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Biden to meet New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern
Date: 2022-05-29 21:50:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9595165
WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - President Joe Biden will host New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the White House on Tuesday, the first visit of a leader from the South Pacific island nation since 2014 that comes amid mounting tensions in the ....
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Putin never refuses any contacts from foreign leaders - Lavrov
Date: 2022-05-29 21:27:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:9595149
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking Russian officials never refuse any contacts from their foreign colleagues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with France’s TF1 television ....
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South Korea ship conducted survey near disputed isles: Japan gov't
Date: 2022-05-29 15:23:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:58 - ID:9594742
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - Japan said Sunday it has confirmed a South Korean research vessel conducted a marine survey in waters off disputed islets within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan, Kyodo reported. The ship "Hae Yang 2000" ....
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Support surges for Japan PM pledge to boost defense spending
Date: 2022-05-29 15:10:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:9594717
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge of a “considerable increase” in Japan’s defense budget is growing in both the ruling party and opposition camps ahead of this summer’s Upper House election, The Japan ....
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Ukraine’s Zelensky visits frontlines of Kharkiv region
Date: 2022-05-29 14:55:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:56 - ID:9594701
KIEV, May 29 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the frontline positions in Kharkiv Region and presented state awards to Ukrainian servicemen, Ukrinform reported Sunday. According to the Office of the President of ....
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Japan reports 20,828 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-05-29 11:48:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:40 - ID:9594014
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - Japan recorded 20,828 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,820,330, NHK reported on Sunday. Health authorities said 19 deaths have also been ....
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Russia shoots down SU-25 fighter jet
Date: 2022-05-29 11:37:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9594219
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday that Russian missiles have destroyed a large Ukrainian arsenal in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, state news agency TASS quoted the ministry as saying. "Long-range ....
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M5.4 quake hits off Ibaraki Pref. in Japan's east
Date: 2022-05-29 09:53:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9593924
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan's east on Sunday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, Kyodo quoted the country's weather agency as saying. The quake, ....
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Bank of Russia steps up efforts to issue digital Ruble due to sanctions
Date: 2022-05-29 08:23:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9593767
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has accelerated the development of its digital ruble in response to Western sanctions. The monetary authority now intends to pilot transactions with the new version of the national fiat in ....
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Russia's combat losses in Ukraine reach about 30,150 troops
Date: 2022-05-29 08:19:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:9593718
KIEV, May 29 (MENA) - Russia lost about 30,150 troops in Ukraine (+150 over the past day), Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting a statement of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between February 24, 2022 and May 29, 2022, ....
