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  • Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million

    Date: 2022-06-04 08:16:09 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:11 - ID:9604404

    MOGADISHU, June 4 (MENA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of affected ....

  • China to launch Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship on June 5

    Date: 2022-06-04 07:57:50 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:9604375

    BEIJING, June 4 (MENA) - The Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship will be launched at around 10:44 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Saturday. After ....

  • At least 19 dead in Yemen during truce, mainly due to mines: UN

    Date: 2022-06-04 07:52:17 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:8 - ID:9604326

    GENEVA, June 4 (MENA) – Nineteen civilians have been killed in Yemen during a recently renewed two-month truce, mostly by landmines or improvised explosive devices or unexploded ordnance, Al Arabiya quoted the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ....

  • Putin has ‘almost messianic belief in himself’, says Hillary Clinton

    Date: 2022-06-04 07:44:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9604350

    WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has an “almost messianic belief in himself”, the former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said. Speaking to an audience at the Hay festival, Clinton said she had witnessed “his ....

  • Biden's slumping approval rating bounces back from record low

    Date: 2022-06-04 07:28:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9604324

    WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden's public approval rating rose six percentage points this week to 42%, rebounding from a week earlier when it sank to the lowest level of his presidency, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on ....

  • India reports 3,962 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-06-04 06:57:45 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9604293

    NEW DELHI, June 4 (MENA) - India reported 3,962 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,172,547, NDTV reported Saturday. The Indian Health Ministry said 26 new fatalities were reported in ....

  • Dozens injured in train crash in northwestern Slovakia

    Date: 2022-06-03 22:27:02 GMT - Slovakia - World - SN:85 - ID:9604173

    BRATISLAVA, June 3 (MENA) - A train engine hit a stopped passenger train in Slovakia on Friday, injuring dozens of people, four of them seriously, ABC News reported. There were around 100 people on the train at the time of the crash, which ....

  • Stefanchuk, Steinmeier discuss Ukraine's European aspirations

    Date: 2022-06-03 22:13:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:83 - ID:9604155

    BERLIN, June 3 (MENA) – Ukranian Parliament Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk has called on German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to support Ukraine's European aspirations, Ukrinform reported. The two officials discussed this issue at a meeting in ....

  • France confirms volunteer fighter killed in combat in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-03 19:58:34 GMT - France - World - SN:79 - ID:9604070

    PARIS, June 3 (MENA) – A French volunteer fighter in Ukraine has been killed in combat, Paris confirmed on Friday following reports that the man died in artillery fire in the Kharkiv region, France 24 reported. "We are aware of the sad news that ....

  • Biden says Ukraine might have to give Russia land in 'negotiated settlement'

    Date: 2022-06-03 18:33:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:9604037

    WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Friday declined to rule out Ukraine having to cede part of its territory to Russia in order to end Moscow’s more than three-month-old invasion, the New York Post reported. "Does Ukraine have ....

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