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  • Lavrov: Granting EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova does not pose risks for Russia

    Date: 2022-06-24 15:39:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:9639462

    MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Russia sees no risks for itself in the fact that Ukraine and Moldova have been granted EU candidate status, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart ....

  • Moldova ready to join new sanctions against Russia, parl't speaker says

    Date: 2022-06-24 15:38:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9639385

    CHISINAU, June 24 (MENA) - Moldova is ready to join any new sanctions against Russia, parliament speaker Igor Grosu said in an interview with Moldova 1 television on Friday, TASS news agency reported. "We will show solidarity with the EU, as our ....

  • UN chief opposes Russia's exclusion from UN Ocean Conference — agency

    Date: 2022-06-24 14:59:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:9639434

    NEW YORK, June 24 (MENA) - Russia should not be excluded from the UN Ocean Conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with the Portuguese national news agency (Lusa) on Friday. The Secretary-General explained that the ....

  • Taiwan confirms first imported case of monkeypox

    Date: 2022-06-24 14:57:15 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:58 - ID:9639371

    TAIPEI, June 24 (MENA) - Taiwan's government on Friday confirmed its first imported case of monkeypox, a man in his 20s who had studied in Germany from January until June this year when he returned to the island, Channel News Asia reported. ....

  • UK PM pledges new support for countries on food security frontline

    Date: 2022-06-24 14:37:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9639333

    LONDON, June 24 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday a significant package of support to help countries hit the hardest by rising global food costs and shortages of fertilizer, including many Commonwealth states. Driven by ....

  • S. Korean PM vows resolute response to N. Korean provocations based on US alliance

    Date: 2022-06-24 13:17:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:9639167

    SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - South Korea will sternly respond to North Korean provocations with actions, rather than with words, based on its solid alliance with the United States, while simultaneously urging the North to come to the dialogue table, ....

  • Germany promises aid to Afghanistan’s hardest hit areas following deadly earthquake

    Date: 2022-06-24 13:15:36 GMT - Germany - World - SN:48 - ID:9639337

    BERLIN, June 24 (MENA) - Germany has promised medical aid to the people of Afghanistan, the foreign minister stressed that at times like this the only thing that counts is humanity, Euronews reported. "We are planning to increase the funding for ....

  • As Europe opens door to Ukraine, nearby Georgia falls from favor - paper

    Date: 2022-06-24 12:32:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:9639140

    WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) - Years before the war in Ukraine, Georgia was the victim of Russian aggression that prompted Washington and Brussels to swing behind it, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Black Sea republic was ahead of ....

  • South Korea's Yoon, Bill Gates discuss pandemic response

    Date: 2022-06-24 12:14:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:42 - ID:9639136

    SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke by phone with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Friday and discussed the two sides' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, a presidential official said. They talked about efforts to ....

  • WB approves dlrs 143 mn in assistance to Somalia

    Date: 2022-06-24 11:46:32 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:39 - ID:9639182

    MOGADISHU, June 24 (MENA) - The World Bank approved dlrs 143 million in International Development Assistance (IDA) financing to help vulnerable Somalis overcome the escalating drought and food insecurity conditions across the country, the Somali ....

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