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  • Kishida announces additional sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-06-27 07:50:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9642792

    TOKYO, June 27 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced additional sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of Russian gold, NHK reported Monday. Kishida and other Group of Seven leaders discussed diplomatic and ....

  • Ecuador’s president announces fuel price cut as protests cripple output

    Date: 2022-06-27 07:49:16 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:10 - ID:9642842

    QUITO, June 27 (MENA) - Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso announced Sunday the country will reduce rising fuel prices that sparked two weeks of protests, although not by as much as Indigenous groups behind the demonstrations had requested, France 24 ....

  • Poland receives 4.367 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-27 07:18:43 GMT - Poland - World - SN:7 - ID:9642788

    WARSAW, June 27 (MENA) - Some 4.367 million refugees from Ukraine crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said Monday quoting Poland's Border Guard. As many as 24,000 refugees crossed the ....

  • India report 17,073 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-06-27 06:56:39 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9642740

    NEW DELHI, June 27 (MENA) - India reported 17,073 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, raising its tally to 43,407,046, according to NDTV. The death count has climbed to 525,020 with 21 fresh fatalities, data updated at 8 am by the Union ....

  • New Zealand reports 5,758 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-27 06:56:29 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:3 - ID:9642739

    WELLINGTON, June 27 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 5,758 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,314,145, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • Biden: G-7 will ban Russian gold imports to deny Putin revenue for war in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-26 16:29:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:9642345

    WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - US President Biden and his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations are announcing a ban on new imports of Russian gold in an attempt to further isolate the country from financial markets and punish Russian President ....

  • Boris Johnson warns Russian victory in Ukraine would be 'absolutely catastrophic'

    Date: 2022-06-26 16:22:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:52 - ID:9642331

    BERLIN, June 26 (MENA) - Allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to succeed in his invasion of Ukraine would have "absolutely catastrophic" consequences for the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned in a CNN interview on ....

  • Blinken: Putin has not accomplished his invasion goals

    Date: 2022-06-26 16:18:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:51 - ID:9642326

    BERLIN, June 26 (EMNA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that despite gains on the ground in Ukraine, Russia’s invasion is a failure and will continue to be so, Politico reported. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Blinken ....

  • Biden, Scholz stress commitment to supporting Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-26 16:14:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9642102

    WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed their commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as their continued provision of military, economic, humanitarian, and ....

  • French energy giants urge consumers to cut energy use

    Date: 2022-06-26 11:19:42 GMT - France - World - SN:30 - ID:9641732

    PARIS, June 26 (MENA) - The heads of France's big energy companies on Sunday urged individuals and businesses to limit power consumption immediately to prepare for a looming energy crisis. "We need to work collectively to reduce our consumption ....

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