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  • Musk posts Twitter poll asking whether Trump should be allowed back on platform

    Date: 2022-11-19 09:07:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9883095

    WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a poll on the platform to ask users if they believe former President Donald Trump’s account should be restored. Twitter permanently suspended Trump’s account in the aftermath of the ....

  • On World Children’s Day: OIC secretary general calls for intensive efforts for childcare

    Date: 2022-11-19 08:35:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:15 - ID:9883049

    RIYADH, Nov 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hussein Ibrahim Taha Saturday called on the member sates, the OIC Institutions and international and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts ....

  • 'Most' APEC members condemn war in Ukraine in leaders' statement

    Date: 2022-11-19 08:21:29 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:14 - ID:9883036

    BANGKOK, Nov 19 (MENA) - Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices on Saturday to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying “most” of them condemned the military operation, the Japan Times ....

  • VP Harris has brief encounter with China's leader Xi

    Date: 2022-11-19 08:08:09 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:13 - ID:9883018

    BANGKOK/WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two biggest economies, ABC News said Saturday. A White ....

  • Kim Jong-un: 'If threatened, we will respond with nuclear weapons'

    Date: 2022-11-19 08:00:02 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:12 - ID:9883001

    TOKYO/PYONGYANG, Nov 19 (MENA) - The North Korean leader's statements were released in conjunction with the launch of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). "If the enemy will continue to threaten the North Korea by deploying its ....

  • Russian ambassador to US claims Kyiv seeks to trigger direct Russia-NATO standoff

    Date: 2022-11-19 07:42:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:9882913

    MOSCOW, Nov 19 (MENA) – The Ukrainian government is trying to trigger a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said in a comment to Newsweek. “The Ukrainian authorities are not only begging ....

  • Malaysians cast ballots for GE15 elections

    Date: 2022-11-19 07:40:48 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:8 - ID:9882911

    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (MENA) – Malaysians on Saturday started casting their ballots for the 15th General Election (GE15) to give lawmakers a fresh mandate. Most of top party leaders in the country have already cast their ballots in the 15th ....

  • Alabama stops execution due to trouble finding suitable vein to inject lethal drugs

    Date: 2022-11-19 07:20:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9882943

    WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - Alabama's execution of a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife was called off just before the midnight deadline because state officials couldn't find a suitable vein to inject the lethal ....

  • 5.0-magnitude quake hits Yunnan in SW China

    Date: 2022-11-19 06:54:41 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:9882905

    BEIJING, Nov 19 (MENA) - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Honghe County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 1:27 a.m. on Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center ....

  • UK pledges £4m of new funding for ICCWC

    Date: 2022-11-18 19:00:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:9882496

    LONDON, Nov 18 (MENA) - The British government has pledged £4 million of new funding for the International Consortium on Combatting Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), according to a statement released by the government on Friday. The announcement has been ....

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