ITAR-TASS – Crown Prince Felipe Of Spain Takes The Throne – 19 June 2014

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MADRID, June 19 /ITAR-TASS/. Crown Prince Felipe of Spain took the throne at midnight (2 am, Moscow time), becoming King Felipe VI and facing the challenge to save the image of Spain’s royals and settle problems facing the nation.

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ITAR-TASS – Bahrain Favours Peaceful Resolution Of Regional, International Conflicts – 16 June 2014

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Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa praised Moscow’s efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East, including Syria

Quote: MANAMA, June 16. /ITAR-TASS/. Bahrain favours peaceful resolution of regional and international conflicts, Bahraini Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa said.

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ITAR-TASS – Putin And Barroso Agree To Hold Consultations Within The Russia-EC-Ukraine Format – 13 June 2014

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MOSCOW, June 13. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso have agreed to hold consultations within the Russia-EC-Ukraine format at the expert and ministerial levels, the Kremlin has said.

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ITAR-TASS – Russian Government Allocates $110 Million In Support For Flooded Regions – 11 June 2014

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In May-June heavy rains caused high water in Siberia, where 12,000 houses (where 12,000 live) were flooded

Quote: MOSCOW, June 11. /ITAR-TASS/. The Russian government has allocated a support of $110 million for the regions in Siberia which suffer from the flood – the Altai republic and Altai territory, and Khakassiya.

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ITAR-TASS – Poroshenko Orders To Organize Humanitarian Corridor For Civilians In Ukraine’s East – 10 June 2014

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Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the government to organize the transportation of people and medical assistance to the population

Quote: KIEV, June 10. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has ordered to organize a humanitarian corridor for civilians who want to live combat areas where the Ukrainian army is conducting a special operation, the presidential press service reported.

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ITAR-TASS – China Hopes Putin’s Meetings In France Will Facilitate De-Escalation In Ukraine – 6 June 2014

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BEIJING, June 06. /ITAR-TASS/. China hopes that the meetings between western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Normandy, France, within the D-Day celebrations will help ease tension around Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman has said.

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ITAR-TASS – Putin, Cameron Discussed Ways To Settle Ukrainian Crisis – 6 June 2014

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Journalists noted that there had been no traditional shake of hands at the beginning of the meeting

Quote: PARIS, June 06 /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron, who met at the VIP lounge of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Thursday, discussed ways of settling the situation in Ukraine and invigorating the Russian-British dialogue, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said after the talks.

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ITAR-TASS – Operation To Remove Chemical Weapons From Syria Protracted – Russian Ambassador To UN- 6 June 2014

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Vitaly Churkin says one facility with a small amount of chemical weapons remains unaccessible due to combat actions in the area

Quote: MOSCOW, June 06. /ITAR-TASS/. The operation to remove chemical weapons from Syria is being protracted, there is one facility in the area of combat operations left, Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said.

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ITAR- TASS – Russia’s UN Envoy Does Not Rule Out New Spiral Of Civil War In Syria – 5 June 2014

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“Even the Americans have acknowledged that most of those who are fighting against the government of Syria today are terrorist organizations,” Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin says

Quote: MOSCOW, June 05. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin sees certain risks the civil war in Syria may go into a new spiral.

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ITAR-TASS – Assad Upholds Convincing Victory In Syria’s Presidential Elections – 5 June 2014

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With a voter turnout at 73.42% (11.6 million people), the incumbent president received 88.7% of the vote (10.2 million people)

Quote: DAMASCUS, June 05. /ITAR-TASS/. Bashar Assad has won a convincing victory in Syria’s presidential elections. With a voter turnout at 73.42% (11.6 million people), the incumbent president received 88.7% of the vote (10.2 million people). These are the official results given by Mohammad al Lakham, Speaker of the Parliament of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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