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Japan inflation jumps 2.1%, above BOJ target for 1st time since 2015
Date: 2022-05-20 07:29:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:9578985
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - Japan's consumer inflation in April accelerated 2.1 percent from a year earlier, as higher commodity prices and a weak yen helped lift the key figure to a seven-year high and above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target for the ....
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New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day in South Korea
Date: 2022-05-20 07:20:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:9578979
SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus restrictions, citing the continuing omicron wave and possible spread ....
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Blinken accuses Russia of using food as weapon in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-19 22:55:17 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:91 - ID:9578869
NEW YORK, May 19 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of using food as a weapon in Ukraine by holding "hostage" the food supply for not just millions of Ukrainians, but also millions around the world who rely on ....
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UK 'on foothills of recession' as energy crisis sparks 'pretty toxic brew' of costs
Date: 2022-05-19 22:54:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9578870
LONDON, May 19 (MENA) - Energy crisis sparks major concern of a possible recession as inflation continues to rise creating a 'pretty toxic brew' claims Adam Shaw from Radio 4's Money Box Live, The Express reported. Shaw sat down on Newscast to ....
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US Senate votes to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Date: 2022-05-19 20:45:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9578763
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) – The US Senate voted Thursday to pass a roughly $40 billion bill to send aid to Ukraine as the country fights back against Russia's attacks, the CNN reported. The measure passed the House earlier this month and will ....
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Johnson, Zelensky want to step up work to define longer-term security architecture for Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-19 20:15:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:84 - ID:9578762
KYIV, May 19 (MENA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call on Thursday agreed to step up work with allies to define the longer-term security architecture for Ukraine, Ukrinform ....
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WHO approves China's COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2022-05-19 17:10:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:9578127
GENEVA, May 19 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use's listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA, a vaccine manufactured by Chinese CanSino Biologics, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by the UN health agency for ....
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McDonald’s exits from Russia, sells Russian business to current licensee Govor
Date: 2022-05-19 14:35:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9578173
MOSCOW, May 19 (MENA) - Following its announcement that it will exit the Russian market and sell its Russian business, McDonald’s Corporation announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing licensee Alexander ....
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Blinken announces $215 million in new emergency food assistance for Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-19 12:37:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:9577995
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - The US will give Ukraine an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance to help the country battle the humanitarian crisis brought on by Russia's invasion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday as ....
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UK targets Russian airlines with new sanctions
Date: 2022-05-19 11:26:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9577762
LONDON/KIEV, May 19 (MENA) - The UK Government has announced on Thursday that it is introducing new sanctions against the Russian airline sector. State-owned Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, Ural Airlines and Rossiya Airlines will now be ....
