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Zelensky Says West's Claims Boeing 737 Downed by Missile Possible, But Unconfirmed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the West's claims about a Ukrainian airplane that crashed in Iran allegedly being downed by a missile were possibl

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Burning Kangaroo Island: not only koalas are suffering

01:19 Australian bushfires are claiming everything in their way, putting wildlife concerns in the center of the attention, namely koalas. Kangaroo Island, Australia's third-largest isl

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UN envoy concerned about surge in terrorist attacks in W.Africa, Sahel

Soldiers guard positions near the Naaba Koom military base in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, file. /Reuters The United Nations envoy forWest Africaand the Sahel says the region has experienced “a

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World Bank cuts 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast to 2.9 pct

The World Bank on Wednesday night trimmed its Sub-Saharan Africa's growth forecast for 2020 due to sluggish external demand, falling commodity prices, and adverse domestic developments in some countr

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China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline transports 10.88 million tonnes in 2019

The China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline has delivered more than 10.88 million tonnes of crude oil to China in 2019, said the PetroChina West Pipeline Company on Thursday. With a total length of 2,800 kilo

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Ukraine plane crash initial report points to technical problem

An initial report of the Ukraine plane crashed in Tehran was released by the investigating team on Wednesday, disclosing details of the incident, revealed Iran's state television. The initial evaluat

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US 'ready for serious negotiations with Iran' amid warning of more action in Middle East

The United States says it is ready to take part in "serious negotiations" with Iran as it insisted the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was an act of self

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Palestine slams remarks by Israel, U.S. over annexation of West Bank

Palestine on Wednesday slammed remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman over the annexation of Area C of the West Bank."We strongly condemn the

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Chinese envoy calls for intensifying counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa, Sahel

Wu Haitao (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting on West Africa, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Li

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Wall Street rises, oil dives amid renewed Middle East jitters

U.S. stocks ended higher, oil futures fell by more than four percent on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and paring gains on reports of blasts in Baghdad.Both the SP 500 and Nasdaq hit reco

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2 rockets land near U.S. embassy in Iraq's capital

Two Katyusha rockets on Wednesday landed near the U.S. embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. The attack t

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Pompeo says U.S. support for Israeli settlements advances peace with Palestinians

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Washington’s backing for Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank will advance Israeli-Palestinian peac

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Iraqi forces say no casualties reported in Iranian missile strike

The Iraqi military said Wednesday that no casualties were reported in the missile attacks earlier in the day against military bases housing U.S. troops. According to a

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Oil prices surge, U.S. stock futures plunge following Iran's missile strike in Iraq

Crude oil prices soared and U.S. stock futures plunged late Tuesday following reports that Iran fired multiple missiles at U.S. airbases in Iraq, triggering fears of a

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Kenya, Guinea Bissau sign deals on trade and security

President Kenyatta congratulated the President-Elect for his recent win and urged him to bring the people of Guinea Bissau together./Photo: Kenyan Presidency President Uhuru Kenyatta and Guine

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Ancient remains of dozens of people found on site of new school

The remains of dozens of adults and children have been found by archaeologists on the site of a new primary school.

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6.5-magnitude quake hits 5 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 5 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico at 08:24:27 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially deter