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Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand
Date: 2023-01-19 21:35:45 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:83 - ID:9977193
WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October, ABC News reported. At the party’s first caucus meeting ....
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Lagarde says ECB to stay the course on rates
Date: 2023-01-19 17:11:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:9976680
DAVOS, Jan 19 (MENA) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde signalled that the bank would continue to increase interest rates this year amid an improved economic outlook and historically tight labor market. Speaking Thursday at ....
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Germany remains one of US's important allies - Austin
Date: 2023-01-19 13:51:04 GMT - Germany - World - SN:50 - ID:9976179
BERLIN, Jan 19 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed on Thursday that Germany remains one of the country's most important allies. During a press conference in Berlin after meeting his German counterpart, Austin said " I'd like to ....
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Russia preparing to use another package of Iranian drones against Ukraine – Zelensky
Date: 2023-01-19 12:56:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:42 - ID:9976356
KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russia is preparing to launch another attack on Ukraine with Iranian drones, but Ukraine’s Air Force is ready to repel it, Ukrinform reported Thursday quoting a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 668 mln
Date: 2023-01-19 12:23:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9976314
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - As many as 668,046,091 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that about 6,730,527 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Lavrov hails defense agreements with Belarus as timely
Date: 2023-01-19 12:22:33 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:35 - ID:9976292
MINSK, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting Thursday with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko he sees the agreements with Belarus on military-technical and defense cooperation as timely, BelTA ....
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EU chief Charles Michel says on his way to Ukraine’s Kyiv
Date: 2023-01-19 10:55:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:29 - ID:9975844
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (MENA) - EU chief Charles Michel on Thursday said he was on his way to Kyiv to discuss with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy what “concrete measures” Europe can take to support Ukraine. “I am on my way to Kyiv,” Michel said in a ....
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In Davos, leaders fret over fragmenting global economy: US paper
Date: 2023-01-19 10:54:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:9975991
DAVOS, Jan 19 (MENA) - Geopolitical rivalry, technology decoupling and protectionism have increasingly altered the world’s business and political landscape, adding new risks and threats and, for some, opportunity, say executives and officials ....
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Timing of appointment of Russia’s envoy to EU depends on readiness of Brussels — diplomat
Date: 2023-01-19 10:44:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9975818
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) – The timing of the appointment of a new permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the EU depends on the readiness of Brussels for a political dialogue at the appropriate level. Kirill Logvinov, Russia's acting ....
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Russia bans entry to 31 New Zealanders in tit-for-tat move — Foreign Ministry
Date: 2023-01-19 10:38:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9975982
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) – Russia has indefinitely banned entry to 31 New Zealand’s officials and journalists as a tit-for-tat measure, TASS reported. "In response to new sanctions by New Zealand’s government against Russian private individuals and ....