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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 522mn

    Date: 2022-05-17 06:08:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9573041

    WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 522 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....

  • Bank of England governor warns of ‘apocalyptic’ impact of global food prices

    Date: 2022-05-16 23:21:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:114 - ID:9572757

    LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Britain faces the “major concern” of “apocalyptic” global food-price rises sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Bank of England’s governor warned Monday. In statements carried by The Independent, Andrew Bailey ....

  • Cybercrime’s harm to world economy to soar to $9 trillion by 2025 - Russian Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2022-05-16 23:12:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:9572911

    MOSCOW, May 16 (MENA) – The annual damage to the global economy from cybercrime may soar to $9 trillion by 2025, TASS news agency quoted Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov as saying. "The problem of using IT for criminal purposes ....

  • Russia to take response steps to avert threats from Sweden’s NATO membership

    Date: 2022-05-16 22:17:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:109 - ID:9572941

    MOSCOW, May 16 (MENA) - Russia will have to take steps in response to Sweden’s accession to NATO, which will depend on the terms of that country’s integration into the alliance, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement on ....

  • Japan inks 100-million-dollar loan deal to rescue Ukraine economy

    Date: 2022-05-16 20:53:20 GMT - Japan - World - SN:106 - ID:9572888

    TOKYO, May 16 (MENA) - Japan signed a 100-million-dollar loan agreement with Ukraine Monday, offering financial assistance as the country faces an economic crisis due to Russia's military operation, according to Kyodo News Agency. The aid will be ....

  • UN congratulates new Somalian leader on successful polls

    Date: 2022-05-16 20:49:17 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:105 - ID:9572881

    MOGADISHU, May 16 (MENA) - The United Nations in Somalia on Monday congratulated the newly-elected Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and welcomed the successful conclusion of the country's presidential election. James Swan, the UN ....

  • Macron names Elisabeth Borne as France's new prime minister

    Date: 2022-05-16 20:42:32 GMT - France - World - SN:104 - ID:9572809

    PARIS, May 16 (MENA) – France's President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as the country's new prime minister, the first woman to hold the position in three decades, France24 reported. French Prime Minister Jean ....

  • Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally

    Date: 2022-05-16 20:33:32 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:102 - ID:9572861

    WORLD CAPITALS, May 16 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. In Britain, 63,296 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past week, raising the tally of infections to 22,203,799 cases. ....

  • Japan wholesale inflation posts record 10% in April

    Date: 2022-05-16 20:04:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:98 - ID:9572828

    TOKYO, May 16 (MENA) - Wholesale prices in Japan surged 10.0 percent in April from a year earlier, marking the sharpest gain on record, amid surging energy and raw-material costs following Russia's military operation of Ukraine and the yen's steep ....

  • Swedish PM: Joining NATO optimum way to ensure security of people

    Date: 2022-05-16 16:10:58 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:64 - ID:9572344

    STOCKHOLM, May 16 (MENA) - Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson asserted the country's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the optimum way to ensure security of the Swedish people. Andersson said the country's ruling ....

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