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Ukraine to receive another $20 bln in aid from partners this year – PM
Date: 2022-07-08 08:53:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9662314
KYIV, July 8 (MENA) - Ukraine will receive another $20 billion in aid and support from international partners this year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was quoted by Ukrinform news agency as saying. “Until the end of the year, we will get about ....
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Most Americans have concerns about being displaced by extreme weather, poll says
Date: 2022-07-08 08:52:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9662297
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – A recent poll from progressive think tank Data for Progress found most Americans are concerned about becoming displaced from their home due to a hurricane, flood or wildfire, The Hill reported. The poll found 47 ....
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Top US General, Chinese counterpart discuss ways to improve crisis communication
Date: 2022-07-08 07:44:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9662229
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, to discuss ways to improve crisis communications and reduce strategic risk, ANI reported. “Chairman of ....
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Japanese PM slams shooting of Shinzo Abe
Date: 2022-07-08 07:42:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9662298
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida condemned in the strongest possible terms the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, NHK reported on Friday. Kishida said: "It is such a despicable act that took place during an ....
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Blinken: US 'deeply concerned' by Abe shooting
Date: 2022-07-08 07:33:42 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:11 - ID:9662284
JAKARTA, July 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced alarm and sadness on Friday after the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, US News reported. "This is a very, very sad moment," Blinken told reporters at a G20 ....
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FormerJapanese PM Shinzo Abe in critical condition after assassination attempt
Date: 2022-07-08 06:51:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9662227
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest while he was making a stump speech on a street in the city of Nara on Friday in what appears to be an assassination attempt. He is reportedly in a state of ....
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Russian shelling kills three, wounds five in Ukraine's Kharkiv - official
Date: 2022-07-07 22:35:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:88 - ID:9662184
KYIV, July 7 (MENA) - Three people were killed and another five were wounded on Thursday after Russian forces fired rockets at a district in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, US News reported. "Three civilians were killed and five were ....
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Twitter claims removing 1 million spam accounts daily
Date: 2022-07-07 22:23:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9662155
CALIFORNIA, July 7 (MENA) - Twitter said Thursday it removes more than 1 million spam and bot accounts every day, Voice of America reported. The removals come as Tesla founder Elon Musk, who is in the process of acquiring the company, continues ....
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UK Defense Minister Wallace front-runner to lead Conservatives: poll
Date: 2022-07-07 22:22:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:86 - ID:9662151
LONDON, July 7 (MENA) - British defense minister Ben Wallace is the favorite among Tory members to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister, new polling shows. The Defense secretary beats all other contenders in YouGov polling of ....
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Putin: If West wants Russia defeated on battlefield, ‘let them try’
Date: 2022-07-07 22:22:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:9662169
MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that if the West sought a defeat of Russia on the battlefield it was welcome to try, Tass reported. "We are hearing these days that they want to defeat us on the ....