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  • Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal to buy it

    Date: 2022-07-08 23:08:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9663439

    WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company’s chief legal officer Friday. But Twitter’s board chairman Bret Taylor said ....

  • 553 mln confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide - JHU

    Date: 2022-07-08 17:03:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9663191

    WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – There have been more than 553 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, including about 5 million cases in the past week, , according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Additionally, over 6.3 million have died ....

  • Japanese Police to investigate possible flaws in security for Abe

    Date: 2022-07-08 15:46:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:9663003

    TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) – The Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) will look for flaws in security for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he was shot to death while giving a speech on the campaign trail Friday, the Japan Times reported. The ....

  • Russian envoy to UK warns Russian troop withdrawal from southern Ukraine would spark provocations

    Date: 2022-07-08 14:53:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:9662966

    LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - If Russian forces pulled out of southern Ukraine that would trigger another spiral of violence in the region, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin said on Friday. "We are going to liberate all of the ....

  • EU sends personal protective equipment worth EUR 1M to Ukrainian border guards

    Date: 2022-07-08 14:47:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:55 - ID:9663037

    LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - The European Union handed over personal protective equipment worth EUR 977,000 to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. “As part of the EU Support to Strengthening ....

  • Biden 'stunned, outraged and deeply saddened' over Abe killing

    Date: 2022-07-08 14:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:9663000

    WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden on Friday said he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, was shot and killed while campaigning," CNN reported. Abe, 67, ....

  • Russia shows commitment to delivering cheap energy products at G20 meeting — Lavrov

    Date: 2022-07-08 13:33:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9662958

    DENPASAR, July 8 (MENA) - Russia shows it’s ready to honor all its commitments for the delivery of cheap energy products, oil and natural gas at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "We showed ....

  • Russia continues attempts to seize all of Ukraine, most challenging situation in the east – Zelensky

    Date: 2022-07-08 13:10:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:43 - ID:9662923

    KIEV, July 8 (MENA) - The Russian Federation is still planning to seize the entire territory of Ukraine and replace its political leadership, Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an ....

  • Poland welcomes 4.62 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

    Date: 2022-07-08 13:04:28 GMT - Poland - World - SN:42 - ID:9662906

    WARSAW, July 28 (MENA) - Poland has taken in nearly 4.62 million refugees fleeing Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Friday. "Since February 24, a total of 4,619,000 people have crossed into Poland ....

  • Philippine leader tests positive for coronavirus, isolates

    Date: 2022-07-08 12:56:03 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:41 - ID:9662885

    MANILA, July 8 (MENA) - New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tested positive for the coronavirus Friday following an antigen test and will go into isolation for about a week, abc news reported, quoting officials. Press Secretary Trixie ....

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