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  • US president mourns passing of UAE president

    Date: 2022-05-13 22:20:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:75 - ID:9567521

    ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – President of the United States Joe Biden has expressed his deep sadness over the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan. In a statement issued by the White House, President Biden said, ....

  • Zelensky says ready for direct talks with Putin

    Date: 2022-05-13 20:06:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9567293

    KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin without intermediaries and on terms of a dialogue, Interfax news agency reported. "I am ready for talks with Putin. ....

  • India to reopen embassy in Kiev as of May 17

    Date: 2022-05-13 15:34:20 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:9567111

    NEW DELHI, May 13 (MENA) - The Indian embassy in Ukraine, shut after Russia's operation there, will reopen as of May 17, the Indian Foreign Ministry announced. In a communique carried by NDTV on Friday, the ministry said: "The Indian Embassy in ....

  • Russia declares 10 employees of Romanian embassy, one of Bulgarian embassy personae non gratae

    Date: 2022-05-13 15:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9567112

    MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Moscow, responding to Romania’s actions, has declared 10 employees of this country’s embassy in Russia as personae non gratae, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry carried by TASS Friday. "On May 13, ....

  • Taiwan to start 4th COVID vaccine doses next week

    Date: 2022-05-13 15:07:30 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:57 - ID:9567079

    TAIPEI, May 13 (MENA) - People aged 65 and above, or those over 60 who are immunocompromised will be able to receive a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week at the earliest, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) of Taiwan said ....

  • Russia: Suspect detained for preparing attack in Sochi admits he sought to kill over 50 people

    Date: 2022-05-13 13:34:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9566767

    MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - A suspect detained for preparation of a terror attack in a shopping mall in Sochi is a sympathizer of the outlawed "Columbine" movement and sought to kill over 50 people, TASS news agency reported Friday. "I wanted to ....

  • Jerome Powell confirmed to second term as Federal Reserve chair

    Date: 2022-05-13 12:18:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9566630

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - The US Senate confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to a second term leading the central bank on Thursday, as he faces the enormous task of slashing the highest inflation in 40 years without sending the country ....

  • Putin, Scholz discuss situation in Ukraine, progress of Moscow-Kiev talks - Kremlin

    Date: 2022-05-13 11:42:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9566564

    MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again discussed the situation in Ukraine, including the course of talks between Moscow and Kiev delegations, the ....

  • US, UK establish landmark partnership to launch new era of spaceflights

    Date: 2022-05-13 10:43:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:9566458

    LONDON, May 13 (MENA) - British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a declaration on May 11 to work together on future commercial spaceflight missions, in the iconic Smithsonian Institution. ....

  • Russia records 4,896 daily COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-05-13 09:08:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9566291

    MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 4,896 over the past day to 18,250,290, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Friday. The country's COVID-19 recoveries rose by 7,257 over the past day, reaching 17,633,601, ....

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