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  • Foreign Ministry checking Russia’s claim 4 Koreans died fighting in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-19 06:28:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:9629330

    SEOUL, June 19 (MENA) - South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it was trying to verify a statement from Russian authorities claiming that four Koreans who joined as volunteer fighters in Ukraine have died, Yonhap news agency reported. A ....

  • 4 killed, 1 missing as heavy rain hits China's Guangxi

    Date: 2022-06-18 19:38:09 GMT - China - World - SN:71 - ID:9629108

    BEIJING, June 18 (MENA) - Four people were killed, and one went missing after heavy rain hit part of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities were quoted by Xinhua as saying on Saturday. The local meteorological ....

  • UN warns of 'hell on earth' if Ukraine war goes on

    Date: 2022-06-18 15:56:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9628930

    LONDON, June 18 (MENA) - Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley warned that the world is facing frightening shortages that could destabilize countries that depend on wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia. “Even before the ....

  • Britain must keep up support for Kyiv amid 'Ukraine fatigue' - Boris Johnson

    Date: 2022-06-18 15:54:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9628927

    LONDON, June 18 (MENA) - It is important Britain continues to show it is supporting Ukraine for the long haul, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, warning of a risk of "Ukraine fatigue" as the war drags on, The Star reported. "The ....

  • Ukraine PM: Sum of infrastructure damages reached $104 billion

    Date: 2022-06-18 14:43:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:9628831

    KIEV, June 18 (MENA) - The sum of infrastructure damages has already reached $104 billion, Ukrinform quoted Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal as saying via video link at the British-Ukrainian Infrastructure Summit, the Government portal ....

  • WHO: Monkeypox records 2,103 cases in 42 countries

    Date: 2022-06-18 14:35:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:52 - ID:9628809

    GENEVA, June 18 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 2,103 monkey pox laboratory confirmed cases between 1 January to 15 June 2022 in 42 countries in five WHO Regions of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Eastern ....

  • India says ‘deeply concerned’, monitoring situation

    Date: 2022-06-18 12:16:30 GMT - India - World - SN:41 - ID:9628530

    NEW DELHI, June 18 (MENA) - India Saturday expressed deep concern over the attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan, and said it was closely monitoring the situation, The India Express reported. A group of unidentified gunmen stormed ....

  • US hails Helfer's election to UN Human Rights Committee

    Date: 2022-06-18 11:31:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9628451

    WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The US asserted that the UN Human Rights Council’s Commission is a "key venue in which American values and perspectives are indispensable." The US Department of State congratulated in a press release on Saturday ....

  • US hopes arms surge will sap Russia's will

    Date: 2022-06-18 11:10:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:9628409

    WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The United States hopes the West’s upcoming surge of military assistance to Ukraine — along with Russia’s increasing isolation on the world stage — will drain President Vladimir Putin’s will to fight, The Washington Post ....

  • Czechs bracing for extreme heatwave

    Date: 2022-06-18 09:27:00 GMT - Czech - World - SN:21 - ID:9628244

    PRAGUE, June 18 (MENA) - The Czech Republic is bracing for a tropical weekend on which temperatures are expected to hit 37 degrees Celsius in places. Both paramedics and firefighters are on alert in view of the higher risk of fires. Doctors ....

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