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Lula da Silva wins Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback
Date: 2022-10-31 07:12:44 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:9 - ID:9850089
BRAZILIA, Oct 31 (MENA) - Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race on Sunday, CNN reported. His victory heralds a political about-face for Latin America’s ....
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At least 68 killed in India bridge collapse
Date: 2022-10-30 18:55:01 GMT - India - World - SN:65 - ID:9849694
NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (MENA) - At least 68 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Sunday, plunging hundreds of people into the water, local media reported. Authorities said more than ....
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Talks on Ukraine should be held first of all with Washington - Kremlin
Date: 2022-10-30 16:14:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:9849447
MOSCOW, Oct 30 (MENA) - Talks on Ukraine should first of all be held with Washington, since Kiev is acting at its dictation, reported Russian News Agency (TASS), quoting Russian presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, as saying on ....
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UK reviews counter-terror strategy to tackle threats
Date: 2022-10-30 14:10:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:9849111
LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - The government will carry out a wholesale refresh of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, to protect its citizens from new, emerging and persistent threats. In the UK and overseas, there has been a shift towards ....
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US urges Russia to respect its grains agreement
Date: 2022-10-30 10:40:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9848834
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that a disruption to the Black Sea Grain Initiative risks spiking food prices, lowering the confidence of insurers and commercial shippers who have returned to Black Sea ....
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FT: Germany rejects push for fresh EU borrowing to battle energy crisis
Date: 2022-10-30 09:41:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:9848691
LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Germany’s finance minister has rejected common borrowing by the EU as a way to address the bloc’s energy crisis, saying it was cheaper for individual states to raise debt by themselves given the higher interest rates faced by ....
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Canada to participate in COP27 to support successful outcomes in line with Paris Agreement
Date: 2022-10-30 09:12:29 GMT - Canada - World - SN:18 - ID:9848579
OTTAWA, Oct 30 (MENA) - The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6-18, 2022, the Canadian government said in a statement ....
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Ukraine FM: Russia’s statements to supply grain to poor countries ‘hunger PR’
Date: 2022-10-30 08:41:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:9848457
KIEV, Oct 30 (MENA) - Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has commented on Russia's statements about its readiness to supply grain to poor countries after reports of termination of its participation in the grain agreement. Kuleba tweeted ....
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Blinken talks with Indian counterpart on Ukraine:US state department
Date: 2022-10-30 08:03:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9848429
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his counterpart in India about Russia's war on Ukraine among other issues, the State Department said. Blinken discussed with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam ....
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57 Russian forces killed in Ukraine: Ukraine army
Date: 2022-10-30 08:01:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:9848410
KIEV, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 57 Russian forces and launched ten airstrikes on manpower and military equipment clusters in the southern direction, according to the Operational Command South. The Ukrainian missile ....