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  • No confirmation that North Korea readies nuclear test -- Russia’s UN envoy

    Date: 2022-05-18 22:22:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:108 - ID:9576909

    MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russia is assuming that there is no confirmation yet that North Korea is preparing a nuclear test, Russia’s envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on Wednesday. "There are rumors, reports but nothing has been ....

  • UN chief says in talks with Russia, Ukraine on restoring grain, fertilizer exports

    Date: 2022-05-18 22:20:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:107 - ID:9576859

    NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed Wednesday that he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union to try and restore Ukrainian grain shipments and revive Russian ....

  • US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip

    Date: 2022-05-18 22:04:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:9576908

    WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for the Covid-19 on Wednesday while visiting Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said, according to ABC News. Becerra is fully ....

  • Biden daughter tests positive for COVID-19

    Date: 2022-05-18 21:06:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:9576886

    WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - President Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and had to scrap plans to join her mother, first lady Jill Biden, on a trip to Latin America. Michael LaRose, Jill Biden’s spokesman, disclosed ....

  • US reopens embassy in Kyiv after 3-month closure forced by war in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-18 20:52:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:9576858

    WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened Wednesday, three months after closing its doors and suspending operations in Ukraine's capital due to the military operation Russia embarked on in Ukraine on February 24. "The Ukrainian ....

  • Charles, Camilla visit Canada on royal tour to mark Platinum Jubilee

    Date: 2022-05-18 20:52:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:9576856

    LONDON, May 18 (MENA) - Prince Charles and Camilla are currently on a three-day tour of Canada, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. During their visit, Charles and Camilla travelled to the National War Memorial to lay a wreath and a bouquet ....

  • Canada's inflation rate inches up again, to new 31-year high of 6.8%

    Date: 2022-05-18 19:15:55 GMT - Canada - World - SN:90 - ID:9576791

    OTTAWA, May 18 (MENA) - The cost of living continues to rise at the fastest pace in decades, with Canada's official inflation rate rising at a 6.8 per cent annual pace in April, a new 31-year high. Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the ....

  • UfM launches hub for jobs, trade, investment during its ministerial meeting

    Date: 2022-05-18 15:38:42 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:67 - ID:9576271

    MARRAKECH, May 18 (MENA) - The fifth Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial on Employment and Labour, held on May 17-18 in Marrakech, Morocco, saw the launch of the UfM Hub for Jobs, Trade and Investment, financed by Germany and Spain. With a ....

  • Russia says there is no movement in peace talks with Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-18 14:50:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:9575899

    MOSCO, May 18 (MENA) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that there was no movement in peace talks with Ukraine, and that Kyiv was showing a total unwillingness to continue them. "Negotiations are not progressing and we note the ....

  • Russia expels dozens of French, Italian diplomats in reciprocal move

    Date: 2022-05-18 14:38:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9576031

    MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russia has announced the expulsion of dozens of French and Italian diplomats in a "retaliatory" move for their similar actions as part of a coordinated European action over Russia's campaign in Ukraine, Radio Free Europe ....

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