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Traditional clothing day celebrations in Libya
TRIPOLI, LIBYA: A Libyan girl dressed in her country’s traditional clothing attends the national day of the Libyan costume at the Martyrs Square in the capital.
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Mauritius Independence Day 12 Mar
Mauritius celebrates Independence Day Every year on the 12th March, Mauritians enjoy a public holiday to celebrate the anniversary of independence from Britain. In 2015, the country marks 47 years from the day independence was […]
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Lithuania’s Restoration of Independence Day
The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 (Lithuanian: Aktas dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo) was an independence declaration by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted on March […]
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US may spare Canada, Mexico from controversial tariffs
Pressure on Trump mounts from politicians, including Republicans Toronto, Canada (AA) – Canada and Mexico may be exempted from proposed U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, a White House spokesperson and presidential cabinet ministers said Wednesday. […]
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Trudeau, Trump want quick NAFTA deal
Exemption from US metal tariffs may depend on quickly wrapping up free-trade deal Canada (AA) – Prime Minster Justin Trudeau is touring steel mills Tuesday to reassure workers he will fight U.S. tariffs that could […]
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Turkey to build 2 training warships for Qatar navy
Purchase agreement is signed on sidelines of DIMDEX 2018 exhibition now underway in Doha DOHA (AA) – Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard on Tuesday signed an agreement to build two training warships for Qatar’s navy. The planned […]
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Former Russian Aeroflot director found dead in London
Police said Nikolai Glushkov’s death is being investigated by counter-terrorism command LONDON (AA) – A former director of Russian state airline Aeroflot found dead in a London apartment on Monday was a close affiliate of […]
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Syrian civilians evacuated from regime blocked Al Qadam
IDLIB, SYRIA: Syrian civilians, who are evacuated from Assad regime blocked Al Qadam region of Damascus, arrive at Idlib, Syria on March 13, 2018. A thousand and fifty five civilians are evacuated from the region.
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US backs Afghan overtures to Taliban
James Mattis meets Afghan President Ghani during visit to Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – The U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, on Tuesday backed the Afghan government’s peace process with the Taliban and its efforts […]
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YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
Reports by rights watchdogs show pattern of YPG/PKK kidnapping, forcibly recruiting children to join terrorist group ANKARA (AA) – Evidence of the terrorist YPG/PKK using young children uncovered in the Turkish-led operation in Syria’s Afrin […]