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Russia declares 10 employees of Romanian embassy, one of Bulgarian embassy personae non gratae
Date: 2022-05-13 15:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9567112
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Moscow, responding to Romania’s actions, has declared 10 employees of this country’s embassy in Russia as personae non gratae, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry carried by TASS Friday. "On May 13, ....
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Taiwan to start 4th COVID vaccine doses next week
Date: 2022-05-13 15:07:30 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:57 - ID:9567079
TAIPEI, May 13 (MENA) - People aged 65 and above, or those over 60 who are immunocompromised will be able to receive a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week at the earliest, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) of Taiwan said ....
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Russia: Suspect detained for preparing attack in Sochi admits he sought to kill over 50 people
Date: 2022-05-13 13:34:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9566767
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - A suspect detained for preparation of a terror attack in a shopping mall in Sochi is a sympathizer of the outlawed "Columbine" movement and sought to kill over 50 people, TASS news agency reported Friday. "I wanted to ....
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Jerome Powell confirmed to second term as Federal Reserve chair
Date: 2022-05-13 12:18:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9566630
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - The US Senate confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to a second term leading the central bank on Thursday, as he faces the enormous task of slashing the highest inflation in 40 years without sending the country ....
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Putin, Scholz discuss situation in Ukraine, progress of Moscow-Kiev talks - Kremlin
Date: 2022-05-13 11:42:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9566564
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again discussed the situation in Ukraine, including the course of talks between Moscow and Kiev delegations, the ....
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US, UK establish landmark partnership to launch new era of spaceflights
Date: 2022-05-13 10:43:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:9566458
LONDON, May 13 (MENA) - British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a declaration on May 11 to work together on future commercial spaceflight missions, in the iconic Smithsonian Institution. ....
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Russia records 4,896 daily COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-05-13 09:08:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9566291
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 4,896 over the past day to 18,250,290, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Friday. The country's COVID-19 recoveries rose by 7,257 over the past day, reaching 17,633,601, ....
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Japan agrees with Britain, Canada, France on G-7 unity against Russia
Date: 2022-05-13 08:52:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9566268
TOKYO/BERLIN, May 13 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has agreed with his counterparts from Britain, Canada and France on the importance of the Group of Seven countries standing in unity to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ....
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At least 11 migrants killed off Puerto Rico coast after their boat capsizes
Date: 2022-05-13 08:32:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9566231
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - At least 11 suspected migrants mainly from Haiti and the Dominican Republic have died after their boat, which was carrying an unknown number of passengers, overturned off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Daily Mail reported ....
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Japan PM vows to help developing nations' COVID response with $5 bln
Date: 2022-05-13 07:52:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9566162
TOKYO, May 13 (MENA) - Japan will assist developing nations with their anti-coronavirus steps with cumulative assistance worth $5 billion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday during a global summit aimed at galvanizing efforts to tackle the ....