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December 12, 2016 10:50 AM
Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister will be sworn in today as the next UN Secretary General, succeeding Ban Ki-moon as the ninth chief of the organisation.<br/><br/>President of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson will administer the Oath of Office to Guterres, 67, at ...
December 12, 2016 10:36 AM
Six people died and a total of 1,164 people were rescued during operations to save stricken migrant boats in the Mediterranean today, Italy's coastguard said.<br/><br/>Vessels operated by the coastguard, the EU's naval operation EUNAVFOR MED and the Italian navy were deployed a...
December 12, 2016 10:36 AM
The European Union signed an agreement with the Malian Government with an objective of enabling the return of migrants who have reached Europe's shores, and whose asylum requests have been refused. <br/><br/>A statement from the Dutch<br/>foreign ministry yesterday, which sign...
December 12, 2016 8:45 AM
In US, hundreds of flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports were canceled as a winter storm system dumped moderate to heavy snow on the Upper Midwest and Lower Great Lakes regions before heading toward the US Northeast. <br/><br/>A winter storm warning was i...
December 12, 2016 8:37 AM
In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro signed an emergency decree ordering the country's largest banknote, the 100 bolivar bill, taken out of circulation to thwart mafias he accused of hoarding cash in Colombia.<br/><br/> The announcement came yesterday as the government of Venezuel...
December 12, 2016 8:16 AM
In Kenya, a vehicle carrying fuel has collided with several vehicles on a highway, killing at least 42 people and injuring scores of others in a huge ball of flames. <br/><br/>The accident happened in west-central Kenya on the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway, about 10 kilometers north of Naivas...
December 12, 2016 8:15 AM
Oil prices jumped more than 5 percent today after OPEC and non-OPEC producers agreed to curb oil output and ease a global glut. U.S. dollar has also extended gains ahead of an expected rate hike this week following the decision.<br/><br/>Brent futures for February delivery rose 5 percent...
December 12, 2016 7:59 AM
Paolo Gentiloni has been named as Italy's new Prime Minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. <br/><br/>Gentiloni, who served as the Foreign Minister under Renzi, was asked by President Sergio Mattarella to form ...
December 12, 2016 7:55 AM
Eleven countries have agreed to cut their oil output, teaming up with the OPEC cartel in an exceptional bid to end the world's glut of crude and reverse a dramatic fall in income. <br/><br/>Russia and 10 other non-OPEC states will reduce their production by more than half a million ...
December 12, 2016 7:38 AM
US President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should continue its One China policy. US policy since 1979 has respected China's stance on Taiwan, which it sees as a breakaway province. But Mr Trump said that without concessions from Beijing on trade and other issues, he did not s...
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