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At least 13 die in Argentina bus collision

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 21:28
At least 13 people died and more than a dozen were injured when two buses in Argentina's Santa Fe province collided, Reuters reported jn Friday citing state news agency Telam.
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Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 20:57
An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area, Reuters reports.
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Azerbaijan, Iran officials review hydroelectric plants’ construction

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 20:29
Officials from Azerbaijan and Iran reviewed the implementation of a project to construct the Khudaferin and Giz Galasi hydroelectric facilities on the Araz River on the Iranian side.
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Witnesses of Khojaly genocide share painful memories in Paris - PHOTOS

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 20:09
"Khojaly, a 25-year silence: Truth of genocide" conference-debate was held in Paris Cultural Center under organizational support of the Azerbaijani Embassy in France and the Association of Friends of Azerbaijan.
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SOCAR commissions new well in Caspian Sea

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 19:39
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce 62.05 million cubic meters of gas and 730 tons of condensate annually as it has commissioned a new well on the Gunashli offshore field, SOCAR said in a message Feb. 24.
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Ilham Aliyev congratulates Kuwait’s emir

News.Az - Fri, 24/02/2017 - 18:36
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Feb. 24.
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No time for rally: Why Russians dislike protests

Pravda.ru / Russia - Wed, 22/02/2017 - 15:13
Two-thirds of Russian citizens (67 percent) believe that demonstrations and protest actions are ineffective in influencing policies of the authorities. If people do not see rallies as a way to solve their problems, what other leverage can they use? Experts do not see anything strange about the fact that people lose interest in rallies
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Russia will never give away either Crimea or Kuril Islands

Pravda.ru / Russia - Tue, 21/02/2017 - 13:20
Polish historian Andrzej Zapalovsky believes that US President Trump is bargaining on US interests, not only in relation to Ukraine but on other issues. According to the historian, the sentiments inside the circles close to the US administration are changing because Russia could get away with its actions without being punished accordingly for them
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FM: Azerbaijan concerned about OSCE Yerevan Office’s activity

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 23:06
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on the sidelines of the 53rd Munich Security Conference Feb. 18, according to Trend.
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SOCAR, NIOC to create international joint venture

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 23:03
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) offered the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to create a joint international (IJV), NIOC managing director Ali Kardor told APA.
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Azerbaijani president meets with UN Secretary-General in Munich

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 22:59
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Munich, APA reports citing to the president’s press service.
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Tariff Council: Rules for regulation of prices of medicines not changed

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 22:57
Some sites spread false news on the regulation of prices of medicines by new rules, but these news do not reflect reality, the Secretariat of the Tariff (Price) Counci told APA.
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Body found in Caspian Sea identified as missing oil worker

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 22:56
The body found in the Caspian Sea was identified.
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Rock thrown at Donald Trump's motorcade in Florida

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 09:00
Protestors had gathered at an intersection in West Palm Beach when the objects were thrown.
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California hit by `bombogenesis`, biggest storm in years

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 08:55
One of the strongest storms possibly in decades - dubbed a "bombogenesis" - is set to drench California this weekend, prompting fears of flash floods.
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Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II makes first statement on scandal around poisoning

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 08:10
"The story with Father Giorgi is strange and not normal."
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Penguin stolen from German zoo is found dead near parking lot

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 07:50
The Humboldt penguin vanished last Saturday from the Luisenpark in Mannheim.
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Coast guards find body in Caspian Sea

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 07:43
Coast guards found a body in the Caspian Sea, 1 mile from shore in Pirsaat territory of Garadagh district on Feb.17 at about 05:20 pm.
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At least three people killed in car accident in Russia’s Dagestan

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 07:27
The incident occurred when a car drove into the opposite lane, crashing into the oncoming vehicle.
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Armenians violate ceasefire

News.Az - Sat, 18/02/2017 - 07:12
Armenian armed forces have violated ceasefire in different directions of the front a total of 26 times using 60mm mortars.
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