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A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands after making statements following meetings regarding Syria, at a news conference in Geneva September 14, 2013. The United States and Russia have agreed on a proposal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, Kerry said on Saturday after nearly three days of talks with Lavrov. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Russia Says Ready to Consider More Ways to Normalize Situation in Syria’s Aleppo
Russia’s acting Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, told counterpart U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday that Moscow was ready to consider additional ways to “normalize” the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the ministry reported. “The...Caption:
Swiss State Secretary for International Financial Matters Alexander Karrer (R), International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief Rachel van Elkan (C), and Director of the Swiss Federal Finance Administration Serge Gaillard attend a news conference in Bern, Switzerland September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
Switzerland Agrees Extra $825 Million for IMF Poverty Fund
Switzerland reportedly approved an extra 800 million Swiss francs ($825 million) for the International Monetary Fund to support economic reforms in poorer and underprivileged countries. The cash, which needs parliamentary approval, will be made available for the...Caption:
In this June 15, 2016, file photo, former Miss Universe Alicia Machado speaks during a news conference at a Latino restaurant in Arlington, Va., to criticize Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, AP
Trump Deepens Attack on Former Miss Universe, Clinton Calls Him “Unhinged”
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had gone deeper with his attacks on a former beauty queen Alicia Machado on Friday, calling her “disgusting” as he refused to back away from an issue that threatens to damage his already weak standing among...Caption: