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Swiss to re-open Ukraine embassy
Date: 2022-05-19 10:10:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:9577449
BERN, May 19 (MENA) - Switzerland is re-opening its embassy in Kyiv, with five staff members set to return to the Ukrainian capital, Swissinfo reported on Thursday, quoting the foreign ministry. The embassy was closed at the end of February, ....
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Japan records more than 39,000 cases
Date: 2022-05-19 09:50:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9577455
TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) - Japan recorded 39,642 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,524,000, NHK World Japan reported. Meanwhile, 36 deaths have also been recorded over the same ....
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Sherman holds call with S.Korean First Vice FM
Date: 2022-05-19 08:47:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9577173
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held an introductory call with South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong to discuss the strength of the U.S.-South Korean Alliance and opportunities to deepen U.S.-South ....
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Japan to provide additional $300 million to help Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-19 08:18:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9577058
TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) – Japan will provide an additional $300 million in financial assistance to Ukraine, as the country faces an economic crisis due to Russia's operation, Kyodo News quoted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying Thursday. Kishida ....
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2 killed, injured in shooting after high school graduation at Tennessee university
Date: 2022-05-19 08:14:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9577104
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Wednesday night after a high school graduation at Middle Tennessee State University, according to police. According to reports, police confirmed the shooting ....
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Austin, Hultqvist review Sweden's decision to apply for NATO membership
Date: 2022-05-19 07:52:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9577142
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III had talks at the Pentagon with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist on Sweden's decision to apply for joining NATO, according to the US Department of Defense. The leaders ....
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Germany reports 58,719 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-05-19 07:44:19 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9577129
BERLIN, May 19 (MENA) - Germany recorded 58,719 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The total number of the coronavirus cases in Germany reached ....
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Senate confirms new US ambassador to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-19 07:39:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9577120
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as US ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation’s continuing battle against the Russian military ....
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N. Korea reports 1 additional death amid COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2022-05-19 06:53:07 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9577052
SEOUL, May 19 (MENA) - North Korea reported one additional death and over 260,000 new suspected COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising its total number of fever cases to nearly 2 million amid its battle with the virus outbreak, according to the Korean ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 525mn
Date: 2022-05-19 06:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9576995
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 525 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....
