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Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine as war enters new phase
Date: 2022-05-04 22:15:44 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:78 - ID:9552016
WORLD CAPITALS, May 4 (MENA) - President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress for a $33 billion supplemental funding bill aimed at supporting Ukraine over the next several months as Russia's brutal and unrelenting war enters a new phase. In ....
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Russia says it killed 310 Ukraine fighters, destroyed 36 military equipment in 24 hours
Date: 2022-05-04 22:10:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:9552004
MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) – Russian troops killed 310 Ukrainian fighters and destroyed 36 units of weapons and military equipment on Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said. “Operational tactical and army ....
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for Covid
Date: 2022-05-04 21:34:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9552002
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon after beginning to experience symptoms, the State Department said. Blinken, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against the ....
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Poland receives more than 3.138 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-04 20:43:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:69 - ID:9551983
WARSAW, May 4 (MENA) - Over 3.138 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 19,400 refugees crossed the ....
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EU about to impose sixth sanctions package against Russia
Date: 2022-05-04 20:11:32 GMT - Italy - World - SN:63 - ID:9551965
ROME, May 4 (MENA) - European Union countries would stop importing Russian oil and refined products under a proposal presented Wednesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The ban would be part of the EU's sixth package of ....
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UK military: Russia to push to capture 2 more cities in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 19:34:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9551904
LONDON, May 4 (MENA) – The British military believes Russia will make a push to try to seize the cities of Kramatorsk and Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. The British made the comment Wednesday in a daily briefing it posts on Twitter about the ....
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Japan reports over 26,000 new coronavirus cases in one day
Date: 2022-05-04 18:52:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:9551842
TOKYO, May 4 (MENA) - Japan recorded 26,469 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7,987,000, NHK World Japan reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, 20 deaths have also been recorded ....
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US federal bank raises interest rate half-percentage point
Date: 2022-05-04 18:22:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9551877
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase and announced plans to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio starting next month in a double-barreled effort to reduce inflation that is ....
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S. Korea’s transition team strongly condemns N. Korea's ballistic missile launch
Date: 2022-05-04 17:55:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:9551840
SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) – The transition team of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launch Wednesday, saying the incoming government will deal sternly with any provocations, Yonhap ....
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Beijing adjusts quarantine period for inbound travelers
Date: 2022-05-04 17:36:49 GMT - China - World - SN:53 - ID:9551636
BEIJING, May 4 (MENA) - The Beijing municipal government announced Wednesday that travelers entering China via Beijing will be subject to 10 days of concentrated isolation plus seven days of home quarantine. Those entering China through other ....
