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  • Japan, Australia to expand defense ties for regional order

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:47:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9622951

    TOKYO, June 15 (MENA) - Japan and Australia's defense ministers on Wednesday vowed to step up their ties to support democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to work more closely with Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations where ....

  • Poland receives more than 4mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:16:47 GMT - Poland - World - SN:9 - ID:9622930

    WARSAW, June 15 (MENA) - Some 4.67 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 24,000 refugees crossed the ....

  • Philippines detects more omicron subvariant cases

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:14:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:8 - ID:9622927

    MANILA, June 15 (MENA) - The Philippines detected 16 more cases of highly transmissible omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, ABS-CBN News quoted the Philippines Department of Health as saying Wednesday. The number of new infections increases ....

  • UN experts urge States to address violence, abuse, neglect of older women

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:08:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:6 - ID:9622911

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - A group of UN human rights experts have urged member states to renew their commitment to end all forms of abuse and violence against older women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and ageist ....

  • Guterres: New funding for fossil fuel exploration 'delusional'

    Date: 2022-06-15 06:59:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9622908

    NEW YORK, June 15 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that new funding for fossil fuel exploration and production infrastructure is "delusional". "It will only further feed the scourge of war, pollution and climate ....

  • US unveils 'Minerals Security Partnership' to bolster supply chains

    Date: 2022-06-14 22:36:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:9622785

    WASHINGTON, June 14 (MENA) - The United States and key partner countries have announced the establishment of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), an ambitious new initiative to bolster critical mineral supply chains. This announcement was ....

  • Zelensky: Ukraine needs appropriate weapons to repel Russia

    Date: 2022-06-14 22:18:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:72 - ID:9622774

    KYIV, June 14 (MENA) - Ukraine is fighting off the aggressor on its own territory, which is the largest in Europe, therefore, it needs appropriate weapons to repel Russia and has no interest in striking civilian targets in it, President of Ukraine ....

  • Biden: US witnesses worst inflation in decades

    Date: 2022-06-14 17:49:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9622459

    PENNYSYLVANIA, US, June 14 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden sought to reassure the American people that tackling the worst inflation the nation has seen in decades remains a top priority for him and his administration, CNN reported on Tuesday. ....

  • Japan reports 15,331 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-06-14 10:55:20 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9621540

    TOKYO, June 14 (MENA) – Japan reported 15,331 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 9,078,876 cases, NHK reported. There were 29 deaths linked to COVID-19, while the number of severely ill patients registered ....

  • Ukraine helps feed the world - but its farmers, seeds and future are in danger: UK paper

    Date: 2022-06-14 08:16:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:9621221

    LONDON, June 14 (MENA) - The war in Ukraine has made the food crisis triggered by the pandemic worse, according to The Guardian. People in Ukraine not only fear for their lives but are facing possible food shortages. Because Ukraine and ....

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