ATHENS, (APP/AFP): Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday demanded the “urgent” relocation of thousands of refugees to other EU countries, as neighbouring Macedonia further tightened a border blockade trapping them in his country. He made the call on the eve of a crucial EU-Turkey migration summit in Brussels on Monday. “The immediate start of […]
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Greece says EU migrant sharing is ‘absolute emergency’
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Obamas pay tribute to Nancy Reagan as ‘proud example’
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle praised former first lady Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at age 94, as a “proud example.” The Obamas said Reagan transformed the role of first lady during her 1981-1989 White House tenure, and later became an advocate for millions suffering from Alzheimer’s disease like her […]
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China cuts 2016 growth target to ‘6.5-7 percent’: Li
BEIJING, (APP/AFP): China on Saturday cut its growth target for this year to a range of 6.5 to seven percent. Premier Li Keqiang told the opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) parliament, that this year’s growth target was “6.5 percent to 7 percent”. Li struck a deeply realistic tone, cataloguing the impact on the […]
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India denies visas to US religious freedom monitors
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – A US government team that monitors religious freedom around the world has been denied visas to India, New Delhi’s embassy in Washington confirmed Friday. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visits countries to report on violations of religious freedom and make policy recommendations to US officials. The group said Thursday […]
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Philippines impounds N. Korean ship under UN sanctions
MANILA, (APP/AFP) – The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang’s recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The 6,830-tonne cargo ship Jin Teng will not be allowed to leave Subic port, northeast of the capital Manila, where it had […]
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More than 60 hospitalised as boat engine explodes in Bangkok
BANGKOK, (APP/AFP) – More than 60 people were hospitalised Saturday, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat burst into flames and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier, officials said. The crowded boat was ferrying passengers through a major canal in the eastern outskirts of the Thai capital, which boasts an […]