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Pope Francis calls for end to heavy bombing in Gaza, as he leaves hospital
Date: 2025-03-23 15:48:54 GMT - Italy - World - SN:40 - ID:11112792
ROME, March 23 (MENA) - After spending five weeks in the hospital for treatment of life-threatening double pneumonia, Pope Francis renewed his call for peace, urging an end to the violence in Gaza and other conflict zones. "I am saddened by the ....
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Financial Times: Orange juice prices plummet from record highs as demand sours
Date: 2025-03-23 12:07:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:11112497
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) - Orange juice futures have plunged amid waning demand for the perennial breakfast favorite as consumers have shunned an expensive and now bitter drink, according to the Financial Times newspaper. Concentrated orange ....
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Turkish court orders formal arrest of Istanbul mayor on corruption charge
Date: 2025-03-23 09:44:29 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:14 - ID:11112381
ANKARA, March 23 (MENA) - A Turkish court has officially ordered the arrest of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ordering his imprisonment on Sunday until trial conclusion on corruption charges, ....
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OPEN// Bulgarian and Romanian given second chance at life thanks to organ donation
Date: 2025-03-22 19:19:05 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:49 - ID:11111935
SOFIA, March 22 (MENA) – A Bulgarian and a Romanian received a second chance at life after the relatives of a 68-year-old deceased woman made the noble decision to donate her organs, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported. The donor situation ....
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George Foreman: two-time heavyweight boxing and entrepreneur dies aged 76
Date: 2025-03-22 08:53:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:11111260
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - Two-time heavyweight champion and boxing great George Foreman has died at the age of 76. Known as Big George in the ring, the American is famous for becoming the sport’s oldest ever world champion, NationalWorld ....
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Pakistan urges UNSC to act against Israeli aggression in Gaza, WB
Date: 2025-03-22 08:30:27 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:11111230
ISLAMABAD, March 22 (MENA) - Pakistan has asked the UN Security Council to act decisively against Israeli aggression in Gaza and West Bank, Radio Pakistan reported Saturday. Delivering a statement at the Security Council briefing on the ....
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Japan, China, South Korea agree to promote 'future-oriented' cooperation
Date: 2025-03-22 07:22:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:11111180
TOKYO, March 22 (MENA) - The top diplomats of Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Saturday to promote "future-oriented" cooperation during their meeting in Tokyo amid growing global uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade and ....
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US defense chief to visit Philippines, Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies
Date: 2025-03-22 07:16:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:11111176
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South ....
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Boeing wins battle for $20B fighter jet contract, Trump announces
Date: 2025-03-21 19:45:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:11110969
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The Pentagon will award its next-generation Air Force fighter jet contract to Boeing, a deal initially worth more than $20 billion, US President Donald Trump announced Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, ....
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IOM: Migrant deaths hit record in 2024
Date: 2025-03-21 11:36:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:11110502
GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday that a record number of at least 8,938 people were killed on migration routes around the world in 2024 stressing that the real number is “likely to be ....
