UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP): The UN Security Council is expected to vote Friday on a US-Russian draft resolution endorsing the Syria ceasefire, diplomats said. The 15-member council is set to meet as of 2000 GMT to hear a report from UN envoy Staffan de Mistura and could vote on the measure at that session. […]
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UN Security Council set to endorse Syria ceasefire
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Iran votes in vital elections after nuclear deal
TEHRAN, (APP/AFP): Iranians vote Friday in elections billed by the moderate president as vital to curbing conservative dominance in parliament and speeding up domestic reforms after a nuclear deal with world powers. A pro-government coalition called “The List of Hope” is representing President Hassan Rouhani’s ambitions in the polls. Almost 55 million people are eligible […]
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US jobless claims rise
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (APP/AFP): More Americans filed applications for unemployment insurance benefits but the trend continued to point to an improving labor market, official data released Thursday showed. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, rose by 10,000 to 272,000 in the week ending February 20, the Labor Department said. In the […]
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Death toll hits 28 in India’s caste riots
NEW DELHI, Feb 25, (APP/AFP) – The death toll from caste unrest in northern India has risen to 28 but violence has subsided, officials said Thursday, as a court asked authorities to investigate reports of molestation during the riots. Large-scale violence gripped northern Haryana state at the weekend after the Jat caste led protests to […]
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Queen’s favourite designer makes stunning Madrid comeback
MADRID, Feb 25, (APP/AFP) – The Queen of Spain’s favourite designer Felipe Varela made a stunning comeback to his native Madrid this week with a daring collection that mixed peekaboo and plunging necklines with metal and Swarovski — but in his trademark impeccable style. Varela first took part in the Madrid Fashion Week in 1996 […]
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At least two killed, 28 missing after Russian mine collapse
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (APP/AFP): At least two miners were killed Thursday and 28 missing after a pit collapse in northern Russia, the owners said. Rescue teams discovered two bodies and were scrambling to track down the missing after managing to bring more than 80 workers safely to the surface at the Severnaya coal mine in […]