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Slovakia closes border crossings with Ukraine amid A/H1N1 fears

23:28 07/11/2009

Slovakia will close on Sunday all border crossings with Ukraine, except for the car checkpoint in Vysne Nemecke, amid fears of spreading the A/H1N1 virus, the Slovakian interior minister said on Saturday.

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G20 pledges to maintain support for economic recovery
21:58 07/11/2009
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors agreed on Saturday to pursue anti-crisis measures to support what they described as 'uneven recovery.'
Russia ships Soyuz carrier rockets to Kourou spaceport
21:00 07/11/2009
A special cargo ship carrying parts of two Russian Soyuz-ST rockets on Saturday left the port of St. Petersburg, heading to the Kourou space site, the Russian space agency said.
Russia, Slovenia could sign deal on South Stream next Sat - media
20:06 07/11/2009
Ljubljana and Moscow have finalized an agreement to take the South Stream gas pipeline through Slovenia and could sign it in Moscow next week, a Slovenian paper reported on Saturday.
Ukraine's inflation tops 10% in year to September
18:52 07/11/2009
Inflation in Ukraine reached 10.1% in the first nine months of the current year, the economics ministry said on Saturday.
Yemen exports first liquefied natural gas
17:24 07/11/2009
Yemen sent on Saturday its first liquefied natural gas shipment (LNG), the Saba news agency reported.
Chinese premier, Egyptian president meet in Cairo
16:25 07/11/2009
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Saturday met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Xinhua reported.
Iran sanctions likely if no progress on nuclear issue - Medvedev
15:10 07/11/2009
Further sanctions against Tehran cannot be ruled out if no progress is made on Iran's nuclear issue, the Russian president said on Saturday.
Ukraine gas problems linked to presidential polls - Medvedev
14:36 07/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has linked Ukrainian problems with payment for Russian gas deliveries to the country's presidential polls, due to take place in January.
Iran opts out of uranium enrichment deal - MP
13:55 07/11/2009
Iran will not ship out its low-enriched uranium for further processing abroad, a senior Iranian MP said on Saturday.
Medvedev says not all hopes realized after fall of Berlin Wall
13:36 07/11/2009
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a positive event, but not all the hopes that arose after it came down were realized, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told German media.
Afghanistan hits out at top UN official
11:16 07/11/2009
Afghanistan accused on Saturday the top UN official in the war-ravaged country of interference in its internal affairs.
Obama delays Japan visit to attend Fort Hood memorial
10:05 07/11/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama will start his visit to Japan a day late to allow him to attend a memorial ceremony for the victims of Thursday's shooting at the Fort Hood military base, Japanese media said.
Hillary Clinton departs on European, Asian tour
06:25 07/11/2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia on November 8-19.
Estonia rotates troops in Afghanistan
05:30 07/11/2009
Estonia has sent fresh troops to Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in the south of the war-torn Central Asian country.
WHO reports over 6,000 swine flu deaths worldwide
03:02 07/11/2009
About 6,100 people have died from swine flu worldwide, with the total number of officially confirmed cases exceeding 482,000 in 199 countries.
UN Secretary General set to pass Goldstone report to Security Council
01:25 07/11/2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he will submit the so-called Goldstone report on war crimes in Gaza to the UN Security Council.

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