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UN secretary general condemns recent terror attacks in Afghanistan
Date: 2022-05-27 13:26:15 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:36 - ID:9591554
NEW YORK, May 27 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of numerous civilians, among them members of the Hazara Shia community and several children. "The Secretary General ....
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China, Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea for first time since 2006
Date: 2022-05-27 10:23:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:29 - ID:9591191
NEW YORK, May 27 (MENA) – Russia and China vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea in a vote the US ambassador to the UN called dangerous, disappointing and likely to fuel Pyongyang's ....
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4 armed men killed in separate encounters in Kashmir
Date: 2022-05-27 08:38:16 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:9591113
NEW DELHI, May 27 (MENA) - Four armed men were killed in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, NDTV quoted the police as saying on Friday. An encounter broke out at Aganhanzipora locality in Awantipora ....
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Japanese Health min.: No monkeypox confirmed in country so far
Date: 2022-05-27 08:31:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9591099
TOKYO, May 27 (MENA) - Japan's health minister says the country has so far not confirmed any cases of monkeypox, NHK reported. Goto Shigeyuki told reporters on Friday that monkeypox infections have been confirmed mainly in Western countries, but ....
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Japan gov't warns of risks to stable food supply amid Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-05-27 08:21:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9591082
TOKYO, May 27 (MENA) - The Japanese government warned Friday the country faces risks in securing food supply due to the spread of the coronavirus and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for the diversification of import partners and the lifting of ....
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Russian troops renew assault on Sloviansk
Date: 2022-05-27 08:13:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9591071
KIEV, May 27 (MENA) - The Russian army has renewed its assault on the town of Sloviansk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrinform reported on Friday. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest war update published on ....
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Russian armed aggression kills 241 children in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-27 08:07:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9591064
KIEV, May 27 (MENA) - As a result of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, 241 children have been killed, Ukrinform reported on Friday. "As of the morning of May 27, 2022, more than 679 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of ....
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S. Korea’s Yoon appoints his first spy chief
Date: 2022-05-27 08:03:50 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:9591021
SEOUL, May 27 (MENA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Kim Kyou-hyun, a former deputy national security adviser and career diplomat, as his first spy chief on Friday, Yonhap news agency reported. Yoon presented Kim with a letter ....
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Poland receives nearly 3.6 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-27 07:51:29 GMT - Poland - World - SN:12 - ID:9591031
WARSAW, May 27 (MENA) - Nearly 3.636 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Friday. As many as 22,100 refugees crossed the ....
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Timor-Leste hit by 6.4-magnitude earthquake
Date: 2022-05-27 07:25:26 GMT - East Timor - World - SN:11 - ID:9590976
DILI, May 27 (MENA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of Timor-Leste and was so strong it was felt in Darwin, Australia, The Guardian reported. The quake hit at 11.36am local time (12.06pm Darwin time), ....