Over Political Advertising: At
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Tech giants Google and Facebook will respectively pay $217,000 and $238,000 to the United States over their failure to comply with federal rules for publishing political advertising, the Office of the Attorney General of the US state of Washington
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Taliban to hold peace talks only after foreign troops leave Afghanistan: R
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban will engage in peace talks with the Afghan government only if foreign troops are withdrawn from the country, Alexander Venediktov, an aide to the Russian Security Council secretary, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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US not to participate in Paris climate deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 16 (ANI/Sputnik) - The United States does not intend to participate in the Paris Agreement on climate change, the US State Department said in a statement, following the United Nations climate conference in Poland's Katowice.
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No discussion over border wall with US: Mexico President
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that he had not discussed the US plans to build a wall on border with Mexico in phone talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump.
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May not expecting a 'breakthrough' on Brexit at EU summit
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 13 (ANI/Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that she was not expecting a "breakthrough" on the Brexit agreement at this week's EU summit in Brussels, adding that she would focus on the assurances over the "backstop" plan to avoid a manned Ir
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President Trump says he never directed Michael Cohen to "break the law"
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 13 (ANI/Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he never directed his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to break the law, adding that the lawyer should have understood the legality of his own actions.
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More Than 4 Million People Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan: UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 4 million people have been displaced by the five year-long conflict in South Sudan, with 15,000 children still missing or separated from their families, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday.
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OPEC keeps forecast for Global Economic Growth in 2018 unchanged at 3.7 %:
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has not revised its forecast for global economic growth, and it remains at 3.7 per cent for 2018 and at 3.5 per cent for the next year, OPEC said in its Monthly Oil Market Report released on W
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Theresa May to face no-confidence motion on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in the parliament on Wednesday night after the 15-percent threshold necessary for the ballot has been exceeded amid the delay on the Brexit deal, according to a statement of the House of Comm
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Former Malaysian PM slapped with new charges in 1MDB scandal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged here on Wednesday for tampering with the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) strategic development company's final audit report, in addition to corruption charges that Najib pleaded not guil
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