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Food prices rising in Japan, cooking oil up 1.5-fold on year
Date: 2022-06-20 07:20:20 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9631097
TOKYO, June 20 (MENA) - Food manufacturers in Japan have been hiking prices as a result of rising raw material and crude oil costs, data showed Monday, dealing a blow to households already hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The ....
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Biden says emancipation marks beginning of work to deliver on promise of equality
Date: 2022-06-20 07:13:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9631042
WASHINGTON, June 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has said that emancipation marked the beginning, not the end, of America’s work to deliver on the promise of equality. Speaking on the occasion of Juneteenth, Biden said in a press briefing by ....
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Another M5-level quake jolts central Japan, agency warns of more
Date: 2022-06-20 06:54:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9631036
TOKYO, June 20 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday, the second strong quake to jolt the region in as many days, the weather agency said, while warning the next week may see ....
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US lawmakers say new Iran nuclear deal unlikely
Date: 2022-06-20 06:49:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9631010
WASHINGTON, June 20 (MENA) - US Senators in both parties briefed say they doubt Tehran will agree to any new deal to limit its development of nuclear weapons, The Hill reported. Lawmakers say the administration has an offer on the table, but ....
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India reports 12,781 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-06-20 06:49:08 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9631022
NEW DELHI, June 20 (MENA) - India reported 12,781 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,309,473, NDTV reported Monday. The Union Health Ministry said 18 new fatalities were reported in the ....
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Guterres urges world solidarity with refugees
Date: 2022-06-20 06:34:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9631008
NEW YORK, June 20 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urged world countries to join hands for solidarity with refugees and meeting their basic needs. On the World Refugee Day, he said "Protecting Refugees 'a Responsibility ....
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Russian gas transit via Ukraine to total 41.7 mln cubic meters on June 19, says operator
Date: 2022-06-19 22:41:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:9630933
MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory may total around 41.7 mln cubic meters on Sunday, Tass news agency reported quoting the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU). Nominations for transit of ....
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UK soil not allowed to be used to prepare for violence in Afghanistan
Date: 2022-06-19 22:25:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:9630914
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - Chargé d’Affaires at the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha Hugo Shorter slammed on Sunday the two terror attacks that took place in Afghanistan. In a press release, Shorter said: "The UK does not support anyone, ....
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Education Minister Petr Gazdik resigns amid huge corruption scandal
Date: 2022-06-19 17:31:34 GMT - Czech - World - SN:59 - ID:9630691
PRAGUE, June 19 (MENA) - Czech Education Minister Petr Gazdik has resigned as education minister and deputy chair of the STAN party in connection with the corruption scandal linked to the Prague Transport Company, Radio Prague International ....
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Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing
Date: 2022-06-19 17:27:03 GMT - Greece - World - SN:58 - ID:9630684
ATHENS, June 19 (MENA) - Greek authorities said Sunday they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and leaking water in the Aegean Sea in near gale force winds, The Valdosta Daily Times reported. The rescued migrants ....
