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US, Ukrainian defense ministers discuss developments in Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-05-13 07:06:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9566105
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov to discuss the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine and provide an update on US and international security ....
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Covid cases exceed 520 million worldwide- JHU
Date: 2022-05-13 06:53:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9566074
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – As many as 520,114,674 people were reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that about 6,260,267 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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S. Korea reports 32,451 new COVID-19 infections
Date: 2022-05-13 06:50:50 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:9566097
SEOUL, May 13 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below the 40,000s for the second straight day Friday, amid the government's continued effort to move the country back to pre-pandemic normalcy, Yonhap News Agency reported. The ....
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UN envoy condemns latest Israeli settlement expansion plan
Date: 2022-05-12 21:58:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:116 - ID:9565968
NEW YORK, May 12 (MENA) – The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, announced on Thursday. “I condemn ....
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UN trying to bring Russia, Ukraine together to discuss humanitarian issues - official
Date: 2022-05-12 21:12:43 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:112 - ID:9565901
NEW YORK, May 12 (MENA) – The United Nations is exploring ways to bring together Russia and Ukraine "to discuss humanitarian issues, including safe passage for civilians and the movement of humanitarian convoys", Joyce Msuya, Assistant ....
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Russia insists UNSC should openly discuss US biolabs in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-12 21:12:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:9565900
MOSCOW, May 12 (MENA) – State Duma Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya said that Russia insists on an open discussion of the activities of US biological laboratories in Ukraine at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the legislature’s press service said ....
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Finland entry will be 'smooth and swift': NATO chief
Date: 2022-05-12 12:02:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:48 - ID:9564861
BRUSSELS, May 12 (MENA) - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed a decision by Finland's leaders to back joining the alliance and said the eventual membership process would be "smooth and swift". "I welcome the joint statement by Finnish President ....
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Sweden plans to send NATO application next week, paper says
Date: 2022-05-12 11:20:14 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:46 - ID:9564684
STOCKHOLM, May 12 (MENA) - Sweden's government plans to submit an application to join NATO next week, following neighbor Finland in re-writing its post-World War Two security policy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Expressen newspaper ....
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Travel ban on ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, 16 others.
Date: 2022-05-12 10:51:33 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:42 - ID:9564664
COLOMBO, May 12 (MENA) - The Fort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday issued a travel ban on on Ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Namal Rajapaksa, MP Johnston Fernando and 14 others, 1st News reported on Thursday. They are barred from traveling ....
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Taiwan reports 65,385 Covdi-19 cases, 17 deaths
Date: 2022-05-12 10:00:40 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:36 - ID:9564526
TAIPEI, May 12 (MENA) - The Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 65,385 local Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 12), a 14% increase from the previous day, Taiwan News reported. The new cases brings the tally of infections to ....
