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  • Developing countries have no dependence on Russian grain: Russian expert

    Date: 2023-08-03 15:17:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:10285389

    MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Developing countries have no dependence on Russian grain, despite its low price, President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Thursday. "While Russian grain is cheaper ....

  • Ukrainian PM: War costs Ukraine about $54B per year

    Date: 2023-08-03 13:56:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:49 - ID:10285294

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and confronting Russia in the war it started costs Ukraine about UAH 2 trillion (about $54 billion) per year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. He was speaking Thursday at a ....

  • Putin calls on domestic producers to provide for Russia’s ‘basic’ needs

    Date: 2023-08-03 13:54:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10285295

    MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Russia will not abandon importing goods but basic items should come from domestic producers, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with chief executives from the manufacturing industry. "Certainly, imports are also ....

  • ‎ EU agrees to extend sanctions on Belarus

    Date: 2023-08-03 12:42:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:43 - ID:10285239

    BRUSSELS, Aug 3 (MENA) - The European Commission welcomes Thursday adoption by the Council of further targeted restrictive measures arising from Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, and in response to Belarus's involvement in the aggression. In ....

  • US orders evacuation of some embassy staff, families from Niger

    Date: 2023-08-03 11:52:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:10285130

    WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The United States ordered the evacuation of some staff and families from its embassy in Niger after military officers seized power there, the State Department said on Wednesday, even as the mission will remain open and ....

  • Bank of England raises interest rates for the 14th time

    Date: 2023-08-03 11:50:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:10285126

    LONDON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Bank of England raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday as inflation remains stubbornly high, according to The Guardian newspaper. The move brings the main cost of borrowing for commercial ....

  • France ends evacuation operation in Niger

    Date: 2023-08-03 11:04:58 GMT - France - World - SN:31 - ID:10285000

    PARIS, Aug 3 (MENA) - The French government said Thursday it had flown 1,079 people out of Niger as its evacuation operation ended in the west African country hit by a coup. Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Twitter, being rebranded as ....

  • Russia keeps two missile carriers in Black Sea, volley of 12 'Kalibr' missiles

    Date: 2023-08-03 08:57:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:10284776

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Russian troops are on combat duty in the Black Sea with 17 ships, including surface and submarine carriers 'Kalibr' with a total volley of 12 missiles. Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational ....

  • 31,200 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-08-03 07:17:41 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10284622

    WARSAW, Aug 3 (MENA) - About 31,200 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Thursday. Meanwhile, nearly 36,300 people crossed from Poland back into Ukraine on Wednesday. About 12.4 ....

  • Russian Air Defense Troops down 6 Ukrainian drones over Kaluga region

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:53:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10284547

    MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) – The Russian Air Defense Troops have destroyed six Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga Region, there were no casualties or damage, TASS reported. "Early in the morning, we foiled Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist ....

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