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G20: confermata intesa sul clima senza Usa
[ad_1] AMBURGO – Il G20 conferma l’impegno sul clima senza gli Usa, che si sono sganciati dall’intesa. “Sul clima ci siamo resi conto che dove non c’è un consenso bisogna esprimere il dissenso nel comunicato…
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Kremlin says need for measures for genuine Ukraine ceasefire
[ad_1] MOSCOW Implementation of the Minsk agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine’s crises has been too slow, and there is a need for measures leading to a genuine ceasefire, a Kremlin spokesman said on…
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Former martial arts star Battulga wins Mongolian presidential election
[ad_1] By Terrence Edwards | ULAANBAATAR ULAANBAATAR Populist former martial arts star and businessman Khaltmaa Battulga has won Mongolia’s presidential run-off election, according to voter data from the General Election Commission released on Saturday. The…
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After handshakes and concert, G20 seeks 'difficult' consensus
[ad_1] By Paul Carrel and Thomas Escritt | HAMBURG HAMBURG Leaders from the world’s top economies meet to forge a consensus on trade and climate change on Saturday after setting their staff to work through…
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At least 23 Egyptian soldiers killed in deadliest Sinai attack in years
[ad_1] By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Yusri Mohamed | CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when two suicide car bombs tore through military checkpoints in North Sinai province on Friday,…
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U.S., Russia, others reach Syria ceasefire deal: U.S. official
[ad_1] By Yara Bayoumy | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The United States, Russia and regional countries have reached a ceasefire deal in southwestern Syria, one of the combat zones in a six-year-old civil war, a U.S. official…
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Violenze per il G20, manifestanti contro forze dell’ordine
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – Il G20 non è iniziato bene. Ad Amburgo si sono verificati disordini sfociati in scontri fisici, tra gli agenti e gruppi di manifestanti anti-G20. Nella seconda città più popolata…
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Total of at least 600 civilians killed by coalition strikes in Iraq, Syria: report
[ad_1] WASHINGTON At least 600 civilians have been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State since the campaign began in 2014, according to a report released by the…
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Regno Unito: Mitocon chiede di non staccare la spina al piccolo Charlie
[ad_1] di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – Giovedì l’ultimo appello disperato della madre di Charlie, Connie Yates:“stanno per staccare le macchine”. A rispondere Piero Santantonio, presidente dell’associazione Mitocon, una ONLUS che si occupa delle malattie mitocondriali come…
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World leaders braced for tough talks with Trump on climate, trade
[ad_1] By Noah Barkin and Paul Carrel | HAMBURG HAMBURG Leaders from the world’s top economies prepared for tough talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change and trade on Friday as a Group…
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U.S. bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover
[ad_1] TOKYO Two U.S bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Friday, asserting the right to treat the region as international territory, despite China’s territorial…
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Cyprus reunification talks collapse, U.N. chief 'very sorry'
[ad_1] By Tom Miles | CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed in the early hours of Friday, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said after a stormy final session.…
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Police injured in G20 protests as Merkel seeks policy consensus
[ad_1] By Joseph Nasr and Andreas Rinke | HAMBURG HAMBURG Protesters threw bottles and torched cars, injuring seven police officers, before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor…
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Islamic State makes desperate stand in Mosul, commanders say
[ad_1] MOSUL, Iraq Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul on a strip of land along the Tigris River are increasingly using suicide bombers in a desperate attempt to slow the steady advance of Iraqi…
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'Welcome to hell' – protesters vow to disrupt G20 summit
[ad_1] HAMBURG “Welcome to Hell”. That’s the greeting for U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders from anti-capitalist protesters in Hamburg who aim to disrupt the G20 summit, already rife with tensions over trade…
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China urges calm after U.S. says ready to use force against North Korea
[ad_1] BEIJING China’s foreign ministry on Thursday called for all sides to remain calm and exercise restraint after the United States said it was ready to use force, if need be, to halt North Korea’s…
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Ahead of G20 summit, Putin calls sanctions 'covert form' of protectionism
[ad_1] BERLIN Russia is in favor of an open and rules-based trade order to boost global growth, and sanctions imposed against Moscow are a “covert form” of protectionism, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying…
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Exclusive: Kurdish YPG militia expects conflict with Turkey in northern Syria
[ad_1] By Rodi Said and Dominic Evans | QAMISHLI, Syria/ANKARA QAMISHLI, Syria/ANKARA The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday that Turkish military deployments near Kurdish-held areas of northwestern Syria amounted to…
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Venezuelan copter attacker vows to fight on; lawmakers beaten
[ad_1] By Diego Oré and Silene Ramírez | CARACAS CARACAS The Venezuelan police officer who staged a helicopter attack on government buildings in Caracas last week appeared in an internet video on Wednesday vowing to…
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Turkey says it's not 'declaring war' in Syria, but ready to respond
[ad_1] ANKARA Turkish military preparations in northwest Syria are legitimate measures against a threat from Kurdish forces in the Afrin region, and Turkey will retaliate against any hostile move, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told…
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Before G20, Erdogan accuses Germany of 'committing suicide': Zeit
[ad_1] BERLIN Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying that Germany was “committing suicide” by not letting him speak to Turks in Germany during his visit to the country for a G20 leaders summit,…
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Tensioni tra Usa e Nord Corea, Seul lancia missili in risposta a Pyongyang
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – All’indomani del lancio del missile “intercontinentale”, la Corea del Nord ha fatto sapere che non rinuncerà ai test e continuerà a lavorare sui “pacchi regalo” per gli Usa. Secondo…
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New Hong Kong leader strikes conciliatory tone in first week in office
[ad_1] By Venus Wu and Donny Kwok | HONG KONG HONG KONG New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday and vowed to improve ties with the legislature, but she suggested…
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Take Two for Trump in talks with unnerved European allies
[ad_1] By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will get a chance to patch up trans-Atlantic ties this week when he meets with NATO allies still rattled by his…
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Israeli opposition leader Herzog ousted as head of Labour Party
[ad_1] JERUSALEM Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog lost his bid for re-election to head the center-left Labour Party on Tuesday and the position will be filled by one of two other candidates who will contest…
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Brazil's Temer boosts infrastructure spending as graft scandal deepens
[ad_1] By Ricardo Brito | BRASILIA BRASILIA Brazil’s government has sharply increased spending in local infrastructure projects proposed by lawmakers, according to budget data reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday, as a graft scandal threatens to…
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Incontro Russia-Cina, un’alleanza indiscussa
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin ha incontrato oggi, al Cremlino, il Presidente della Cina Xi Jinping. Putin si è subito dimostrato aperto e disponibile al dialogo, mentre Xi Jinping…
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Venezuela's dissident state prosecutor expects to be fired Tuesday
[ad_1] CARACAS Venezuela’s dissident state prosecutor, Luisa Ortega, said she expected to be fired later on Tuesday after alleging human rights violations and decrying erosion of democracy under President Nicolas Maduro. Ortega, the main challenger…
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Saudi Arabian Airlines expects U.S. laptop ban to be lifted by July 19: SPA
[ad_1] DUBAI Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) expects the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronics on direct flights to the United States to be lifted by July 19, state news agency SPA reported on…
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La Corea del Nord ci riprova, altri test missilistici verso il Giappone e Usa
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – La tensione tra Corea del Nord e Stati Uniti cresce sempre di più, anche se è il Giappone a sentirsi minacciato. Il governo nordcoreano ha testato un altro missile…