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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children – UNICEF warns
Date: 2022-05-17 20:12:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9574569
NEW YORK, May 17 (MENA) – The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before Russia’s operation in Ukraine threatened to plunge the world deeper into a spiraling global food crisis - and it’s getting worse, UNICEF warned in a new ....
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Finnish parliament votes overwhelmingly in favor of NATO membership
Date: 2022-05-17 15:28:19 GMT - Finland - World - SN:48 - ID:9574219
HELSINKI, May 17 (MENA) - Lawmakers in Finland voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of joining NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression, paving the way for a joint application with Sweden to be submitted in the coming days, Al Arabiya ....
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Greece took in more than 7,700 Ukrainian refugees in April
Date: 2022-05-17 14:11:37 GMT - Greece - World - SN:37 - ID:9573962
ATHENS, May 17 (MENA) - A total of 7,759 refugees fled the war in Ukraine for Greece last month and 20% of them were below the age of 18, the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry said on Tuesday. The majority of the arrivals, just under 54%, were ....
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Swedish FM signs Nato application
Date: 2022-05-17 08:16:31 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:17 - ID:9573282
STOCKHOLM, May 17 (MENA) - Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde signed the country's application to join the Nato security alliance on Tuesday, The Local Sweden reported. “It feels momentous, fateful, and that we have ended up doing what I ....
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North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
Date: 2022-05-17 08:03:06 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9573249
PYONGYANG, May 17 (MENA) - North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed ....
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Polish PM welcomes Sweden's decision to initiate NATO accession
Date: 2022-05-17 07:50:46 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:9573165
WARSAW, May 17 (MENA) - Poland's prime minister on Tuesday welcomed a decision by Sweden to apply to become a member of NATO, Radio Poland reported. Mateusz Morawiecki said in a tweet that the Swedish government made a great decision to initiate ....
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US Air Force tests troubled hypersonic missile
Date: 2022-05-17 07:19:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9573126
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - The US Air Force carried out a successful test of its troubled hypersonic missile over the weekend, one month after announcing the program had suffered delays because of "recent flight test anomalies," CNN reported ....
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S. Korea reports 35,117 new COVID cases
Date: 2022-05-17 06:48:59 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:9573056
SEOUL, May 17 (MENA) - South Korea reported 35,117 new COVID-19 infections, including 26 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,830,429, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Tuesday. The tally is the lowest ....
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Australia reports 42,088 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-05-17 06:42:09 GMT - Australia - World - SN:11 - ID:9573077
CANBERRA, May 17 (MENA) - Australia registered 42,088 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Australian Health Ministry said Tuesday. The caseload hit 6,631,359 in the country, according to the ministry. The death toll stood at 7,807, ....
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Loud blasts reported in Ukrainian city of Lviv
Date: 2022-05-17 06:16:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9573046
KIEV, May 17 (MENA) - Very loud explosions were reported in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv overnight Tuesday. Not less than eight blasts were heard, Sky News reported quoting eyewitnesses. No word of casualties has so far been reported. ....
