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CLEAN : Kuril islands, strategic chain at heart of Russia-Japan dispute
Rich in minerals and fish and strategic for Russia's navy, the Kuril islands are the subject of a decades-long territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo that has prevented them ever signing a World War II peace treaty
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CLEAN : Anti-EU demonstrators protest in Rome (2)
Anti-Europe demonstrators take to the streets of Rome as EU leaders celebrate the 60th anniversary of the block
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CLEAN : 51 countries line up to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large 51 countries line up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been fiercely opposed by the United States and other nuclear powers
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CLEAN : Ukrainians march to demand EU pact
Thousands of pro-Western Ukrainians marched in the capital Kiev Sunday to protest against the government's decision last week to scrap an EU trade treaty CLEAN : Ukrainians march to demand EU pact on November 24, 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine...
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CLEAN : France Germany mark 50 years
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande mark 50 years since the signing of the Elysee friendship treaty with a joint session of governments and a debate by both parliaments lawmakers. CLEAN : France Germany...
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Progress is made in the lead up to Austrian State Treaty signing
An amiable Russian delegation arrives at the meeting of Big Four foreign ministers as progress is made to create a treaty to re-established a free, sovereign and democratic Austria that has been blocked for 10 years by Russia.
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President Eisenhower signs the world's first international atoms for peace treaty with Turkey in Washington, DC
President Eisenhower signs the world's first international atoms for peace treaty with Turkey in Washington, DC
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President Juan Manuel Santos casts his vote for peace Referendum in Bogota Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos casts his vote for peace Referendum in Bogota Colombia
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President Juan Manuel Santos casts his vote for peace Referendum in Bogota Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos casts his vote for peace Referendum in Bogota Colombia
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American Ships on the Sea During Times of Peace
American Ships on the Sea During Times of Peace
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President Roosevelt Sends Ships on Round the World Cruise as Sign of Peace
President Roosevelt Sends Ships on Round the World Cruise as Sign of Peace
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Roosevelt Involved in Mediation Between Japan and Russia
Roosevelt Involved in Mediation Between Japan and Russia
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The signing of the Treaty of Versailles 1919
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles 1919
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Atom bomb test ban agreement reached by political leaders
Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, W Averell Harriman representing the US, and Viscount Hailsham representing Britain and other men seated around large table after having accepted the atom test ban agreement for their governments....
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Navy Cruiser USS Indianapolis is christened and launched from Camden, New Jersey
Title card: "CRUISER PROGRAM NEARS COMPLETION - 'Indianapolis' eleventh of fifteen 10,000-ton treaty ships is launched at Camden, NJ, with Miss Lucy Taggart as sponsor" / LS high angle of men knocking blocks out of the way with battering...