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January 4, 2017 7:22 AM

Haiti: Jovenel Moise declared winner of Presidential elections

In Haiti, businessman Jovenel Moise has officially been declared the winner of November's Presidential elections. The Election Tribunal said, Mr Moise, a 48-year old banana exporter, was elected with 55.6 per cent of the votes, well ahead of his closest rival, Jude Celestin, who won 19.5 per ce...

January 4, 2017 6:21 AM

Turkey parliament approves extending state of emergency

In Turkey, Parliament has approved a government-backed motion to extend by another three months the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the July last year's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. <br/><br/>The state of emergency, which has seen tens of thousands l...

January 4, 2017 6:09 AM

Air strikes Kill 25 militants in north Syria

In northern Syria, an air strike has killed at least 25 members of a prominent militant group. UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, it is not clear who carried out the attack against the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, formerly known as Nusra Front. The Observatory said, an unidentified ai...

January 4, 2017 5:59 AM

New UN chief has big goals but says he's 'no miracle maker'

United Nations' new Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, he is no miracle maker, but has big ambitions. Speaking on the first day at the UN headquarters after taking the reins from Ban Ki-Moon, Mr Guterres said, he wants to shake up the global body and get all 193 member nations to come...

January 4, 2017 5:56 AM

New UN chief says, he is no miracle maker, but has big ambitions

United Nations' new Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, he is no miracle maker, but has big ambitions. Speaking on the first day at the UN headquarters after taking the reins from Ban Ki-Moon, Mr Guterres said, he wants to shake up the global body and get all 193 member nations to come...

January 4, 2017 5:51 AM

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Fiji Islands

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Fiji Islands, causing a tsunami warning for parts of the pacific near the nation in the south Pacific Ocean. <br/><br/>The US Geological Survey said, the quake, with a depth of 10 kms, hit a part of the ocean about 227 kilometers southwest of N...

January 4, 2017 2:19 AM

Trump names Lawyer Lighthizer as US trade representative

US President-elect Donald Trump today named Robert Lighthizer, an official in the Reagan administration and harsh critic of China's trade practices, to be his chief trade negotiator, who will be in charge of negotiating deals and engaging in trade relationships with other countries.<br/>&...

January 4, 2017 2:18 AM

Trump names Lawyer Lighthizer as US trade representative

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump today named Robert Lighthizer, an official in the Reagan administration and harsh critic of China's trade practices, to be his chief trade negotiator, who will be in charge of negotiating deals and engaging in trade relationships with other countries.<br/&gt...

January 4, 2017 2:16 AM

Trump names Lawyer Lighthizer as US trade representative

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump today named Robert Lighthizer, an official in the Reagan administration and harsh critic of China's trade practices, to be his chief trade negotiator, who will be in charge of negotiating deals and engaging in trade relationships with other countries.<br/&gt...

January 4, 2017 2:03 AM

Turkmenistan restricts gas exports to Iran over unpaid debts

The energy-rich Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan said today that it has restricted natural gas deliveries to Iran over unpaid debts. Turkmenistan's foreign ministry said that its ability to maintain its gas transportation infrastructure has been compromised by Iran's failure to continu...

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