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However, he added that he wanted to "continue dialogue with those in the east of Ukraine who have no blood on their hands and who are ready to defend their goals in a legitimate way. | {
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He expressed disappointment that Russia not only did not use its leverage to forestall the votes but that Russian media even attempted to legitimize them | {
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European Union foreign ministers added two Crimean companies and 13 people to the bloc's sanctions list, EU diplomats said | {
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Analysts say they fear the authorities are likely to rely on irregulars more and that the fighting could spread beyond the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, which voted Sunday | {
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Luhansk separatist leader Valery Bolotov said now that the plebiscites are over, his pro-Russian militiamen as well as separatists from Donetsk will start turning their attention elsewhere to help other regions agitate for a break from Ukraine | {
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Lavrov accused Ukraine of blocking Russian television broadcasts onto its territory and, echoing charges by Kyiv about Moscow, said the fellow former Soviet republic's media were broadcasting lies about the crisis | {
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Otherwise they would be doing a totally unprofessional job,” said Lavrov | {
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Moscow turns up pressure on Kyiv-Russian state-controlled gas company Gazprom has reiterated its threat to stop supplying Ukraine with gas if it does not pay in advance for June deliveries, Russian news agencies reported on Monday | {
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Jamie Dettmer contributed to this story from Donetsk | {
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Chulalongkorn University political science professor Panitan Wattanayagorn said the summons to writers and academics shows the military is engaging in a more systematic crackdown than it did following the last coup in 2006 | {
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“The military may ask for cooperation from them to do things, not to do things and maybe monitor their behavior," said Panitan | {
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“If you have the Senate, we will have the many senators who don't agree with the coup detat.Someone may speak in the Senate against Gen. Prayuth," said Jetn | {
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His junta on Saturday dissolved the kingdom’s partly-elected Senate | {
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If they still prolong the Senate, it will make the job of Gen. Prayuth more difficult. | {
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The United States has suspended $3.5 million in military aid to Thailand, and says it is reviewing whether to cut another $7 million in assistance | {
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The U.S. State Department also warned U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to the country | {
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The Thai military already had banned Yingluck and more than 150 other political figures from leaving Thailand without permission | {
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The country's caretaker prime minister, Niwattumrong Boosongpaisan, was among those summoned by military authorities | {
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Thailand has been wracked by six months of political disputes and sometimes violent demonstrations | {
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Crisis talks between rival political parties broke down early this past week | {
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Meanwhile, several hundred citizens took to the streets Saturday to voice their opposition to Thursday’s coup, an act of civil disobedience banned by the military’s governing council | {
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In a loosely organized demonstration, hundreds circled the capital’s Victory Monument, chanting “soldiers get out” and “no coup. | {
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Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the coup Thursday, declared himself acting prime minister Friday and dissolved the Senate on Saturday, has assumed all lawmaking powers | {
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Many of those voicing opposition to Prayuth's actions claim no alliance with Thailand’s color-coded protesters, who have polarized Thai politics for years | {
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Saudi MERS Data Review Reveals Spike in Number of Deaths-RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — -Saudi Arabia announced a jump of nearly 50 percent in deaths from a new virus on Tuesday after re-examining old data that also showed the number of infections since 2012 was a fifth higher than previously reported | {
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The increase in total confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MERS] to 688 from 575, and the rise in deaths from the virus to 282 from 190, came in a review of data ordered by the Health Ministry last month | {
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“Infectious disease does not respect country, cultural or religious boundaries, so absolute clarity and the adoption of best practice for isolation and treatment are the most effective means of minimizing numbers until such time as the source and route of infection are identified and avoided,” he added | {
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The new center will work with the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, it said | {
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The sharp increase in deaths now attributed to MERS, which causes coughing, fever and pneumonia in some, means the mortality rate from the virus in Saudi Arabia is now 41 percent, instead of the 33 percent previously thought | {
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However, the ministry said that although the total number of historical cases had risen, the rate of infection in the most recent outbreak appeared to be slowing | {
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Of the total, 53 patients were still being treated, while 353 had recovered, the statement said | {
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“While the review has resulted in higher total number of previously unreported cases, we still see a decline in the number of new cases reported over the past few weeks,” Tariq Madani, head of the Health Ministry's scientific advisory board, was quoted as saying in an emailed statement | {
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New measure-The Health Ministry said it had put in place new measures to make sure better data gathering, reporting and transparency were being observed, including standardization of testing and better guidelines for labeling and storing samples | {
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On Monday, acting health minister Adel Fakieh announced he had relieved deputy minister Ziad Memish from his post | {
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Fakieh was appointed in April after King Abdullah sacked his predecessor Abdullah al-Rabeeah following a new MERS outbreak | {
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Divisions, Harsh Realities Plague Obama's Afghan Surge-When President Obama took office six years ago, among the many burdens he inherited were two costly and complex wars: Iraq and Afghanistan | {
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Bush and 9/11-President George W. Bush, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L), speaks in front of the west side of the Pentagon on September 12, 2001 | {
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Former president George W. Bush ordered an invasion to top topple the Taliban government and al-Qaida terrorists who were being given sanctuary – in particular, al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden | {
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