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AT&T to buy Time Warner for $85 billion, create telecom-media giant
Science
October 23, 2016
AT&T to buy Time Warner for $85 billion, create telecom-media giant
AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Saturday it agreed to buy Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) for $85.4 billion, the boldest move…
Russia: All talks participants agreed that Syrians must decide own future
Middle East
October 16, 2016
Russia: All talks participants agreed that Syrians must decide own future
Russia said all participants in talks in Lausanne had agreed Syrians should decide their own future through inclusive dialogue and…
UK repeats US travel warning for October holiday, Interior MInistry says nation is secure
Egypt
October 8, 2016
UK repeats US travel warning for October holiday, Interior MInistry says nation is secure
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued an official warning for Egypt over the holiday weekend "until…
With US focused on vote, Russia takes advantage in Syria
Middle East
October 7, 2016
With US focused on vote, Russia takes advantage in Syria
With Barack Obama's presidency coming to a close and US policy for Syria at an impasse, Vladimir Putin's Russia has…
Egypt retrieves 4 Pharaonic artifacts from the US
Archaeology
October 2, 2016
Egypt retrieves 4 Pharaonic artifacts from the US
Egypt's ambassador to the United States Yasser Reda said on Saturday that Egypt and the US authorities have agreed on…
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’
Middle East
October 2, 2016
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’
Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as…
Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truce
Middle East
September 23, 2016
Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truce
He's been stigmatized internationally, a contentious figure presiding over a ruinous civil war that seems to slip into further depravity…
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
Business
August 29, 2016
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
U.S. wheat fell for a sixth consecutive session and hovered near a three-week low on Monday, as ample global stocks…
Netflix taunts North Korea on-demand TV service on Twitter
Cinema/TV
August 26, 2016
Netflix taunts North Korea on-demand TV service on Twitter
Netflix is poking fun at North Korea's recent foray into on-demand TV, calling itself a "Manbang knockoff" on its Twitter…
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
Business
August 26, 2016
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S.