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UN chief opposes Russia's exclusion from UN Ocean Conference — agency
Date: 2022-06-24 14:59:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:9639434
NEW YORK, June 24 (MENA) - Russia should not be excluded from the UN Ocean Conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with the Portuguese national news agency (Lusa) on Friday. The Secretary-General explained that the ....
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Taiwan confirms first imported case of monkeypox
Date: 2022-06-24 14:57:15 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:58 - ID:9639371
TAIPEI, June 24 (MENA) - Taiwan's government on Friday confirmed its first imported case of monkeypox, a man in his 20s who had studied in Germany from January until June this year when he returned to the island, Channel News Asia reported. ....
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UK PM pledges new support for countries on food security frontline
Date: 2022-06-24 14:37:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9639333
LONDON, June 24 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday a significant package of support to help countries hit the hardest by rising global food costs and shortages of fertilizer, including many Commonwealth states. Driven by ....
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S. Korean PM vows resolute response to N. Korean provocations based on US alliance
Date: 2022-06-24 13:17:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:9639167
SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - South Korea will sternly respond to North Korean provocations with actions, rather than with words, based on its solid alliance with the United States, while simultaneously urging the North to come to the dialogue table, ....
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Germany promises aid to Afghanistan’s hardest hit areas following deadly earthquake
Date: 2022-06-24 13:15:36 GMT - Germany - World - SN:48 - ID:9639337
BERLIN, June 24 (MENA) - Germany has promised medical aid to the people of Afghanistan, the foreign minister stressed that at times like this the only thing that counts is humanity, Euronews reported. "We are planning to increase the funding for ....
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As Europe opens door to Ukraine, nearby Georgia falls from favor - paper
Date: 2022-06-24 12:32:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:9639140
WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) - Years before the war in Ukraine, Georgia was the victim of Russian aggression that prompted Washington and Brussels to swing behind it, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Black Sea republic was ahead of ....
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South Korea's Yoon, Bill Gates discuss pandemic response
Date: 2022-06-24 12:14:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:42 - ID:9639136
SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke by phone with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Friday and discussed the two sides' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, a presidential official said. They talked about efforts to ....
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WB approves dlrs 143 mn in assistance to Somalia
Date: 2022-06-24 11:46:32 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:39 - ID:9639182
MOGADISHU, June 24 (MENA) - The World Bank approved dlrs 143 million in International Development Assistance (IDA) financing to help vulnerable Somalis overcome the escalating drought and food insecurity conditions across the country, the Somali ....
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South Korean unification min. warns N. Korea against provocations
Date: 2022-06-24 11:42:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:38 - ID:9639179
SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - South Korea's unification minister on Friday warned North Korea not to continue provocative acts, saying it has nothing to gain from brinkmanship that would only lead to tougher sanctions. Kwon Young-se, who is in charge ....
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Putin to take part in person in Caspian Summit on June 29 — Kremlin spokesman
Date: 2022-06-24 11:30:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9639149
MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend in person the Caspian Summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 29, TASS news agency quoted Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. "He plans to," Peskov said when ....