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  • Russian oil production falls less than 3% as sanctions have ‘limited’ effect - Paper

    Date: 2022-08-12 17:21:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:9717117

    LONDON, Aug 12 (MENA) - Russian oil production has fallen by less than 3% since the invasion of Ukraine, with a swathe of western energy sanctions having only a "limited" effect, the International Energy Agency has found, The Guardian reported on ....

  • S. Korean, US defense officials hold annual ICT cooperation meeting

    Date: 2022-08-12 15:45:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:60 - ID:9717026

    SEOUL, Aug 12 (MENA) - Defense officials of South Korea and the United States on Friday discussed cooperation in the area of defense-related information and communication technologies (ICT) in Seoul, officials said. Park Nam-hee, director-general ....

  • UNHCR: One million people displaced by drought in Somalia

    Date: 2022-08-12 14:32:15 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:54 - ID:9716963

    MOGADISHU, Aug 12 (MENA) - A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with 1 million people now registered as displaced within the country. More than 755,000 people have been internally displaced in Somalia because of the ....

  • China sanctions Lithuanian official for visiting Taiwan

    Date: 2022-08-12 14:27:53 GMT - China - World - SN:53 - ID:9716958

    BEIJING, Aug 12 (MENA) - China's foreign ministry said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on Lithuanian Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Agne Vaiciukeviciute for visiting Taiwan, US News reported. The foreign ministry said Beijing ....

  • Singapore reports 5,481 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-08-12 14:22:25 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:52 - ID:9716929

    SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (MENA) - Singapore reported 5,481 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,786,643, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. A total of 642 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 24 cases in intensive care ....

  • Russian newspaper: India emerging as Russia's key economic agent

    Date: 2022-08-12 14:05:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:9716869

    MOSCOW, Aug 12 (MENA) - India is emerging as Russia’s key economic agent in Asia as Indian companies are increasing Russian oil and coal imports, paying in Asian currencies instead of the US dollar, Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper reported on Friday. ....

  • Life is slowly returning to normal in Sierra Leone - newspaper

    Date: 2022-08-12 14:02:28 GMT - Sierra Leone - World - SN:49 - ID:9716939

    FREETOWN, Aug 12 (MENA) - Life is slowly returning to normal in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, following Wednesday’s deadly protest, the East African newspaper reported Friday. According to local media reports, five people have been confirmed ....

  • German military mission to Mali suspended

    Date: 2022-08-12 13:49:55 GMT - Germany - World - SN:47 - ID:9716882

    BERLIN, Aug 12 (MENA) - The German government announced on Friday that its participation in the UN military mission in Mali would be suspended until further notice, after Malian authorities did not allow a German military plane access to its ....

  • UN chief voices support for complete denuclearization of N. Korea

    Date: 2022-08-12 13:47:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:44 - ID:9716885

    SEOUL, Aug 12 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday and expressed support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea, Yonhap news agency quoted officials as ....

  • Rhine’s low water levels cause problems for German industry - paper

    Date: 2022-08-12 13:22:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:9716794

    LONDON, Aug 12 (MENA) - Buy a bread roll in Germany and there is a good chance it was made with flour from GoodMills, whose grain-processing facilities dot the banks of the river Rhine. Now the group is just days away from limiting production as the ....

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