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Blinken thanks Brazil for seeking peaceful resolution of dispute between Venezuela & Guyana
Date: 2023-12-15 08:09:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10491773
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to thank Brazil for its diplomatic leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the ....
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Japan, US craft measures to step up cooperation in education
Date: 2023-12-15 07:59:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10491762
TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan and the United States have agreed to help increase the number of licensed Japanese language teachers and roll out various measures to step up education cooperation, Kyodo quoted officials with knowledge of the matter as ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 343,890
Date: 2023-12-15 07:56:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10491761
KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 343,890 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 15, 2023, including 1,090 occupiers in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said ....
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21,200 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-12-15 07:53:49 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:10491757
WARSAW, Dec 15 (MENA) - About 21,200 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 18,600 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 17.7 ....
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EU Commission approves €1bn Slovak aid for Green Energy
Date: 2023-12-15 07:28:36 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:9 - ID:10491735
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Slovak scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial ....
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4 officers, 3 militants killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
Date: 2023-12-15 07:22:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:10491730
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - Militants attacked a regional police headquarters and two military posts in northwest Pakistan early Friday, triggering firefights that killed four officers and three insurgents, ABC news quoted security officials as ....
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Hungary blocks EU financial aid worth €50bn for Ukraine
Date: 2023-12-15 07:17:05 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:7 - ID:10491724
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc, RTE reported. A crunch summit in ....
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Australia expands training support to Ukrainian forces
Date: 2023-12-15 07:09:06 GMT - Australia - World - SN:6 - ID:10491716
CANBBERA, Dec 15 (MENA) - Australia will expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of Operation Kudu in 2024. This is said in a press release by the Ministry of Defense of Australia, Ukrinform ....
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4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan
Date: 2023-12-15 06:25:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:1 - ID:10491678
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Friday at 9.13 am, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on X (formerly Twitter). According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 09:13:59 ....
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Rise in Russophobia part of global campaign against Russia — Putin
Date: 2023-12-14 21:33:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:10491575
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (MENA) - Russophobia is on the rise as the world continues to stand against Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the combined Direct Line Q&A session and year-end press conference. "As regards Russophobia, this is part ....