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  • Russia won't try to end Ukraine operation by Victory Day

    Date: 2022-05-02 17:48:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:9549677

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Moscow won’t set artificial timeframes for its military operation in Ukraine in order to complete it by Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Italy’s Mediaset ....

  • US embassy in Ukraine says it hopes to return to Kyiv by the end of May

    Date: 2022-05-02 17:22:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:52 - ID:9549665

    KIEV, May 2 (MENA) - The US embassy hopes to return to Kyiv by the end of May if conditions permit, AlArabiya channel quoted its charge d’affaires, Kristina Kvien, as saying on Monday. "We listen to the security professionals, and when they tell ....

  • German Chancellor: EU to halt Russian coal imports in summer

    Date: 2022-05-02 16:56:53 GMT - Germany - World - SN:50 - ID:9549640

    BERLIN, May 2 (MENA) - The European Union is set to cease coal imports from Russia this summer, intending to phase out Russia oil supply until the end of 2022 and "severely" reduce gas imports, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told The Indian Express ....

  • Hungary continues to reject gas and oil embargo on Russia

    Date: 2022-05-02 13:46:31 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:40 - ID:9549452

    BUDAPEST, May 2 (MENA) - Hungary’s stance regarding embargoes on Russia oil and gas has not changed, “we do not support them”, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications, said in a Facebook post on Monday. Kovács reacted ....

  • Ukraine wants S. Korea to help rebuild war-torn cities: envoy

    Date: 2022-05-02 12:50:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:35 - ID:9549290

    SEOUL, May 2 (MENA) - Ukraine hopes South Korea and other developed countries will help rebuild cities destroyed by the Russian military operation, Yonhap quoted Kyiv's top envoy to Seoul as saying Monday. Speaking at a seminar on the ....

  • Russian army destroyed 10 Ukrainian drones, 2 Tochka-U missiles - spokesman

    Date: 2022-05-02 11:50:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9549266

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Russian air defense systems destroyed ten Ukrainian drones and two Tochka-U missiles near the settlement of Donetskoye, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov was quoted by TASS as saying on ....

  • Putin greets Russia’s Muslims on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2022-05-02 10:53:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9549171

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted Russian Muslims on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, with the telegram posted on the Kremlin’s website on Monday, TASS reported. "This ancient holiday, which is significant for every Muslim, ....

  • S. Korea reports 20,084 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-05-02 10:09:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:9549111

    SEOUL, May 2 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to around 20,000 on Monday, marking the lowest level in nearly three months, as the country lifted the outdoor mask mandate in a major step toward regaining normalcy, Yonhap ....

  • Russia records 6,207 new coronavirus cases, 136 deaths over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-05-02 09:33:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9549090

    MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Russia has reported 6,207 new cases of coronavirus and 136 novel deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a statement released by the national coronavirus information center on Monday. Total infections hit 18,195,608 in ....

  • NZ reports 6,731 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-05-02 08:10:22 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:19 - ID:9548974

    WELLINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 6,731 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 943,428. The Health Ministry on Monday said the death tally reached 713, while the ....

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