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Biden pledges to back Fed in effort to combat high inflation
Date: 2022-05-31 08:38:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9597369
WASHINGTON, May 31 (MENA) - President Joe Biden said he would support the Federal Reserve in its effort to combat high inflation by reducing economic demand, as the central bank lifts interest rates at its fastest pace in more than three ....
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WHO "not concerned" about monkeypox becoming pandemic
Date: 2022-05-31 08:25:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:19 - ID:9597267
GENEVA, May 31 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) believes it is unlikely the monkeypox virus will turn into a pandemic, according to CBS News. Rosamund Lewis, who leads the smallpox secretariat of the WHO's Emergencies Programme, said ....
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UN says 8,900 civilian casualties reported in Ukraine since start of Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-31 07:51:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9597200
NEW YORK, May 31 (MENA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 8,900 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of the Russian military operation in the country on February 24. As many as 4,074 persons ....
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PM Lee welcomes Canada’s application to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement
Date: 2022-05-31 07:40:01 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:16 - ID:9597203
SINGAPORE, May 31 (MENA) - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday welcomed Canada’s application to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) during a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, CNA reported. Canada’s ....
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Poland receives nearly 3.726 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-31 07:33:03 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:9597199
WARSAW, May 31 (MENA) - Nearly 3.726 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Tuesday. As many as 20,800 refugees crossed the ....
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Johns Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 529 mln
Date: 2022-05-31 07:11:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9597193
WASHINGTON, May 31 (MENA) - As many as 529,371,188 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Tuesday. It added that about 6,289,018 have died from the virus ....
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2 terrorists killed in Kashmir
Date: 2022-05-31 07:09:13 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9597114
BRASILIA, May 31 (MENA) - Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, NDTV news quoted the police as saying on Tuesday. One of the terrorists killed was involved in civilian ....
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China calls for avoiding taking provocative unilateral measures in Al Quds: Spokesman
Date: 2022-05-31 07:09:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:8 - ID:9597111
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian stressed the need of avoiding taking any provocative unilateral measures that change the historical status quo of the holy sites in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). The ....
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Death toll from Brazil floods at least 91, with dozens lost
Date: 2022-05-31 06:50:45 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:7 - ID:9597129
BRASILIA, May 31 (MENA) - Authorities in northeastern Brazil's Pernambuco state said that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with more two dozen people still missing, ABC News reported. Hundreds of state and federal ....
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New Zealand reports 8,553 new Covid cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2022-05-31 06:25:21 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9597110
WELLINGTON, May 31 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 8,553 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,162,499, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....