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Russia’s daily COVID-19 cases surge by almost 5,100
Date: 2022-05-04 17:10:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:9551798
MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) – Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 5,093 over the past day to 18,206,167, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday. As many as 1,398 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down ....
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Austria says to provide extra $48.5 mln in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 16:32:18 GMT - Austria - World - SN:41 - ID:9551760
VIENNA, May 4 (MENA) - Austria will allocate almost 46 million euros ($48.5 million) in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid Russia's military operation, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The Austrian Council of Ministers ....
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Kremlin spokesman sees no progress in talks with Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 15:50:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9551647
MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) - The Russian-Ukrainian talks seem to be headed nowhere, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. "There still has been no progress on the negotiation track, it is more like the opposite. Ukraine's ....
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Kidnapped Dominican diplomat freed in Haiti
Date: 2022-05-04 15:39:44 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:38 - ID:9551714
SANTO DOMINGO, May 4 (MENA) - A diplomat from the Dominican Republic had been freed four days after being kidnapped in neighboring Haiti, the Dominican foreign minister said Wednesday. The minister, Roberto Alvarez, said in a tweet that Carlitin ....
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Italy's FM: We're backing Ukraine's EU bid
Date: 2022-05-04 15:31:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:36 - ID:9551597
ROME, May 4 (MENA) - Italy is backing Ukraine's bid to join the European Union, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a long phone call Wednesday morning, ANSA News Agency reported. "Premier (Mario) ....
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3,238 killed in Ukraine since start of war, toll is likely higher: UN
Date: 2022-05-04 15:23:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:9551595
GENEVA, May 4 (MENA) - The United Nations has confirmed 3,238 civilian deaths and 3,397 injuries in Ukraine since the Russian military operation in Ukraine on February 24. On Government-controlled territory, 1,599 civilians were killed and 1,260 ....
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Australia provides $173 million in aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 14:46:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:32 - ID:9551574
KIEV, May 4 (MENA) - Australia has so far granted USD173 million in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an Ukrainian diplomat said. "To date, the total amount that Australia has provided to Ukraine is USD173 million. More than 40 million ....
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Russia's missile strikes on Lviv region leave 250,000 people without power
Date: 2022-05-04 14:26:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:30 - ID:9551616
KIEV, May 4 (MENA) - As a result of the missile strikes that the Russians launched on targets in Lviv region on the evening of May 3, some 85,000 households, or nearly 250,000 people, were left without electricity. This was stated at a briefing ....
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European Commission approves €11 billion German umbrella scheme to support companies
Date: 2022-05-04 12:48:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:24 - ID:9551452
BRUSSELS, May 4 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a German umbrella scheme with a budget of around €11 billion to support companies across sectors in the context of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, according to the European ....
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Japan PM Kishida, Pope Francis agree to aim for abolishing nuclear arms
Date: 2022-05-04 11:28:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9551298
ROME, May 4 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Pope Francis agreed Wednesday to aim for a world free of nuclear weapons as Russia's war against Ukraine poses a serious threat to global security, Kyodo reported. The visit to the ....