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Senior US official for global women’s issues Kat Fotovat travels to Bangladesh
Date: 2023-01-19 22:55:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9977205
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - Senior US Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues Kat Fotovat will visit Bangladesh from January 20–23. In Chittagong on January 21–22, the US Department of State announced in a statement ....
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Russian defense officials discuss military cooperation with Central African Republic
Date: 2023-01-19 22:55:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9977192
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) – Russian defense officials discussed bilateral military cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) at a working meeting with CAR Prime Minister Felix Moloua in Moscow, Tass quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying ....
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As Ardern departs, will next Labour leader simply be a placeholder?
Date: 2023-01-19 21:38:35 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:86 - ID:9977194
WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - The resignation of Jacinda Ardern has left the Labour Party with a significant gap to fill, the Herald reported. Deputy leader Grant Robertson has confirmed that he will not put his name forward, a decision in line ....
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Sanctions against Russia should be able to stop aggression - Zelensky
Date: 2023-01-19 21:36:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:84 - ID:9977191
KYIV, Jan 19 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the scale of cooperation is a new history for both Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrinform reported on Thursday. Following his meeting with President of the European ....
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Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand
Date: 2023-01-19 21:35:45 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:83 - ID:9977193
WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October, ABC News reported. At the party’s first caucus meeting ....
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Lagarde says ECB to stay the course on rates
Date: 2023-01-19 17:11:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:9976680
DAVOS, Jan 19 (MENA) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde signalled that the bank would continue to increase interest rates this year amid an improved economic outlook and historically tight labor market. Speaking Thursday at ....
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Germany remains one of US's important allies - Austin
Date: 2023-01-19 13:51:04 GMT - Germany - World - SN:50 - ID:9976179
BERLIN, Jan 19 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed on Thursday that Germany remains one of the country's most important allies. During a press conference in Berlin after meeting his German counterpart, Austin said " I'd like to ....
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Russia preparing to use another package of Iranian drones against Ukraine – Zelensky
Date: 2023-01-19 12:56:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:42 - ID:9976356
KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russia is preparing to launch another attack on Ukraine with Iranian drones, but Ukraine’s Air Force is ready to repel it, Ukrinform reported Thursday quoting a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 668 mln
Date: 2023-01-19 12:23:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9976314
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - As many as 668,046,091 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that about 6,730,527 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Lavrov hails defense agreements with Belarus as timely
Date: 2023-01-19 12:22:33 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:35 - ID:9976292
MINSK, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting Thursday with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko he sees the agreements with Belarus on military-technical and defense cooperation as timely, BelTA ....