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Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia after Putin annexes Ukrainian regions
Date: 2022-10-01 06:24:27 GMT - Canada - World - SN:3 - ID:9800162
OTTAWA, Sept 30 (MENA) - Canada slapped new sanctions on Russian officials and elites Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally annexed four regions of Ukraine, Global News said. Forty-three Russian oligarchs, financial elites and ....
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In first, North Korea tests missiles for fourth time in a week
Date: 2022-10-01 06:08:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:1 - ID:9800145
TOKYO, Oct 1 (MENA) - North Korea fired off two apparent ballistic missiles on Saturday morning, Japan's Defense Ministry said, marking the first time the nuclear-armed country has conducted four launches in a single week, The Japan Times reported. ....
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Russia slams Ukraine's NATO bid as request to ‘hasten start of World War III’
Date: 2022-09-30 22:38:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9800086
MOSCOW, Sept 30 (MENA) - Ukraine's NATO application is nothing but Kyiv’s request to ‘hasten the start of World War III’, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday on his Telegram channel. "Ukrainian President ....
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US diplomat travels to Qatar, Switzerland, Poland
Date: 2022-09-30 17:57:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:9799864
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) – US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Doha, Qatar; Geneva, Switzerland; and Warsaw, Poland October 1-7. In Doha October 1-3, Under Secretary Zeya will ....
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Japanese PM expresses support to Zelenskyy in phone talks
Date: 2022-09-30 16:51:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:61 - ID:9799633
TOKYO, Sept 30 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has condemned Russia's attempt to annex four Ukrainian regions, NHK reported on Friday. Fumio made his remark during a telephone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ....
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Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO
Date: 2022-09-30 16:38:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:60 - ID:9799762
GENEVA, Sept 30 (MENA) – Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday. In a ....
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IMF: World faces worst food shock in more than a decade
Date: 2022-09-30 15:39:28 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:57 - ID:9799707
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) – The world is now facing a food crisis at least as serious as the one experienced more than a decade ago, with food insecurity about to get worse, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned, urging a decisive and ....
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Putin signs treaties on accession of Donbass, Zaporozhye, Kherson to Russia
Date: 2022-09-30 15:12:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:9799621
MOSCOW, Sept 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the treaties on the inclusion of the two Donbass republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions, which declared independence from Ukraine, into the Russian ....
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Eurozone inflation reaches new record high of 10% in September
Date: 2022-09-30 14:27:27 GMT - Germany - World - SN:48 - ID:9799565
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (MENA) - Inflation in the eurozone reached double-digits and yet another new record high in September, Euronews reported on Friday. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, estimates that inflation in the 19-country ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 617 mln
Date: 2022-09-30 14:09:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:9799615
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) - As many as 617,376,606 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that about 6,545,126 have died from the virus worldwide. The US continues ....