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Poland receives nearly 3.49 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-20 07:49:16 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:9579014
WARSAW, May 20 (MENA) - Nearly 3.49 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Friday. As many as 22,000 refugees crossed the ....
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UK sends medical aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-20 07:45:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:9579011
LONDON, May 20 (MENA) - Medical aid donations from the UK to Ukraine will reach more than 11 million items in the coming days, helping save tens of thousands of lives, Sky news reported Friday. A fourth tranche of aid left from across the UK ....
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Japan to start 4th vaccine shots for elderly, at-risk groups from May 25
Date: 2022-05-20 07:36:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9578995
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - Japan will begin offering fourth coronavirus vaccine shots next week to the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions, Kyodo quoted the health ministry as saying on Friday. People aged 60 and older as well as ....
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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 ....
