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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Russia expels five Portuguese diplomats

    Date: 2022-05-19 10:58:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9577674

    MOSCOW, May 19 (MENA) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it was expelling five Portuguese diplomats in response to Lisbon ordering out 10 Russians last month, according to Tass news agency. The move was part of a long series of ....

  • Swiss to re-open Ukraine embassy

    Date: 2022-05-19 10:10:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:9577449

    BERN, May 19 (MENA) - Switzerland is re-opening its embassy in Kyiv, with five staff members set to return to the Ukrainian capital, Swissinfo reported on Thursday, quoting the foreign ministry. The embassy was closed at the end of February, ....

  • Japan records more than 39,000 cases

    Date: 2022-05-19 09:50:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9577455

    TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) - Japan recorded 39,642 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,524,000, NHK World Japan reported. Meanwhile, 36 deaths have also been recorded over the same ....

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