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Britain, EU launch high-stakes post-Brexit trade talks - 03/02/2020

Brussels - By Helen Maguire, - Britain and the European Union launched high-stakes negotiations on their future relationship on Monday, with time pressing and their positions far apart on many key...

Coronavirus cases top 80,000 in China, 4,000 in South Korea - 03/02/2020

Beijing (dpa) – China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths in the past day, bringing the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in mainland China to 80,026, authorities said...

Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday - 03/02/2020

Istanbul (dpa) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit Russia on Thursday, even as fighting escalates in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib. It will be a one-day visit,...

Eyes on 'European dream': Thousands stranded at Turkey-Greece border - 03/01/2020

Stranded in no man's land, thousands of migrants brave the cold and growing desperation at the Turkish-Greek border on the third day of their anxious wait to be able to embark on the journey they...

Syria to close airspace over embattled region amid Turkey flare-up - 03/01/2020

Damascus (dpa) - Syria announced on Sunday that it was closing the airspace in its flashpoint north-west amid mounting tensions with neighbouring Turkey, a backer of Syrian rebels. The current...

Erdogan says Turkey destroyed chemical sites in Syria - 02/29/2020

Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey has destroyed chemical sites in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan has said, in his first public remarks after more than 30 Turkish soldiers were killed in an...

UN chief calls for Idlib ceasefire after 'alarming' escalation - 02/28/2020

New York (dpa) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Syrian opposition's stronghold of Idlib "before the situation gets entirely out of control." He...

US stocks extend losses to seventh day - 02/28/2020

Washington (dpa) - US major averages opened down Friday, extending losses into a seventh day, putting stocks on track for their worst week since 2009. The S&P 500 opened down nearly 2.5 per cent,...

Two UAE hotels quarantined as Italian cyclists contract coronavirus - 02/28/2020

Abu Dhabi (dpa) - The United Arab Emirates imposed quarantine measures on guests at two hotels in the capital Abu Dhabi on Friday, after two Italian guests tested positive for the novel coronavirus....

Turkey says 22 soldiers killed in airstrikes in Syria's Idlib - 02/28/2020

Istanbul (dpa) - At least 22 Turkish soldiers were killed in airstrikes in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib, a Turkish official said late Thursday. Governor Rahmi Dogan of the Turkish...
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