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The worst mine tragedy in the history of Turkey

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkey is faced with the worst mine disaster in its history. Up to Tuesday afternoon they had pulled out 238

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Kerry: More US sanctions would take a ‘bigger bite’ from Russian economy

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says if Russia interferes with Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election, the United States will

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Windows XP gets security patch for Internet Explorer

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 VOANews

Microsoft has announced that its latest security update for Internet Explorer is being made available for users of Windows XP,

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50th anniversary of a language that changed the world

April 30, 2014May 10, 2024 VOANews

May 1 marks the 50th anniversary of a special computer language aimed at enabling college students not trained in mathematics

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Erdogan takes extra measures to prevent Labour Day events in Taksim Square

April 27, 2014April 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The insistence of the Turkish government and prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the banning of the celebration of Labour

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Astronauts warn of catastrophic asteroid strikes

April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 VOANews final frontier

Three former astronauts are sounding the alarm about the dangers our planet faces from asteroid impacts and how steps must

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Russia, West reach agreement on easing Ukraine tensions

April 17, 2014April 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the European Union, and United States have agreed

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Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Concerns are growing about Turkey’s economy after Moody’s cut its debt-rating outlook from stable to negative. The financial rating agency

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Russia, West face off over Ukraine at UN

April 14, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia came under heavy criticism from world powers at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council Sunday, as

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