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Police identify 27th victim of Hungary boat sinking
The search for the missing along the Danube river, from the accident site to the southern border with Serbia, has been the largest ever search operation mounted in Hungary, according to authorities. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: Hungarian police said Saturday they had identified the 27th victim of the sinking of a boat carrying South Korean tourists in the...
Business News in Brief
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested more than $9 billion in Kazakhstan since the country’s independence, said EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti in Nur-Sultan July 4 during the 32nd plenary session of the Foreign...
PACE chief regrets Ukraine’s decision to withdraw election observation invitation
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Pope hold ‘substantive’ talks in shadow of Ukraine crisis
July 04, 2019 11:50 PMVATICAN CITY (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Francis for “very substantive” talks on Thursday (July 4), a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders were due at the Vatican. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin speaks about conditions of dialogue with Kyiv
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Putin to meet Pope and populist govt during lightning Italy trip
ROME: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome Thursday for a lightning visit including talks with the pope and Italy’s populist government, which has called for an easing of sanctions despite Moscow’s ongoing crisis with the West.Rome’s historic centre is on security lockdown for the visit with 50 streets blocked to...
Putin to meet pope in shadow of Ukraine crisis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders meet at the Vatican to discuss the crisis in their country, and amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia. …read more Source: The...
Azerbaijan one of important countries in UNESCO World Heritage Committee – Ukrainian rep
The 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku is being held at the highest level, just like all the events held in Baku, a representative of the Ukrainian delegation Heorhii Selskyi told Trend. …read more Source:...
Azerbaijan one of important countries in UNESCO World Heritage Committee Ukrainian rep
The 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku is being held at the highest level just like all the events held in Baku a representative of the Ukrainian delegation Heorhii Selskyi told Trend …read more Source:...
Japan developing medical kits to secure 2020 Olympics
Monitoring Desk ANKARA: Japan is developing medical kits to counter outbreak of any fatal diseases, ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games scheduled in Tokyo, Japan Times reported, quoting health ministry officials. According to plan, Tokyo will import strains of Ebola and four other deadly rare and fatal viruses that cause hemorrhagic...
