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Biden issues emergency declaration in western New York due to winter storm
Date: 2022-12-27 07:22:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9941037
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for western New York as the state deals with a massive winter storm that has claimed more than two dozen lives, The Hill reported. Biden issued an emergency ....
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South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee
Date: 2022-12-27 07:00:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9941019
SEOUL, Dec 27 (MENA) - Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, Channel News Asia (CNA) quoted the justice minister as saying. Lee was ....
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Japan to require COVID tests for travelers from China: Kishida
Date: 2022-12-27 06:29:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9940983
TOKYO, Dec 27 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday Japan will strengthen border control steps against travelers from China as the number of new coronavirus cases has rapidly increased in the country, Kyodo news agency ....
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Serbia troops on 'highest level' of alert over latest Kosovo tensions
Date: 2022-12-27 05:37:23 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:6 - ID:9940941
Belgrade, Dec 27 (MENA) - Serbian armed forces are on "the highest level" of alert, Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said, highlighting the Balkan country's increasingly strained relations with neighboring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades, ....
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BBC sending aggressive letters to pensioners at Christmas demanding fees be paid
Date: 2022-12-26 22:55:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:9940874
LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - BBC bosses for sending aggressive letters at Christmas to older people who have failed to pay their TV licence fees, the Daily Express reported Monday. The corporation stripped older viewers of the right to watch for free ....
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Winter storm in US killed 48 people, over 3,000 flights cancelled
Date: 2022-12-26 16:01:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9940583
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - A powerful winter storm that barreled across the central U.S. toward the East Coast over the weekend has killed at least 48 people, The Hill reported. The winter storm’s death toll climbed from 31 confirmed deaths as ....
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Ukraine to call for Russia's removal from UNSC
Date: 2022-12-26 15:36:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:61 - ID:9940525
KYIV, Dec 26 (MENA) - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has said Kyiv plans to call for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council due to its continued strikes against civilian infrastructure in its war against ....
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Cooperation in CIS successful, trade turnover to reach dlrs 100 bn by year-end: Putin
Date: 2022-12-26 14:08:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:9940395
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Cooperation in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is very successful, and the trade turnover should reach dlrs 100 billion by the end of the year, Sputnik News Agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as ....
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Political settlement in Ukraine possible, but not on Kiev’s terms — Foreign Ministry
Date: 2022-12-26 09:19:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9939656
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russia does not reject the option of political settlement in Ukraine, but it will not talk under Kiev’s preconditions, TASS quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin as saying. "The total inadequacy of ....
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Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfield – MoD
Date: 2022-12-26 07:21:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9939517
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Ukraine targeted the Engels airfield in Russia’s Saratov Region with a drone early on Monday, Russia Today quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying. The UAV, traveling at a low altitude, was shot down by the base’s ....
