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World Bank: Russian economy nears ‘stagnation’

September 25, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s economic growth is slow and may stagnate over the next two years, according to a World Bank study published

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130 000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as IS nears border

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Syrian refugees, Turkey

More than 130,000 refugees have flooded into Turkey from Syria in the past few days, as the jihadist group Islamic

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NOAA: Earth was its warmest ever from June to August 2014

September 21, 2014 VOANews

New data shows the Earth recorded its warmest-ever temperature for the June-to-August period of 2014. The U.S. National Oceanic and

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Turkey closes border to Syrian refugees

September 21, 2014 VOANews Syrian refugees, Turkey

Clashes erupted on September 21 2014 as Turkey closed its border with northern Syria to halt a massive influx of Kurdish

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Islamic State militants release 49 Turkish hostages

September 20, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s prime minister said 49 Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq in June have been freed. Turkey

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US, Russia to discuss alleged nuclear treaty violations

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 VOANews Russia

The State Department is leading a U.S. delegation that will meet with Russian officials in Moscow Thursday to discuss Russia’s

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Will they stop Putin?

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 The Kyiv Post Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine was high on the agenda when the NATO summit started in Wales on September 4, with leaders of the

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Turkey struggles to block flow of Jihadists

September 4, 2014September 5, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The second brutal murder on video of a U.S. journalist by the Islamic State group (IS) is likely to add

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Plevneliev: Bulgaria will not send military and weapons to Ukraine

September 4, 2014September 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

There will be no Nato bases in Bulgaria and nor will the country send military personnel and weapons to Ukraine,

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