MOSCOW, Oct 20, (APP/AFP): Russia President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow was ready to extend the humanitarian pause in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city already damaged by bombing, “as far as possible”. “We have made clear our intention to extend as far as possible, depending on the current situation on the ground, the halt […]
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Russia ready to extend Aleppo humanitarian pause: Putin
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British PM seeks to calm Brexit fears at first EU summit
LONDON, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to allay fears of the disruptive impact of Brexit after a wave of criticism when she addresses European Union leaders on Thursday at her first EU summit. May will use the leaders’ working dinner in Brussels to confirm her plan to start formal […]
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Ukraine peace ‘roadmap’ by end of November: president
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): A “roadmap” for applying the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine will be presented by the end of November, President Petro Poroshenko announced Thursday. “Between now and the end of November we have to approve a roadmap,” the Ukraine leader said after talks in Berlin with his Russian, French and German counterparts. […]
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Pipeline operator Enbridge cuts 530 jobs
OTTAWA, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): Canadian oil and gas pipeline operator Enbridge is laying off five percent of its workforce, or about 530 jobs in Canada and the United States, it announced Wednesday. The cuts come a month after the company bought US rival Spectra Energy for Can$37 billion (US$28 billion) to create North America’s largest […]
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Kurds in fresh push against IS near Mosul
NAWARAN, Iraq, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – Kurdish forces launched a fresh push against areas held by the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, pressing an offensive to retake the jihadists’ last major stronghold in Iraq. AFP reporters said peshmerga forces from Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, backed by US-led coalition air strikes, attacked villages near […]
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The final Clinton-Trump debate: Four key moments
LAS VEGAS, Oct 20, (APP/AFP):The third and final debate of the caustic 2016 US presidential election started with a sober tone… but ended up with Donald Trump questioning the fundamental underpinnings of the nation. Here are four key moments: – November 9 – ============== If Americans entered the debate concerned about what happens the day […]