Archive for the January 7, 2017
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The number of migrants arriving in Europe by two main sea routes in 2016 plunged by almost two-thirds to 364,000 compared with the previous year, EU border agency Frontex said Friday. Frontex pointed to an
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South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday held talks in Pretoria with the leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front independence movement, in a show of support for the territory's struggle against Morocco. Brahim Ghali was
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Russia's military said Friday it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a rebel-held district home to the capital's main water source. Moscow's intervention in September 2015
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday welcomed the US House of Representatives' condemnation of a UN reprimand of Israel's settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. "After the outrageous anti-Israel resolution at the UN, the US
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Thai authorities on Friday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least eight people dead, delaying flights and disrupting holidays during peak tourist season. Nine provinces along
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A fire in the engine of a Thalys high-speed train from Brussels to Paris on Friday has halted all traffic on the busy line, the company said. A Thalys spokeswoman said there were no reports
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Hundreds of US tanks, trucks and other military equipment arrived by ship in Germany on Friday to be transported by rail and road to eastern Europe as part of a Nato build-up that has drawn
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District Administration Peshawar has banned the sale of un-iodized salt and special teams will be formed to conduct visit to salt factories and take stern action against the violators of the ban. The decision was
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Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Office in Geneva Tehmina Janjua has said that foreign office and various foreign missions of Pakistan are working to highlight the human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir at
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On the directives of Chief Executive, Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) Anwar UlHaq Yousafzai drive against illegal use of electricity has been accelerated throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this connection a surveillance team under the supervision
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