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US Voters' View of Future US Economy Sours in Past 2 Months - Poll

WADA Has All Data From Moscow Lab Needed by Sports Federations to Verify Past Results- IOC

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) now has all data from the Moscow lab that will allow International Federations to verify results of past competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday

Moscow Considers Elections in DR Congo Milestone on Way to Normalize Situation in Country

Moscow believes that the presidential and parliamentary elections held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are a milestone in the normalization of the situation in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday in a statement

UAE Astronaut Candidates to Train 'Winter Survival' in Moscow Region - Cosmonaut Center

Two citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hazza Mansouri and Sultan Niyadi, one of whom will become the first ever UAE astronaut to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), will be trained for the "winter survival" in the Moscow Region, Russia's Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) said in a statement on Tuesday

WADA Chief Praises Progress Reached With RUSADA on Russia's Doping Problem Solving

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie praised on Tuesday the progress that it had achieved with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in resolving Russia's doping problem, emphasizing that the finishing line had not been reached yet, and that WADA would now proceed to authentication of data it had retrieved from the Moscow laboratory

Russia Must Step in to Mediate EU-Led Serbia-Kosovo Talks If US Joins - Serbian Ambassador

Russia has to become a mediator in EU-facilitated talks between Serbia and Kosovo if Washington decides to participate in the negotiation process, Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic said on Tuesday

Deadliest attacks in Afghanistan

The Taliban attack on an Afghan intelligence base on Monday in which dozens were killed is among the deadliest since the fall of the group's regime in 2001

Islamabad High Court dismisses plea challenging Shehbaz's appointment as PAC chairman

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif as chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and declared the petition as non-maintainable

Pompeo Says Hopeful That US Government Shutdown to be Resolved Quickly

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during remarks to the economic forum in Davos that he is hopeful the US government shutdown will be resolved quickly

Angara Launch Pad to Start Being Built at Vostochny Cosmodrome in Spring - Constructor

Construction for a launch pad for the Angara-family launch vehicles at Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome will start this spring, the press service of Russian construction company Kazan, which is responsible for the second stage of the space port's overall construction, told Sputnik on Tuesday

WADA Disappointed by Missed Deadline on Moscow Lab Access Yet Sees No Reason for Sanctions

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie said on Tuesday that some members of the WADA Executive Committee (ExCo) had been disappointed by the fact that Russia had missed the deadline to provide access to Moscow anti-doping laboratory, which was at the heart of a doping scandal, but had agreed that it was not a reason to introduce sanctions

Trump's Crisis Management: Month of Shutdown Costs More Than Wall on Border With Mexico

The confrontation between US President Donald Trump and the Democrats over security issues on the southern border turned into the longest shutdown in country's history

US Wants to Find Places to Work Together With China - Pompeo

The United States wants to identify areas in which it can work together with China despite the tensions caused by the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday

Pakistan 3rd largest importer of tea in world

Pakistan is the third largest importer of tea in the world, spending almost Rs 54 billion per annum on the commodity, which is regarded as an essential hospitality drink in the country

US Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Admin. Military Transgender Ban Until Lower Courts Rule

The Trump administration will be allowed to enforce a proposed ban on transgender enlistments in the US military until lower courts, which blocked implementation of the policy, finish hearing appeals, according to a ruling by the US Supreme Court on Tuesday