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  • S.Korean national assembly confirms PM nominee

    Date: 2022-05-20 18:54:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:79 - ID:9580034

    SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) – The South Korean National Assembly confirmed Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo on Friday after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) holding a majority in the parliament decided to approve the nomination, Yonhap news ....

  • Italy imports more Russian oil to feed refineries

    Date: 2022-05-20 18:54:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:78 - ID:9580075

    ROME, May 20 (MENA) - Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin, the Financial Times reported Friday. Russia has ....

  • Ukraine received dlrs 5.6 bn from international partners since Russian invasion started

    Date: 2022-05-20 18:34:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:77 - ID:9580022

    KIEV, May 20 (MENA) – Ukraine has received dlrs 5.6 billion from international partners since the Russian military operation began in the country. The relevant statement was made by National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) First Deputy Governor Kateryna ....

  • Germany's ex-chancellor quits Russian energy giant Rosneft

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:59:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:9579995

    MOSCOW, May 20 (MENA) - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will step down from his position at Russian state energy company Rosneft, Euronews reported. Schröder informed Rosneft on Friday that he could no longer continue as chairman of the ....

  • Chinese, Uruguayan FMs discuss bilateral relations

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:25:09 GMT - China - World - SN:75 - ID:9579973

    BEIJING, May 20 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held a phone conversation with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo to discuss bilateral relations, Xinhua news agency reported. Wang said that ....

  • S.Korean, US presidents hope to expand economic security alliance between two countries

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:22:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:74 - ID:9579971

    SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his American counterpart Joe Biden toured a Samsung Electronics chip plant together on Friday, demonstrating their commitment to expanding the alliance between the two countries beyond ....

  • Biden tours Samsung plant in South Korea, advocates for legislation to boost chip making

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:20:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:9579969

    WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden began his five-day Asia trip with a visit to a Samsung semiconductor plant to demonstrate the growing cooperation between the US and South Korea on technology and other issues, the USA Today ....

  • Belarusian President off to Russia on working visit

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:17:15 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:72 - ID:9579987

    MINSK, May 20 (MENA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has left for the Russian Federation on a working visit, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian head of state is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. The ....

  • Portugal confirms 5 monkeypox cases

    Date: 2022-05-20 17:13:32 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:71 - ID:9579982

    LISBON, May 20 (MENA) - Health authorities have confirmed five cases of infection with the Monkeypox virus, known as "monkey smallpox", in Portugal and there are 20 more suspected cases, the Portugal News reported. In a statement, the ....

  • Canada provides additional loan of dlrs 250 mln to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-20 16:38:49 GMT - Canada - World - SN:67 - ID:9579939

    OTTAWA, May 20 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced an additional loan of dlrs 250 million to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Administered Account for Ukraine, the Canadian ....

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