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Nov 11th, 2015
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Madrid,Spain ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) — Spain’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday halted a push by separatist regional Catalan lawmakers to set a road map toward independence by 2017, acting just hours after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy mounted a legal challenge to the secession bid and accuse...
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Nov 11th, 2015
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Valletta,Malta ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – French President Francois Hollande says Africa needs more international development aid in order to curb the flow of migrants from African countries. Speaking at a meeting of more than 60 leaders from both Africa and the European Union, Hollande said t...
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New York ( DIPLOMAT.SO)- The United Nations Security Council today renewed for another year its authorization for international naval forces to join in fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia, stressing that while the threat from Somali pirates has declined, it still remains a matter of “grave conce...
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Nov 11th, 2015
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Gauhati,India ( AP + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Bangladesh on Friday handed over a jailed Indian rebel leader whose group has been fighting to free the northeastern Indian state of Assam from New Delhi’s rule, officials said. Anup Chetia, a leader of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam, was being b...
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Nairobi,Kenya ( AFP + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Kenyan athletic officials and media warned Tuesday a “generation of athletes” risk exclusion if doping is not stopped, amid fears the east African county faces similar threats as those facing Russia. A damning report by the World Anti-Doping Agen...
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Addis Ababa,Ethiopia ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – According to a report published by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) – As attention is on Syrians fleeing civil war, many young Eritreans dramatic escape from their homeland goes unnoticed. “I’m too young to cross the border, but I had no other opti...
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Nov 11th, 2015
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Kabul,Afghanistan (Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO)- Afghan police fired their guns in the air to disperse thousands of protesters after some tried to breach the presidential palace Wednesday in Kabul. News video showed protesters throwing stones at the palace and trying to breach the perimeter. Thousands of ...
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Ljubljana, Slovenia ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) — Slovenia began erecting a razor-wire fence at its border with Croatia on Wednesday to stem the flow migrants as winter closes in and countries to the north tighten border controls. A day after the authorities warned of a “human catastrophe,” a convoy of...
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Yangon,Myanmar ( AFP + DIPLOMAT.SO)- Myanmar’s military-backed government vowed Wednesday to respect the country’s election result despite staring at a poll wipeout, as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for talks with the president and the powerful army chief. Government beckons f...
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Nov 11th, 2015
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Addis,Ababa,Ethiopia ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Ethiopia has barred Eritrean footballers from playing in East Africa’s premier football tournament this month because of political tensions between the neighbouring nations that fought a bloody war from 1998-2000. Nicholas Musonye, secretar...
