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  • UN chief stresses imp. of diplomacy to implement JCPOA regarding Iran nuclear deal

    Date: 2022-06-13 07:45:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9619115

    NEW YORK, June 13 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated in a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian that "diplomacy must prevail in order to return to the full implementation of the ....

  • Yen hits over 23-yr low vs. dollar in 135 range, stocks plunge

    Date: 2022-06-13 07:10:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9619145

    TOKYO, June 13 (MENA) - The yen slipped Monday to its lowest level against the US dollar in over 23 years, while stocks plunged in Tokyo as high inflation in the United States last month fueled expectations of aggressive monetary tightening by the ....

  • New Zealand reports 4,518 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-13 06:45:25 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9619112

    WELLINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 4,518 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,242,497, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • India reports 8,084 new Covid cases, 10 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-13 06:37:52 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9619097

    NEW DELHI, June 13 (MENA) - India on Monday recorded 8,084 fresh Covid cases amid a constant spike in the daily cases, the Hindustan Times reported. With the fresh cases, the overall count currently stands at 43,230,101. The country recorded ....

  • US renews its commitments to combat child labor

    Date: 2022-06-12 22:27:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9618977

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - On World Day Against Child Labor, observed on June 12, the United States renewed its commitments and efforts to combat child labor and protect children. "Investments in our children create better futures for ....

  • Russia urges U.S. to explain military biological activities

    Date: 2022-06-12 22:18:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:98 - ID:9619019

    MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) - Russia has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries, Tass news agency reported. On Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States ....

  • Russia won’t leave global food market — head of delegation at WTO forum

    Date: 2022-06-12 22:13:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:9619017

    MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) - Russia, a major global food exporter, doesn’t plan to leave the market, Deputy Economic Development Minister Vladimir Ilyichev told TASS in an interview. He leads the Russian delegation at the 12th ministerial ....

  • Taiwan's health minister contracts COVID, feeling fine

    Date: 2022-06-12 21:59:04 GMT - China - World - SN:93 - ID:9619010

    BEIJING, June 12 (MENA) - Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has contracted COVID-19, and is feeling fine and isolating at home, the government said on Sunday. Taiwan has been dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases since the start of the ....

  • McDonald's restaurants in Russia reopen under new name

    Date: 2022-06-12 21:44:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:9619001

    MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) - McDonald’s restaurants have flung open their doors in Moscow once again under new Russian ownership and a new name: Vkusno & tochka, which translates as “Tasty and that’s it”. The new dawn for Russia’s fast-food scene ....

  • Biden says he will sign Senate’s bipartisan gun proposal

    Date: 2022-06-12 19:12:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:9618845

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he plans to sign gun safety reforms proposed by a bipartisan group of senators earlier in the day, adding that he hopes legislation comes to his desk soon, the Hill reported on ....

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