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Thousands of Ukrainians to work in Czech arms factories
Date: 2022-12-12 08:28:45 GMT - Czech - World - SN:19 - ID:9918072
PRAGUE, Dec 12 (MENA) - Czechia will recruit thousands of experts from Ukraine to work in its arms factories, Radio Prague International quoted Deputy Defense Minister Tomáš Kopečný as having said Monday. He said agreement on this had been ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 649mn
Date: 2022-12-12 08:08:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9918068
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 649 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Monday that the current ....
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Five confirmed dead in Jersey explosion
Date: 2022-12-12 07:58:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:9918062
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - Five people are confirmed to have died in an explosion at flats in Jersey, with four residents still unaccounted for, the BBC quoted police as saying. States of Jersey Police said the operation in St Helier continued as a ....
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Biden asserts commitement to present security, humantarian aid supplies to Ukraine
Date: 2022-12-12 07:45:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9917998
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to underscore ongoing US support for Ukraine’s defense as Russia continues its assaults on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, according to the White ....
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Reznikov: Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy industry aimed at forcing us to negotiations
Date: 2022-12-12 07:44:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:9918014
KIEV, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Russians continue to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as they count on Ukraine to be forced into negotiations, Ukrinform news agency reported quoting Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov as saying. "They ....
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Japan eyes higher corporate, tobacco taxes to fund defense spending
Date: 2022-12-12 06:34:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9917961
TOKYO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Japan is considering raising corporate and tobacco taxes in stages, as well as tapping revenue from a temporary tax measure for its recovery from a major earthquake, to cover a planned increase in defense spending, Kyodo ....
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Termination of diplomatic relations not in interest of Moscow, London — ambassador
Date: 2022-12-12 05:53:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:6 - ID:9917929
LONDON, Dec 12 (MENA) - A termination of diplomatic relations between Russia and the United Kingdom is not in the interest of both parties, TASS quoted Russian Ambassador to Great Britain Andrey Kelin as having said. "A severance of diplomatic ....
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Zelensky thanks Biden for ‘unprecedented’ support
Date: 2022-12-12 05:46:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:9917925
KIEV, Dec 12 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked US President Joe Biden for “unprecedented” support for Kiev since the start of the Russian operation in February, The Hill reported Monday. “I had a phone call with US ....
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Heathrow thrown into chaos as wintery weather causes severe travel disruptions
Date: 2022-12-11 21:48:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:9917876
LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) - Britain's busiest airport cancelled at least 48 flights as wintery weather caused disruption across the country. Snow and ice battered parts of the UK with weather conditions and freezing temperatures expected to continue for ....
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WHO: 78 monkeypox cases detected in 10 Eastern Midterannean countries
Date: 2022-12-11 16:06:00 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:56 - ID:9917228
CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Dr Rana Hajjeh, the Director of Program Management at the WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, announced that 78 cases of Monkeypox were detected in 10 regional countries, noting the infection incidence is very ....