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What happens if Mueller finds Trump fingerprints in Russia conspiracy?
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted or secured guilty pleas from 34 people, including 6 associates of the president, as well as 3 Russian entities. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to submit to US Attorney General William Barr a report detailing his findings in the investigation into Russia’s...
Moldova set for turmoil with no parliamentary majority
CHISINAU: Torn between the EU and Moscow, ex-Soviet Moldova elected a parliament with no clear majority, results showed Monday, potentially throwing the impoverished country into political turmoil.The inconclusive result will make coalition talks difficult and could lead to protests or even another election within weeks.After a chaotic weekend...
Comedian Zelenskiy leads poll in Ukraine presidential election
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to the latest opinion poll, published on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Japan scientists win backing for work on potential Nipah vaccine
LONDON: A global coalition set up to fight emerging epidemics has struck a $31 million deal with scientists at Japan’s University of Tokyo to speed up work on a vaccine against a brain-damaging disease caused by the Nipah virus. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) said the Tokyo University team would receive up to $31...
Pro-Russian party leads in Moldova vote but without majority (Updated)
CHISINAU: Moldova’s pro-Russian Socialist party edged out its pro-European rival to take the most votes in a parliamentary election, results showed Monday, but without the majority needed to avoid a hung parliament.Sunday’s vote was being watched for signs of whether ex-Soviet Moldova would seek to strengthen ties with Moscow or move...
Pro-Russian party leads in Moldova parliamentary vote
CHISINAU: A pro-Russian party has taken the lead in parliamentary elections in Moldova, results showed Monday, but without the clear majority needed to avoid a hung parliament.With nearly all votes counted, the Socialist party close to President Igor Dodon was ahead with 31%, the election commission said.The pro-European ACUM bloc came second...
Ukraine to Implement Kazakh Sergek Video System in Kiev
The Sergek video surveillance system has helped the police in the capital to solve over 500 criminal offenses. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Pak envoy greets Omani singing sensation
MUSCAT: Ali Javed, Ambassador of Pakistan to Oman, welcomed to his office last week the internationally renowned, 25-year-old singer, artist and composer Haitham Mohammad Rafi Ali Balushi, an eminent representative of Oman-Pakistan heritage, says a press release.The ambassador fondly recalled the Omani singing sensation’s live performance...
Two killed after minibus hits landmine near east Ukraine's Donetsk
YELENOVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A minibus hit a landmine while crossing the border between Ukraine and the breakaway Donetsk region on Saturday, killing two civilians and injuring a third, local authorities and witnesses said. …read more Source: The...
Aktobe region bets on manufacturing, agriculture, SMEs and PPPs, governor says
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In this exclusive interview, Berdybek Saparbayev, Akim (Governor) of the Aktobe oblast in the western Kazakhstan, speaks about the major efforts by his administration to develop industry, agriculture and road infrastructure and attract tourists as they...
