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January 10, 2017 4:56 PM

Xi Jinping to become first Chinese president to attend Davos

President Xi Jinping will become the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, the foreign ministry said today, as the country seeks a greater role in global affairs.<br/><br/>Xi Jinping will have a state visit to Switzerland from January 15-18 and attend the f...

January 10, 2017 4:37 PM

Moon may have formed from collision of tiny moonlets

Small 'moonlets' may have collided to form the Moon as it has been seen today. The newly proposed theory by researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel counter to the commonly held giant impact paradigm that the moon is a single ...

January 10, 2017 4:37 PM

Deep freeze claims six more victims in Poland

Six people died in Poland over a 24-hour period as temperatures plunged across Europe, bringing the toll of hypothermia deaths in the country to 71 since November, authorities said today.<br/><br/>Police urged people to aid those most vulnerable to hypothermia, especially the homeless, a...

January 10, 2017 1:54 PM

Russia terms US allegations as witch-hunt

Russia says, allegations made by US that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the American presidential elections are reminiscent of a witch-hunt.<br/><br/>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, that Moscow is tired of the accusations. He said, a report released by US intellig...

January 10, 2017 1:14 PM

Turkey's Parliament begins debate on controversial new draft constitution

Turkey's Parliament has began debating a controversial new draft constitution aimed at expanding the powers of the Presidency. The new constitution would replace the basic law drawn up after Turkey's 1980 military coup. It seeks to establish for the first time a Presidential system in Turk...

January 10, 2017 11:22 AM

Italy to reopen its embassy in Tripoli today

Italy will reopen its embassy in Tripoli today, which was closed in 2015 along with all other Western embassies due to violence. Announcing the re-opening, Italy's foreign ministry said, the reopening of the embassy shows confidence in the process of stabilising the country. <br/><br/&...

January 10, 2017 11:09 AM

UAE condemns terrorist attack on security checkpoint in northern Sinai

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in the northern Sinai city of al-Arish in Egypt yesterday, that had resulted in the killing of seven security personnel and a civilian while wounding others.<br/><br/>In a statement, the M...

January 10, 2017 11:06 AM

Trump's son-in-law Kushner to become senior White House adviser

US President-elect Donald Trump has named his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as one of his senior White House advisers. The 35-year old played a key role in the presidential campaign and his new White House job will cover both domestic and foreign policy. <br/><br/>Mr Kushner, who is married...

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