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News analysis: British embassy reopening underlines Europe’s eagerness to return to Iran
By Yang Dingdu TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — The reopening of Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, only a month after…
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Merkel calls for a free trade accord between the European Union and Mercosur
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Brazil’s government on Thursday to further open its markets to foreign companies, and said she…
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DPRK warns military action if S.Korea continues frontline broadcasts
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) warned of a military action unless South Korea stops propaganda broadcasts in border areas within…
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Russian Ruble to become official currency in the separatist region of Lugansk
The Russian Ruble will become the main official currency in the breakaway “Lugansk People’s Republic”, Russia’s NTV station reported on…
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Markets estimate Brazil’s recession will spill over to 2016, says Central bank
The Brazilian Central Bank weekly Focus Bulletin released on Monday indicates, for the first time, according to the prevailing opinion…
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Uruguay and the U.S. train to enhance peacekeeping missions
By Nastasia Barceló Uruguay’s National School for Peace Operations (ENOPU) and human behaviorists from the United States who participate in…
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U.S. pulls Patriot-missile systems from Turkey
The U.S. has decided to withdraw its border protection mission in Turkey which was deployed against possible threats from Syria, a…
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Putin: Bulgaria’s NATO membership does not mean end to relations with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured on Monday that Bulgaria’s NATO membership would not mean an end to its relationship with…
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19 people, including 3 Chinese, killed in Bangkok explosion
Nineteen people were killed and at least 117 others injured in an explosion in downtown Bangkok on Monday night, the…
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“Dilma Out”, was voiced by hundreds of thousands across Brazil
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Brazil to call for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff,…
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