ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
Putin considers sanctions absurd, not worthy of discussion - Kremlin
Date: 2015-06-01 21:25:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:139 - ID:2710965
MOSCOW, June 1 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin never raises the issue of sanctions against Russia in talks with his foreign colleagues because Moscow considers the use of restrictive measures absurd and was not the initiator of "sanction ....
-
French unemployment rises 0.7% in April to historic high
Date: 2015-06-01 21:09:39 GMT - France - World - SN:134 - ID:2711045
PARIS, June 1 (MENA) - Despite some modest signs of economic recovery, French unemployment figures climbed to a historic high of 3.53 million people in April, according to official figures released on Monday, according to France24. Unemployment ....
-
Beijing launches toughest smoking ban
Date: 2015-06-01 20:41:22 GMT - China - World - SN:131 - ID:2710957
BEIJING, June 1 (MENA) - China’s capital began imposing the country’s toughest ban on smoking in public places Monday in hopes of stemming a looming health crisis in a society where smoking remains a nearly ubiquitous part of dining, social events ....
-
Lindsey Graham jumps into 2016 presidential race
Date: 2015-06-01 20:12:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:125 - ID:2710657
WASHINGTON, June 1 (MENA) - South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is “ready to be commander-in-chief on day one,” the Republican said, announcing his presidential bid from his hometown today, ABC News reported on Monday. "I’m pretty sure no one ....
-
Rosatom company ready to build nuclear reactors in continental part of China
Date: 2015-06-01 19:39:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:117 - ID:2710569
MOSCOW, June 1 (MENA) - Deputy Director General of Rosatom for International Business and Development Kirill Komarov said that the company is ready to build nuclear reactors in the continental part of China. China considers the possibility of ....
-
EU mission rescues 5,000 migrants in 3 days
Date: 2015-06-01 17:08:38 GMT - Italy - World - SN:95 - ID:2709673
ROME, June 1 (MENA) - An Italian coast guard vessel brought the 17 corpses ashore at the port of Augusta on the southern island of Sicily on Sunday, after they were discovered on a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean, Deutsche Welle reported ....
-
S. Korean, Swiss FMs meet to discuss bilateral issues, NK nukes
Date: 2015-06-01 16:36:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:84 - ID:2709161
SEOUL, June 1 (MENA) - South Korea and Switzerland agreed Monday to continue cooperation on North Korea's nuclear ambitions and other global security issues, Yonhap quoted a Foreign Ministry's statement as saying. The agreement came at a meeting ....
-
Bill Gates thinks Ebola deadliest threat to humankind
Date: 2015-06-01 16:34:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:2709157
WASHINGTON, June 1 (MENA) - Co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates believes that widespread infectious disease is the greatest threat to humankind, which he thinks is not prepared, the Time ....
-
FAO to honor Egypt for fighting hunger
Date: 2015-06-01 15:53:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:69 - ID:2708493
ROME, June 1 (MENA) – Egypt will be honored by international organizations for its efforts in combating hunger and reducing the number of hunger sufferers during a celebration on June 7, Egypt’s Ambassador here Amr Helmy said. The celebration, ....
-
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej returns to hospital
Date: 2015-06-01 07:41:36 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:12 - ID:2704993
BANGKOK, June 1 (MENA) - Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has gone back into hospital, only a few weeks after being discharged, the BBC reported. A statement from the palace on Sunday said he was undergoing tests at the Siriraj Hospital in ....