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  • Response to monkeypox will not require same extensive measures as COVID-19 - WHO

    Date: 2022-05-31 22:47:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:98 - ID:9598913

    GENEVA, May 31 (MENA) – Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said the effective response to monkeypox will not need to adopt the same extensive measures as COVID-19. “As of now, an effective response to monkeypox will not require the ....

  • Gazprom confirms suspension of gas supplies to GasTerra over failure to pay in rubles

    Date: 2022-05-31 11:26:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:9597801

    MOSCOW, May 31 (MENA) - Gazprom has confirmed complete suspension of gas supplies to Netherlands’ GasTerra B.V. due to failure to pay in rubles, the Russian gas holding said in a statement on Tuesday. "As of the end of the working day on May 30, ....

  • Ukraine Army destroys about 30,500 Russian troops, 208 aircraft since Russian military operation

    Date: 2022-05-31 09:39:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:9597504

    KYIV, May 31 (MENA) - Ukraine's defenders killed about 30,500 Russian troops from February 24 to May 31, including 150 in the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this on Facebook, Ukrinform reported. The Ukrainian ....

  • Japan court rules against restarting nuclear power plant in Hokkaido

    Date: 2022-05-31 08:52:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9597328

    TOKYO, May 31 (MENA) - A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a nuclear power plant in Hokkaido to remain offline as requested by over 1,000 plaintiffs due to safety concerns, in a rare decision issued while the operator is seeking permission from ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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