BRUSSELS, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Russia is considering retaliatory measures against the United States over its expulsion of 35 diplomats and seizure of two diplomatic compounds last year, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. The threat of action represents a change in stance from the Kremlin, as Russia initially chose not to respond to the […]
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Russia warns US of retaliation over Obama-era expulsions
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US need for four polar icebreakers ‘critical,’ warns report WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – The rapid pace of global warming and ice melting at the poles have underscored the “critical” need for the United States to build four new polar icebreaker ships, US officials said Tuesday. The cost for each of the new ships is […]
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Trump to nominate financier to role of banking regulator
WASHINGTON, July 11 (APP/AFP): US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, to a role as the country’s top banks regulator, the White House said Monday. Quarles, who is founder and managing director of The Cynosure Group, a private investment firm in Salt Lake City, would be the latest […]
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EU could drop investment from major trade deals: commissioner
BRUSSELS, July 10, (APP/AFP) – The European Union could drop investment from major free trade deals in an effort to ease ratification, a top EU official said on Monday as Brussels is set to begin talks on the issue with Japan. European Commission vice president Jyrki Katainen spoke just days after EU and Japan formally […]
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Peru recalls ambassador from Ecuador over border wall row
LIMA, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Peru on Monday recalled its ambassador to Ecuador because of its neighbor’s construction of a wall along a busy part of their common border. Peru’s move, announced by its foreign ministry, came as Ecuador pushed on with building the new four-meter (13-foot) high barrier along of the western side of […]
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14 injured in Moscow shopping centre blaze
MOSCOW, July 11 (APP/AFP) – A huge fire broke out at a Moscow shopping centre Monday, injuring 14 people, and involving more than 200 firefighters and 60 trucks to put out. Several thousand people had to be evacuated from the Rio shopping mall in the northeast of the Russian capital, and four people had been […]