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US State Department orders staff to leave US embassy in Kyiv
Date: 2022-02-12 12:37:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9413753
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) - The US State Department today ordered all non-emergency US employees at its Kyiv embassy to depart due to continued reports of a Russian military build-up near the Ukrainian border, indicating potential for significant ....
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Taliban releases foreign journalists who were detained while working for UN refugee agency
Date: 2022-02-12 10:39:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9413049
NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) – Two journalists and Afghan nationals working for the United Nations were released by the Taliban on Friday, according to the United Nations, hours after the news of their detention in Kabul was made public, The ....
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British troops won’t be sent to Ukraine if Russia invades
Date: 2022-02-12 10:36:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:9413429
LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - British troops will not be deployed to Ukraine in the event of a conflict with Russia, the armed forces minister has said. James Heappey said British nationals in Ukraine should ‘leave now’ as the military will not help ....
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US, India review bilateral ties, discuss Russia-Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-02-12 10:32:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9413050
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Quad Ministerial in Melbourne, discussing the current situation in Afghanistan, diplomatic efforts in the Russia-Ukraine ....
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More than 30 Russian combat ships start drills in Black Sea
Date: 2022-02-12 09:09:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:9413228
MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Over 30 combat ships of various classes from the Black Sea Fleet and other Fleets are involved in drills as part of combined arms task forces, naval strike groups and detachments of amphibious assault ships, the the press ....
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US army chief phones his Russian counterpart
Date: 2022-02-12 08:41:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9413114
MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Top US General Mark Milley spoke by telephone on Friday with his Russian counterpart General Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said, amid US warnings that Russia is poised to potentially invade Ukraine, NDTV reported. ....
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Canada urges its nationals to leave Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-12 08:09:42 GMT - Canada - World - SN:10 - ID:9413117
OTTAWA, Feb 12 (MENA) - The Canadian government is urging its nationals still in Ukraine to leave the country now over ongoing Russian threats and the danger of the eruption of an armed dispute. "As we continue to work closely with our partners ....
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Pandemic's 'acute phase' could end by midyear: WHO
Date: 2022-02-11 22:04:21 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:82 - ID:9412953
CAPE TOWN, Feb 11 (MENA) - Head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic could end this year if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated. Ghebreyesus was speaking ....
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UK, Norway join US in urging nationals to leave Ukraine immediately
Date: 2022-02-11 20:37:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9412915
LONDON, Feb 11 (MENA) - Britain and Norway have joined the US in urging their nationals in Ukraine to leave the country as soon as possible amid fears of a Russian invasion, euronews reported. Britain's Foreign Office said on Friday evening that ....
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Taiwan — EMSC
Date: 2022-02-11 20:12:50 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:79 - ID:9412886
TAIPEI CITY, Feb 11 (MENA) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Taiwan on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. (MENA) K F E/R R N ....
