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Biden arrives in S. Korea for first summit with Yoon
Date: 2022-05-20 09:30:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:9579120
SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of issues, including North Korea's nuclear program and supply chain risks, Yonhap news agency ....
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UK accuses Russia of making food a weapon in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-20 09:22:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:9579105
LONDON, May 20 (MENA) - Russia is "making food a weapon" in the war in Ukraine, the UK's foreign office has said, following calls for Vladimir Putin to reopen ports in the country, Sky news channel reported on Friday. "Countries around the world ....
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IAEA chief says planning to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-20 09:06:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9579127
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said Friday he is planning to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine in the near future, Kyodo news agency reported. The planned ....
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Taiwan reports 85,720 Covdi-19 cases, 17 deaths
Date: 2022-05-20 08:13:02 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:15 - ID:9579045
TAIPEI, May 12 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan confirmed 85,720 Covid-19 cases and 49 deaths over the past 24 hours. The new cases brings the tally of infections to 1,156,291, while the fatalities upped to 1,284 since the ....
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North Korea could test ICBM in coming days: Japanese defense min.
Date: 2022-05-20 08:07:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9579037
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - North Korea could test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile in the coming days, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday, ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to Seoul and Tokyo this weekend. Kishi told ....
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Myanmar ruling military threatens to downgrade Australia ties over snub
Date: 2022-05-20 08:04:49 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:13 - ID:9579035
YANGOON, May 20 (MENA) - Myanmar's ruling military on Thursday threatened to downgrade diplomatic ties with Australia after it said Canberra would not replace its recently-departed ambassador to the military-run country, Eleven Myanmar newspaper ....
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Poland receives nearly 3.49 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation
Date: 2022-05-20 07:49:16 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:9579014
WARSAW, May 20 (MENA) - Nearly 3.49 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 22,000 refugees crossed the ....
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UK sends medical aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-20 07:45:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:9579011
LONDON, May 20 (MENA) - Medical aid donations from the UK to Ukraine will reach more than 11 million items in the coming days, helping save tens of thousands of lives, Sky news reported Friday. A fourth tranche of aid left from across the UK ....
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Japan to start 4th vaccine shots for elderly, at-risk groups from May 25
Date: 2022-05-20 07:36:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9578995
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - Japan will begin offering fourth coronavirus vaccine shots next week to the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions, Kyodo quoted the health ministry as saying on Friday. People aged 60 and older as well as ....
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Japan inflation jumps 2.1%, above BOJ target for 1st time since 2015
Date: 2022-05-20 07:29:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:9578985
TOKYO, May 20 (MENA) - Japan's consumer inflation in April accelerated 2.1 percent from a year earlier, as higher commodity prices and a weak yen helped lift the key figure to a seven-year high and above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target for the ....
