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  • World Bank chief to leave in June

    Date: 2023-02-15 21:22:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:10022017

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - President of the World Bank David Malpass is quitting. He informed staff in an email seen by POLITICO on Wednesday that he would leave his job at the end of the fiscal year in June. Malpass said it had been an ....

  • Pakistani FM, IAEA chief hold talks

    Date: 2023-02-15 12:15:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:54 - ID:10021066

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had talks on Wednesday with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who is visiting Pakistan on February 15-16. During his ....

  • Biden, Modi discuss Air India's Boeing deal

    Date: 2023-02-15 12:10:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:10021020

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to discuss the historic agreement for Air India to purchase over 200 American-made aircraft from Boeing, the White House said in a press ....

  • War in Ukraine at 1 year...Pain, resilience in global economy: AP

    Date: 2023-02-15 10:50:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:10020766

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Associated Press cast a spotlight on the global economic situation after one year after Russia lunched its military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and caused widespread suffering, the global economy is ....

  • US strong supporter of Serbia's EU ambitions

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:49:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:10020610

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US is a strong supporter of Serbia's EU ambitions. "The US values the strategic partnership we enjoy with Serbia to advance a more stable, secure, and prosperous future for all citizens of the Western Balkans," ....

  • Taiwan plans submarine rescue vessel

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:48:39 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:28 - ID:10020623

    TAIPEI, Feb 15 (MENA) - As Taiwan’s submarine project continues to develop, the Navy is planning to spend NT$10.1 billion (US$332.77 million) on a submarine rescue vessel, Taiwan News quoted reports as saying Wednesday. Due to Chinese pressure ....

  • US Deputy Secretary of State meets his Japanese counterpart

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:23:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:10020611

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Wednesday with Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo in Washington, D.C. They discussed the strength of the US-Japan Alliance and emphasized the ....

  • US Awards $522M contracts for artillery shells for Ukraine - paper

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:23:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:10020608

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US Army announced Tuesday that it had awarded $522 million in orders to two companies to manufacture 155 mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine, The Defense Post reported Wednesday. The orders, officially decided on ....

  • US, EU express solidarity with people of Turkey, Syria after devastating quake

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:22:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:10020485

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US and the EU reaffirmed their continued support and coordination on supporting Ukraine's sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression. Spokesperson Ned Price said that US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman ....

  • Battle of Bakhmut rages on between Russian, Ukrainian forces: The Guardian

    Date: 2023-02-15 09:07:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:10020549

    LONDON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces have reportedly blown up a bridge near the eastern city of Bakhmut, in a sign they may be planning to retreat from the area, which would give Russia a significant, symbolic boost ahead of the first ....

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