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OPEC+ confirms 432,000 bpd June quota increase
Date: 2022-05-05 14:11:29 GMT - Austria - World - SN:52 - ID:9552881
VIENNA, May 5 (MENA) - OPEC+ and its oil-producing allies decided to increase output by 432,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June. The 23-member super group of producers, led by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud and Russian ....
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WHO says surge in COVID-19 cases in Africa fueled by Omicron sub-variants
Date: 2022-05-05 13:57:04 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:50 - ID:9552747
ABUJA, May 5 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa is experiencing an increase in reported COVID-19 cases driven by Omicron sub-variants despite a global decline in reported cases and deaths, CGTN reported on ....
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Flash floods, heavy rains kill 20 in Afghanistan, says official
Date: 2022-05-05 13:35:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:9552691
KABUL, May 5 (MENA) - Flash floods and heavy storms have killed at least 20 people in different provinces of Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Thursday. Maulvi Sharafuddin Muslim, an official at the Ministry of State for Disaster ....
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Russia expels 7 Danish diplomats
Date: 2022-05-05 11:30:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:9552557
MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) - Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday said it had declared seven Danish diplomats 'persona non grata' in response to Copenhagen expelling 15 Russian diplomats last month, according to media reports. The ministry said ....
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If diplomacy fails, pressure will increase on Iran - US envoy to UN
Date: 2022-05-05 11:27:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:39 - ID:9552565
NEW YORK, May 5 (MENA) – The US envoy to the United Nations says if diplomacy fails and the nuclear deal cannot be restored with Iran, the international community will increase pressure on the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported. At a press ....
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Kerry traveling to Norway, UK for climate talks - State Dept.
Date: 2022-05-05 11:08:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:9552566
WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – The Biden administration's special envoy for climate, John Kerry, is heading to Norway and the United Kingdom for talks with government counterparts, Sputnik reported. "John Kerry will travel to Oslo from May 6-7 and ....
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US, Kenya discuss boosting defense cooperation
Date: 2022-05-05 10:12:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9552503
WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs Celeste Wallander met with Kenya Cabinet Secretary of Defense Eugene Wamalwa and Kenya Chief of Defense General Robert Kibochi in the US–Kenya Bilateral Defense ....
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Seoul to resume late-night public transit service
Date: 2022-05-05 10:05:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:9552402
SEOUL, May 5 (MENA) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it will begin resuming late-night public transportation operations in the city, two years after they were reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap reported. The city government ....
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Japan reports over 20,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-05-05 10:03:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9552479
TOKYO, May 5 (MENA) - Japan recorded 20,779 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7,598,247, NHK World Japan reported Thursday. Meanwhile, 18 deaths have also been recorded ....
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France’s Macron to meet with Scholz in Berlin on Monday
Date: 2022-05-05 09:48:27 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:9552409
PARIS, May 5 (MENA) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday, his first trip to see a foreign counterpart since being re-elected as French president last month, Bloomberg reported. The ....
