IMF reaches staff level agreement with Ukraine on disbursement of about $880 mln-statement

Washington, Feb 23 (UNI) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukrainian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a disbursement of about 880 million dollars, the IMF said in a statement. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ukrainian authorities have reached staff-level agreement (SLA) on an updated set of economic and financial policies…

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4 Colombian police officers die in helicopter crash

Bogota, Feb 23 (UNI) Four Colombian police officers died after their helicopter crashed over the town of Caramanta, in northwest Colombia’s department of Antioquia, officials confirmed Thursday. The helicopter was covering the Caucasia-Medellin-Tulua route when it disappeared from the radar, General William Rene Salamanca, the head of the National Police, said at a press conference…

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12 killed in Mexico gang clash: president

Mexico City, Feb 22 (UNI) At least 12 people were killed in a confrontation between rival criminal gangs in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday. Investigation into the incident began Tuesday and is ongoing, with National Guard troops already at the site, Lopez Obrador told reporters at the…

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8 killed, 4 injured in traffic accident in Tunisia

Tunis, Feb 21 (UNI) Eight people were killed and four others injured in a car collision in Tunisia on Tuesday, private radio station Mosaique FM reported. The traffic accident occurred on the main road linking the southeastern province of Gabes and the southwestern province of Kebili in the evening, when a long-time driving taxi collided…

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