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Conflict in Ukraine adds to global food security threat: WFP
Date: 2022-03-18 21:01:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:83 - ID:9476925
GENEVA, March 18 (MENA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high. WFP's Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine ....
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UK revokes broadcasting license of RT TV channel
Date: 2022-03-18 19:35:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:79 - ID:9476867
LONDON, March 18 (MENA) - Russian RT news channel has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked "with immediate effect" by media regulator Ofcom. The watchdog said RT's parent body ANO TV Novosti was not "fit and proper to hold a UK ....
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Xi stresses joint China-U.S. efforts for world peace, tranquility
Date: 2022-03-18 18:33:39 GMT - China - World - SN:74 - ID:9476808
BEIJING, March 18 (MENA) - China and the United States must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world peace and tranquility, Chinese President Xi ....
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Putin, Macron mull latest developments in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-18 18:29:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9476797
MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments in Ukraine. During the call, Putin said Moscow was doing “everything possible” to avoid civilian ....
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Ukraine asks Red Cross to make Russia take away bodies of its servicemen
Date: 2022-03-18 17:45:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:71 - ID:9476733
KIEV, March 18 (MENA) - Ukraine has once again asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to call on Russia to take away the bodies of killed soldiers from the Ukrainian territory, the local Ukrinform reported Friday "Prime ....
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Russia vows to respond to 'baseless' expulsions of its diplomats
Date: 2022-03-18 17:34:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:9476719
MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - Russia warned Friday that Moscow would respond to the "baseless" expulsions of its diplomats from European countries. "All unfounded expulsions of Russian diplomats will have a corresponding response," Russian Foreign ....
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China, Cambodia agree to advance Belt, Road cooperation
Date: 2022-03-18 16:11:51 GMT - China - World - SN:66 - ID:9476651
BEIJING, March 18 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday, with both sides agreeing to promote Belt and Road cooperation, Xinhua news agency reported. The two ....
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S. Korea, France hold working-level defense talks on space security cooperation
Date: 2022-03-18 15:26:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:63 - ID:9476604
SEOUL, March 18 (MENA) - South Korea and France held their first working-level talks on space security in Paris this week as a follow-up to their defense ministerial talks last month, Yonhap news agency quoted Seoul's defense ministry as saying ....
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222 people killed in Kyiv since Russian military operation began
Date: 2022-03-18 15:23:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:62 - ID:9476602
KIEV, March 18 (MENA) - A total of 222 people, including 60 civilians, have been killed in Kyiv since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Ukrinform reported. Mykola Povoroznyk, First Deputy Head at Kyiv City State Administration, said this at ....
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Denmark ready to send troops to peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-18 15:13:48 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:61 - ID:9476500
COPENHAGEN, March 18 (MENA) - Denmark is ready to send soldiers to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, Defense Minister Morten Bødskov said after Poland suggested such a mission should be carried out, according to EURACTIV Network on Friday. "The ....