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  • Financial Times: EU countries remain at loggerheads over Russian energy ban

    Date: 2022-04-11 09:25:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:9515971

    LONDON, April 11 (MENA) - European Union (EU) member states are at loggerheads over demands for an immediate blockade on Russian oil imports as the soaring cost of living weighs heavily on politicians considering how to punish Moscow over its war in ....

  • Russia's Gazprom continues gas exports to Europe via Ukraine

    Date: 2022-04-11 09:00:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9515906

    MOSCOW, April 11 (MENA) - Russian state-owned gas producer Gazprom continued to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Monday in line with requests from European consumers, Financial Post quoted the company as saying. Gazprom said requests ....

  • New Zealand sending Hercules plane, personnel to Europe

    Date: 2022-04-11 09:00:08 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:26 - ID:9515908

    WELLINGTON, April 11 (MENA) - New Zealand said on Monday it will deploy a C-130 Hercules and 58 personnel to Europe to further support Ukraine against Russia's invasion, Sky News reported. The team would travel throughout Europe transporting ....

  • Russia strikes S-300 missile systems given to Ukraine by European state

    Date: 2022-04-11 08:40:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9515890

    MOSCOW, April 11 (MENA) - Russia has destroyed S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems which had been supplied to Ukraine by a European country, National Post reported Monday. Russia's defense ministry said that Russian sea-launched Kalibr missiles ....

  • Magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts eastern Taiwan

    Date: 2022-04-11 08:29:29 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:24 - ID:9515892

    TAIPEI, April 11 (MENA) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the coast of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 13.17 p.m. Monday, CNA reported, quoting the Central Weather Bureau. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The ....

  • Myanmar army launches air strikes against rebels near Thai border

    Date: 2022-04-11 08:17:36 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:21 - ID:9515875

    BANGKOK, April 11 (MENA) - Myanmar's military conducted air strikes targeting ethnic rebels in Karen state, as fresh fighting broke out for control of the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border, Bangkok Post reported Monday. Thousands of ....

  • Defense Secretary: US will continue to provide Ukraine with necessary assistance

    Date: 2022-04-11 08:03:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9515871

    WASHINGTON, April 11 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the United States will continue to provide the Ukrainian troops with the necessary assistance. Austin's remarks were made during speaking with Ukrainian servicemen ....

  • Russia economy to shrink 11% , World Bank says

    Date: 2022-04-11 07:41:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9515804

    WASHINGTON, April 11 (MENA) - The economy of Russia is forecast to contract about 11 per cent, the World Bank said on its official website Monday. Output of emerging market and developing countries in Europe and Central Asia is expected to shrink ....

  • Seoul rejects Kyiv’s request for anti-aircraft weapons

    Date: 2022-04-11 07:41:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9515811

    SEOUL, April 11 (MENA) - South Korea has turned down a Ukrainian request for anti-aircraft weaponry because of its “principled stance” on not providing lethal hardware to the war-torn country, South China Morning Post reported quoting a defense ....

  • Ukraine economy to shrink by almost half this year, World Bank forecasts

    Date: 2022-04-11 07:32:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9515788

    WASHINGTON, April 11 (MENA) - Ukraine’s economy is on course to contract by almost half this year as the Russian military operation and the impact of a “deep humanitarian crisis” takes its toll, The Guardian quoted the World Bank as saying. With ....

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