MOSCOW, Oct 19, (APP/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with the leaders of Turkey and Iraq aboutbattle for Mosul, where Iraqi forces are fighting to oust the Islamic State group, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin “wished the Iraqi army and its allies complete success in their objectives,” the Kremlin said in a […]
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Putin in talks on Mosul with Turkish, Iraqi leaders: Kremlin
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Millions in Philippines on alert for super typhoon
MANILA, Oct 19, (APP/AFP) – Millions of people in the Philippines were ordered Wednesday to prepare for one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit the disaster-battered country, with authorities warning of giant storm surges and destructive winds. Super Typhoon Haima was forecast to hit remote communities in the far north of the country about […]
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Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Indonesia’s Java
TUBAN, Indonesia, Oct 19 (APP/Anatolia): A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook western parts of Indonesia’s Java island including the capital Wednesday morning, but no tsunami warning was issued. National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Anadolu Agency that the epicenter was located at a depth of 654 kilometers (406 miles) in the Java Sea […]
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Tasmanian devil fights back against face cancer: study
PARIS, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): Scientists reported Wednesday the first evidence that the immune systems of wild Tasmanian devils can fight back against the contagious face cancer that has pushed the species to the brink of extinction. In a race against the clock, scientists have been looking for a way — a cure or vaccine — […]
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Turkey, Kosovo set for free-trade deal
ANKARA, Oct 19 (APP/Anatolia): Turkish companies’ interest in Kosovo will increase with an imminent free-trade agreement, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said Tuesday in Istanbul. Speaking at the Turkey-Kosovo Business and Investment Forum hosted by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), Zeybekci said Kosovo had greatimportance for Turkey. “We are ready to give any kind of […]
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Myanmar ferry disaster toll nears 50
YANGON, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): The death toll from a ferry disaster on a river in central Myanmar four days ago has risen to nearly 50, officials said Wednesday, with most of the deceased identified as women and at least two dozen others still missing. The overloaded vessel, whose passengers included scores of teachers and university […]