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  • S. Korea issues travel ban for conflict-stricken Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-28 16:15:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:10131845

    SEOUL, April 28 (MENA) - South Korea on Friday banned its citizens from traveling to Sudan due to concerns over the escalating military conflict in the country, Yonhap News Agency reported. The foreign ministry issued a Level 4 travel alert, the ....

  • UNHCR warns forcibly displaced 'facing' worsening risks in Sudan

    Date: 2023-04-28 15:40:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:10131758

    GENEVA, April 28 (MENA) - As hostilities flare in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that the conflict is having a devastating impact on the civilian population, including refugees and internally displaced people across the ....

  • Commission, EIB announce funds worth €18 billion to boost investments in climate action, sustainable economies 2 last Brussels/New York

    Date: 2023-04-28 15:24:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:10131781

    The Global Gateway strategy is the EU's positive offer to partner countries in support of their resilience and sustainable development. This offer aims at narrowing the global investment gap with value-driven investments from public and private ....

  • European Commission, EIB announce funds worth €18 billion to boost investments in climate action, sustainable economies

    Date: 2023-04-28 15:22:58 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:52 - ID:10131778

    BRUSSELS/NEW YORK, April 28 (MENA) - The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have announced €18 billion of financing under Global Gateway, Europe's investment strategy for partner countries, according to a press release by the ....

  • UN Security Council unanimously adopts UAE, Japan resolution on Afghan women, girls

    Date: 2023-04-28 15:09:52 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:51 - ID:10131725

    ABU DHABI, NEW YORK, April 28 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution drafted by the UAE and Japan, in their capacities as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file, that condemns the Taliban's decision banning ....

  • Japan to relist S. Korea as preferred trade country amid thaw in ties

    Date: 2023-04-28 15:05:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:50 - ID:10131746

    TOKYO, April 28 (MENA) - Japan will relist South Korea as a preferred trade partner after a similar move by Seoul on Tokyo's trade status, the Japanese government said Friday in the latest sign of a thaw in bilateral relations, Kyodo News reported. ....

  • Russia introduces life imprisonment for treason — law

    Date: 2023-04-28 14:38:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10131711

    MOSCOW, April 28 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that introduces life imprisonment for high treason and increases penalties for terrorism, according to the document published on Friday. The bill contains a number of ....

  • Arrival of 39 Greek, foreign nationals marks end of Sudan rescue operation

    Date: 2023-04-28 12:50:29 GMT - Greece - World - SN:40 - ID:10131471

    ATHENS, April 28 (MENA) - A C-130 military transport plane carrying 20 Greek citizens and 19 from other countries who were evacuated from Sudan landed at Elefsina Air Force Base, west of Athens, after 9 p.m. Thursday, eKathimerini newspaper ....

  • Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for three-day visit

    Date: 2023-04-28 11:14:54 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:33 - ID:10131154

    BUDAPEST, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Francis arrived in Hungary Friday for a three-day visit likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose views often clash with his own, France 24 ....

  • France inflation rate increased to 5.9% in April

    Date: 2023-04-28 09:58:31 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:10131111

    PARIS, April 28 (MENA) – Inflation Rate in France increased to 5.90% in April from 5.70% in March of 2023. This is above consensus of 5.7%, media outlets reported. The Consumer Price Index in France increased 0.60% in April of 2023 over the ....

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