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More than 1 million people reached Europe previous year – more than 80 percent of them landing in Greece first.

Addressing media following a Cabinet meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, Kurtulmus said: “The announcement of the cease-fire and starting of the cease-fire process is positive for us also”.

Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday that Washington is considering a “Plan B” to deal with Syria if Damascus and Moscow are not serious about negotiating a political transition.

Blizzard conditions caused the Aurora Australis to break free from its mooring lines at 3:15 p.m. AEDT (9:15am Mawson time), and the ship is now aground at West Arm in Horseshoe Harbour.

By 06:40am, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in April was down 67 cents, or 2.10 per cent, at US$31.20 (RM132.03)and Brent crude for April fell 44 cents, or 1.32 per cent, to US$32.83 a barrel.

A fierce political battle is underway between Congressional Democrats and Republicans over whether President Obama should present the Senate with a nominee, with even the 2016 presidential candidates weighing in on replacing the former more conservative justice.

The virus is primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are found in Florida, but the CDC reports that Zika can also be transmitted by a man to his sex partners and through blood transfusions.

The United States has denounced China for what it calls the “militarization” of the South China Sea.

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Specifically for Tuesday, a 100 percent chance of rain showers in the morning will become a more steady shower in the afternoon.

China says its military facilities in the South China Sea are “legal and appropriate”, and on Tuesday, in an apparent reference to USA patrols, Wang said Beijing hoped not to see more close-up reconnaissance, or the dispatch of missile destroyers or strategic bombers.

The United States and Russian Federation announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms of a partial cease-fire in Syria, a deal that will depend on their ability to cooperate amid deep mutual suspicion and test their willingness and ability to dictate terms to their allies...

Riyadh earlier on Friday also said that the remainder of a $1 billion financing package for Lebanese internal security forces had been stopped, in a separate decision.

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The price of Brent, the worldwide benchmark for crude oil, was down 2.2 percent at $32.53 per barrel while West Texas Intermediate slipped 2.8 percent to $30.97 after Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) heavy weight Saudi Arabia ruled out a production cut Tuesday.