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Ukraine to face challenging task to transport 5mln tons of grain in 1st month after reopening - Economist
Date: 2022-07-22 20:27:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:9683243
LONDON, July 22 (MENA) – Alexander Karavaytsev, senior economist at the International Grains Council (IGC), said: "It may be a very challenging task to start transporting 5m tons in the first month after reopening. In our view, even if the ports are ....
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US weighs jets for Ukraine but not near-term, White House says
Date: 2022-07-22 19:38:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:9683185
WASHINGTON, July 22 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense is considering whether it can send fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, a White House spokesman told reporters on Friday as the conflict with Russia enters its fifth month and fighting ....
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S. Korea seeks early counter-rocket system
Date: 2022-07-22 18:36:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:90 - ID:9683161
SEOUL, July 22 (MENA) - South Korea's defense ministry vowed Friday to push for an early deployment of a counter-rocket system to fend off threats from a possible North Korean salvo mixing missiles and long-range artillery that put the greater Seoul ....
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German FM to meet Czech counterpart in Prague
Date: 2022-07-22 17:58:44 GMT - Czech - World - SN:88 - ID:9683104
PRAGUE, July 22 (MENA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is due to hold talks with her Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský in Prague on Tuesday, the Czech News Agency reported. The talks will focus on Czech-German relations, the situation ....
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China considers further easing Covid quarantine rules
Date: 2022-07-22 16:31:24 GMT - China - World - SN:82 - ID:9683061
BEIJING, July 22 (MENA) - China is considering a further reduction in its quarantine requirements to lessen the economic impact of strict Covid-19 controls, South China Morning Post Newspaper reported Friday. The announcement came on the heels of ....
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South Korean president calls for details of 'audacious plan' for N. Korea
Date: 2022-07-22 16:25:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:81 - ID:9683057
SEOUL, July 22 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed the unification ministry Friday to prepare the details of his "audacious plan" to revive North Korea's economy in the event it accepts denuclearization, Yonhap News Agency ....
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Inflation in Sri Lanka hit 58.9% in June
Date: 2022-07-22 16:17:55 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:80 - ID:9683006
COLOMBO, July 22 (MENA) - Sri Lanka's red-hot inflation firmed up in June as the country's broader measure of consumer prices climbed 58.9 percent from a year ago, accelerating from 45.3 percent in May. Prices measured by the National Consumer ....
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Most Russian companies keeping staff amid sanctions, study reveals
Date: 2022-07-22 16:07:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:9683033
MOSCOW, July 22 (MENA) - The bulk of Russian companies (63%) have retained their personnel amid the ongoing sanctions, compared to 23% of firms that have cut the number of employees. Meanwhile, the wage level has remained unchanged in 77% of ....
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Two more cases of monkeypox recorded this week in Czech Republic
Date: 2022-07-22 15:39:03 GMT - Czech - World - SN:75 - ID:9682930
PRAGUE, July 22 (MENA) - Two more cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Prague this week, bringing the total in the Czech Republic up till now up to 16, Radio Prague International reported. Of this total, 15 cases have been recorded in the ....
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Bank of Russia’s Chief rules out possibility of banning circulation of dollar in Russia
Date: 2022-07-22 15:31:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:9682985
MOSCOW, July 22 (MENA) - The Bank of Russia’s Chief Elvira Nabiullina ruled out the possibility of banning the circulation of the dollar in Russia, according to TASS News Agency. "Even in the most apocalyptic scenario, cash dollars will circulate ....