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The eerie silence of starvation 'is deafening, it never leaves you': UN official
Date: 2023-08-04 05:42:42 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:3 - ID:10285925
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (MENA) - The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red line for international peace and security, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator said on Thursday, warning that warring groups ....
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Canadian Court awards dlrs 142 mln to families of flight PS752 victims
Date: 2023-08-04 05:13:08 GMT - Canada - World - SN:2 - ID:10285895
OTTAWA, Aug 4 (MENA) - A Canadian court has awarded over dlrs 142 million in compensation to the families of eight passengers aboard Flight PS752 who died when the plane was shot down over Tehran more than three years ago, CBC reported. The ....
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Russia was doing its utmost to prevent war, protect Donbass people’s rights -Kremlin
Date: 2023-08-03 21:09:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:10285775
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) – Russia was doing its utmost to prevent war and defend the rights of Donbass residents when the coup d'etat took place in Ukraine and nationalists came to power, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a youth ....
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Blinken calls on dozens of states to participate in UN Global Food Insecurity meeting
Date: 2023-08-03 20:29:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:10285774
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on dozens of states to participate in a meeting aiming at Maintenance of International Peace and Security, Famine and Conflict-Induced Global Food Insecurity. In statements, ....
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France has condemned Niger’s decision to suspend the broadcasts of the France 24 TV channel and Radio France Internationale (RFI) in Niger, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Date: 2023-08-03 20:28:55 GMT - France - World - SN:78 - ID:10285799
PARIS, Aug 3 (MENA) - France has condemned Niger’s decision to suspend the broadcasts of the France 24 TV channel and Radio France Internationale (RFI) in Niger, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday. "France reaffirms its constant ....
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Developing countries have no dependence on Russian grain: Russian expert
Date: 2023-08-03 15:17:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:10285389
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Developing countries have no dependence on Russian grain, despite its low price, President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Thursday. "While Russian grain is cheaper ....
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Ukrainian PM: War costs Ukraine about $54B per year
Date: 2023-08-03 13:56:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:49 - ID:10285294
KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and confronting Russia in the war it started costs Ukraine about UAH 2 trillion (about $54 billion) per year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. He was speaking Thursday at a ....
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Putin calls on domestic producers to provide for Russia’s ‘basic’ needs
Date: 2023-08-03 13:54:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10285295
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Russia will not abandon importing goods but basic items should come from domestic producers, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with chief executives from the manufacturing industry. "Certainly, imports are also ....
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EU agrees to extend sanctions on Belarus
Date: 2023-08-03 12:42:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:43 - ID:10285239
BRUSSELS, Aug 3 (MENA) - The European Commission welcomes Thursday adoption by the Council of further targeted restrictive measures arising from Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, and in response to Belarus's involvement in the aggression. In ....
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US orders evacuation of some embassy staff, families from Niger
Date: 2023-08-03 11:52:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:10285130
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The United States ordered the evacuation of some staff and families from its embassy in Niger after military officers seized power there, the State Department said on Wednesday, even as the mission will remain open and ....