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Russia not to remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO - Senior diplomat
Date: 2022-05-09 12:54:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:9558970
MOSCOW, May 9 (MENA) - Russia will "not remain indifferent" if Finland joins NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Monday, according to Russia Today. Finland and Sweden are deliberating applying for membership in the ....
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German chancellor in London vows to continue sending heavy weapons to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-09 11:03:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:9558595
LONDON, May 9 (MENA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his county will continue sending heavy weapons to Ukraine, adding that it was the country’s historical responsibility to help the government in Kyiv defend itself against Russian aggression, ....
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‘West was preparing to invade our land,’ Putin says on Victory Day
Date: 2022-05-09 10:41:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:9558514
MOSCOW, May 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that his country's intervention in Ukraine had been necessary because the West was “preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea.” Putin was speaking at the annual ....
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Elon Musk warns Japan will cease to exist if birthrate continues decline
Date: 2022-05-09 10:40:30 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:9558518
TOKYO, May 9 (MENA) - Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has warned that Japan will perish if it does not reverse its declining birthrate, responding to a tweet of a Kyodo News article that said the country's population saw its largest drop on record in ....
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Canada to help Ukraine demine Russia-controlled territories - Zelensky
Date: 2022-05-09 10:33:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:38 - ID:9558307
KIEV, May 9 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to increase cooperation in demining the Russia-controlled territories of Ukraine, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform ....
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Death toll from hotel explosion in Havana rises to 30
Date: 2022-05-09 09:49:09 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:30 - ID:9558333
HAVANA, May 9 (MENA) - The death toll from Friday's explosion at Hotel Saratoga in Havana rose to 30, as search and rescue efforts continue, Xinhua reported. The Ministry of Public Health reported Monday that there are also 84 injuries, with 19 ....
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Philippines' outgoing president casts vote in presidential election
Date: 2022-05-09 09:48:29 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:29 - ID:9558434
MANILA, May 9 (MENA) - Philippines' outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte cast his vote for this year’s national and local elections in his hometown Davao City on Monday, local media reported. The President voted at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National ....
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Earthquake with magnitude 6.1 strikes Taiwan
Date: 2022-05-09 08:55:58 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:24 - ID:9558252
TAIPEI, May 9 (MENA) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake off Taiwan’s eastern coast on Monday briefly shook buildings in Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage, according to South China Morning Post. The quake was felt across Taiwan, ....
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EU should seize Russian reserves to rebuild Ukraine, EU top diplomat says
Date: 2022-05-09 08:27:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:9558199
LONDON, May 9 (MENA) - EU capitals should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to cover the costs of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, the bloc’s top diplomat has said. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign ....
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WHO calls for stop of war in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-09 08:22:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:9558184
GENEVA, May 9 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for a stop of war in Ukraine. The director general praised the Ukrainian people for their resilience and drew on his own personal ....
