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UN chief 'disturbed' by violence at Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral
Date: 2022-05-14 08:04:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9567745
NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply disturbed" by violence during the funeral procession for veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a spokesman said Friday. He "was deeply disturbed by the confrontations ....
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
Date: 2022-05-14 07:53:33 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:9567674
WELLINGTON, May 14 (MENA) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced in a statement on Saturday. Ardern had been in isolation since May 8, DW reported. The prime minister - who was due ....
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New COVID-19 cases under 30,000 amid clear downward trend
Date: 2022-05-14 07:16:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:9567669
SEOUL, May 14 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Saturday in an apparent sign that the country's virus cases are significantly declining amid eased social distancing rules, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country ....
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US president mourns passing of UAE president
Date: 2022-05-13 22:20:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:75 - ID:9567521
ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – President of the United States Joe Biden has expressed his deep sadness over the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan. In a statement issued by the White House, President Biden said, ....
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Zelensky says ready for direct talks with Putin
Date: 2022-05-13 20:06:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9567293
KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin without intermediaries and on terms of a dialogue, Interfax news agency reported. "I am ready for talks with Putin. ....
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India to reopen embassy in Kiev as of May 17
Date: 2022-05-13 15:34:20 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:9567111
NEW DELHI, May 13 (MENA) - The Indian embassy in Ukraine, shut after Russia's operation there, will reopen as of May 17, the Indian Foreign Ministry announced. In a communique carried by NDTV on Friday, the ministry said: "The Indian Embassy in ....
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Russia declares 10 employees of Romanian embassy, one of Bulgarian embassy personae non gratae
Date: 2022-05-13 15:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9567112
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Moscow, responding to Romania’s actions, has declared 10 employees of this country’s embassy in Russia as personae non gratae, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry carried by TASS Friday. "On May 13, ....
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Taiwan to start 4th COVID vaccine doses next week
Date: 2022-05-13 15:07:30 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:57 - ID:9567079
TAIPEI, May 13 (MENA) - People aged 65 and above, or those over 60 who are immunocompromised will be able to receive a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week at the earliest, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) of Taiwan said ....
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Russia: Suspect detained for preparing attack in Sochi admits he sought to kill over 50 people
Date: 2022-05-13 13:34:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9566767
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - A suspect detained for preparation of a terror attack in a shopping mall in Sochi is a sympathizer of the outlawed "Columbine" movement and sought to kill over 50 people, TASS news agency reported Friday. "I wanted to ....
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Jerome Powell confirmed to second term as Federal Reserve chair
Date: 2022-05-13 12:18:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9566630
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - The US Senate confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to a second term leading the central bank on Thursday, as he faces the enormous task of slashing the highest inflation in 40 years without sending the country ....
