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US likely to keep 100,000 troops in Europe, US officials say
Date: 2022-05-20 20:44:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9580139
WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - The US is expected to keep 100,000 troops stationed in Europe for the foreseeable future unless Russia escalates and threatens Sweden and Finland or NATO members, according to US officials. The numbers could ....
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Russia accuses US of creating famine in Syria
Date: 2022-05-20 20:12:19 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:85 - ID:9580159
NEW YORK, May 20 (MENA) - Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said Friday that the US has deliberately in a manual mode been sparking a famine in Syria, TASS news agency reported. Polyansky also noted that ....
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Beijing extends COVID control measures amid local outbreak
Date: 2022-05-20 20:08:12 GMT - China - World - SN:83 - ID:9580167
BEIJING, May 20 (MENA) - Beijing will maintain strict and tight COVID-19 control measures as hidden community-level transmission has been discovered through recent screenings, a municipal official said at a press briefing Friday, Xinhua news agency ....
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S.Korean national assembly confirms PM nominee
Date: 2022-05-20 18:54:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:79 - ID:9580034
SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) – The South Korean National Assembly confirmed Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo on Friday after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) holding a majority in the parliament decided to approve the nomination, Yonhap news ....
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Italy imports more Russian oil to feed refineries
Date: 2022-05-20 18:54:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:78 - ID:9580075
ROME, May 20 (MENA) - Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin, the Financial Times reported Friday. Russia has ....
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Ukraine received dlrs 5.6 bn from international partners since Russian invasion started
Date: 2022-05-20 18:34:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:77 - ID:9580022
KIEV, May 20 (MENA) – Ukraine has received dlrs 5.6 billion from international partners since the Russian military operation began in the country. The relevant statement was made by National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) First Deputy Governor Kateryna ....
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Germany's ex-chancellor quits Russian energy giant Rosneft
Date: 2022-05-20 17:59:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:9579995
MOSCOW, May 20 (MENA) - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will step down from his position at Russian state energy company Rosneft, Euronews reported. Schröder informed Rosneft on Friday that he could no longer continue as chairman of the ....
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Chinese, Uruguayan FMs discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2022-05-20 17:25:09 GMT - China - World - SN:75 - ID:9579973
BEIJING, May 20 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held a phone conversation with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo to discuss bilateral relations, Xinhua news agency reported. Wang said that ....
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S.Korean, US presidents hope to expand economic security alliance between two countries
Date: 2022-05-20 17:22:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:74 - ID:9579971
SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his American counterpart Joe Biden toured a Samsung Electronics chip plant together on Friday, demonstrating their commitment to expanding the alliance between the two countries beyond ....
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Biden tours Samsung plant in South Korea, advocates for legislation to boost chip making
Date: 2022-05-20 17:20:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:9579969
WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden began his five-day Asia trip with a visit to a Samsung semiconductor plant to demonstrate the growing cooperation between the US and South Korea on technology and other issues, the USA Today ....
