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Spain will reopen its embassy in Kyiv "in the coming days," prime minister says
Date: 2022-04-18 20:10:00 GMT - Spain - World - SN:90 - ID:9528338
MADRID, April 18 (MENA) - Spain will reopen its embassy in Kyiv “in the coming days,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday, becoming the latest country to return its diplomats to the Ukrainian capital, CNN reported. The reopening ....
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US to co-host second global Covid summit on 12 May
Date: 2022-04-18 15:49:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9528171
WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - A second global Covid-19 summit will take place virtually on 12 May, the White House has announced, seeking to increase the take-up rate of vaccinations internationally. The news comes as the BA.2 subvariant begins ....
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Human Rights Watch website blocked in Russia
Date: 2022-04-18 13:47:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9527874
MOSCOW, April 18 (MENA) - Access to the Human Rights Watch website has been blocked in Russia on the orders from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office over an article on the Russian operation in Ukraine, Interfax reported on Monday. According ....
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Poland received 2.816 mln refugees from Ukraine since February 24
Date: 2022-04-18 10:29:10 GMT - Poland - World - SN:39 - ID:9527338
WARSAW, April 18 (MENA) - Over 2.816 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Monday. More than 17,000 refugees have crossed the ....
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Russian troops in Mariupol using same tactics as in Chechnya - UK defense ministry
Date: 2022-04-18 10:07:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:9527341
LONDON, April 18 (MENA) - Shelling populated areas within Mariupol, Russian troops are using the same tactics that were previously used in Chechnya and Syria, Ukrinform quoted the UK Ministry of Defense as saying on Monday. "The targeting of ....
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Russia reports 9,434 new Covid-19 cases, 213 fatalities
Date: 2022-04-18 09:27:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9527229
MOSCOW, April 18 (MENA) - Russia reported 9,434 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of coronavirus infections in the country to 18,084,151, TASS News Agency reported Monday quoting the anti-coronavirus crisis ....
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Small Russian Orthodox Church burned down in Paris
Date: 2022-04-18 09:27:07 GMT - France - World - SN:30 - ID:9527234
PARI, April 18 (MENA) - A small Russian Orthodox Church in Paris was burned down on Sunday as the war in Ukraine stepped to day 54 despite global condemnation. According to reports by Parisian news outlet Le Parisien, the St. Seraphim of Sarov ....
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War and stagflation threaten global economy as pandemic recovery slows
Date: 2022-04-18 09:26:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:9527176
LONDON, April 18 (MENA) - The twin perils of slowing growth and high inflation, or stagflation, will hit the global economy this year as Russia’s war against Ukraine exacerbates a slowdown in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to ....
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UN declares 2023 International Year of Millets
Date: 2022-04-18 08:56:40 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:26 - ID:9527159
NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, sponsored by India, to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The resolution is intended to increase public awareness on the health benefits of millets and ....
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Ukrainian defenders killed about 20,600 Russian invaders - General Staff
Date: 2022-04-18 08:37:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:23 - ID:9527171
KIEV, April 18 (MENA) - Ukrainian defenders have already killed about 20,600 Russian soldiers. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Facebook. The Ukrainian army also destroyed 790 Russian ....