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EU renews importance of reducing tobacco consumption
Date: 2023-05-31 08:15:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:25 - ID:10186257
BRUSSELS, May 31 (MENA) - European Union (EU) Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides renewed Wednesday importance of reducing tobacco consumption. Kyriakides said in a statement marking the World No Tobacco Day: “Today, tobacco ....
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Key US House committee votes to advance debt ceiling bill
Date: 2023-05-31 06:57:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10186097
WASHINGTON, May 31 (MENA) - A key House of Representatives committee voted to send a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling to the full chamber for a Wednesday vote, Alhurra news channel reported. The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 ....
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Putin to meet with president of Eritrea in Moscow - Kremlin
Date: 2023-05-31 06:53:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10186113
MOSCOW, May 31 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerk, who is on an official visit to Russia, TASS news agency said Wednesday quoting a statement by the Kremlin. "Afwerk, who is on an ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 207,910
Date: 2023-05-31 06:39:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10186083
KIEV, May 31 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 207,910 Russian soldiers between February 24, 2022 and May 31, 2023, including 470 in the past day alone, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook, ....
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US 'strongly condemns' N Korea's space launch: White House
Date: 2023-05-31 06:33:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10186078
WASHINGTON May 31 (MENA) - The United States "strongly condemns" North Korea's attempt to launch a spy satellite into space, the White House said, calling it a "brazen violation" of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, The Korea ....
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IAEA chief plans to visit Ukraine, Russia
Date: 2023-05-31 06:29:17 GMT - Austria - World - SN:10 - ID:10186055
VIENNA, May 31 (MENA) - Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi said Wednesday that he plans to visit Ukraine and Russia as part of efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power ....
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Japan enacts law for operating nuclear reactors beyond 60-yr limit
Date: 2023-05-31 06:19:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10186062
TOKYO, May 31 (MENA) - The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that allows nuclear reactors in the country to be operated beyond the current limit of 60 years to help cut carbon emissions while ensuring an adequate national energy supply, ....
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4.9-magnitude quake hits Quezon Province in Philippines
Date: 2023-05-31 05:38:25 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:3 - ID:10186011
MANILA, May 31 (MENA) - A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Quezon province on Tuesday late evening, ABS-CBN News reported Wednesday. The temblor occurred 14 kilometers northeast of Infanta town at 11:22 pm with a depth of 5 km. Intensity 2 was ....
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Ukraine will join Development Bank of Council of Europe
Date: 2023-05-30 08:31:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:10184599
KYIV, May 30 (MENA) - The Ukrainian parliament adopted a law to allow Ukraine to become a member of the CEB, which will contribute to developing new housing and social infrastructure programs and provide opportunities to attract investments to offer ....
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Biden, Erdogan discuss cooperation as NATO Allies over phone
Date: 2023-05-30 08:14:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10184555
WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on his re-election as President of Türkiye, a White House statement said Tuesday. "They expressed their shared ....
