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  • Teachers in Britain threaten strike action as they demand 'inflation-plus' pay rise

    Date: 2022-06-22 22:38:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:110 - ID:9636810

    LONDON, June 22 (MENA) - Teachers in Britain have now threatened to go on strike over pay and workload with the UK still struggling to recover from the current industrial action from rail workers, the Express newspaper reported. The National ....

  • Biden assessing how to help Afghanistan after earthquake

    Date: 2022-06-22 20:32:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9636746

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The White House on Wednesday said that President Joe Biden is working to respond to a devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan by assessing how U.S. humanitarian assistance can address immediate needs. At least ....

  • US raises travel warning for Ecuador to level 3

    Date: 2022-06-22 19:54:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:9636688

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The US Department of State on Wednesday raised the Travel Advisory Level for Ecuador to Level 3, replacing the previous Travel Advisory issued on April 19, 2022. In a statement posted on its website, the US Department ....

  • US condemns killing of civilians in Mali

    Date: 2022-06-22 19:02:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9636546

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The United States was deeply saddened to learn of the violence in Mali’s Bandiagara and Gao regions the past weekend resulting in the deaths of more than 100 civilians, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said. ....

  • Blinken heads for Germany for Food Security Ministerial meeting

    Date: 2022-06-22 18:13:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:9636607

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Germany on Thursday to join foreign ministers for the Berlin Ministerial Conference “Uniting for Global Food Security” on June 24, according to the State Department. ....

  • Putin says development of reserve currency under auspices of BRICS being considered

    Date: 2022-06-22 15:38:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:9636337

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - The question of creating an international reserve currency based on a basket of currencies of the BRICS countries is being considered, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in his greetings to participants of ....

  • An-30 plane made hard landing in Yakutia, passengers alive — Russia

    Date: 2022-06-22 14:40:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:9636110

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Rescuers have discovered the An-30 plane that went missing in Yakutia, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations press office told TASS. "The An-30 plane was discovered 70 kilometers away from the settlement of Olenek ....

  • Russia ready to provide aid to Afghanistan over earthquake - diplomat

    Date: 2022-06-22 13:53:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:9636108

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) – Russia expresses its condolences to the people of Afghanistan in regards to the earthquake in the country’s southeast and is ready to provide necessary aid, should Kabul make a request, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ....

  • Taliban allocates 1 billion Afghanis to victims of earthquake in South-East Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-06-22 12:47:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:51 - ID:9635892

    KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - Afghanistan's prime minister allocated one billion Afghanis to support the families of the earthquake victims in the provinces of Paktika and Khost, Khaama news agency reported on Wednesday. According to the Prime ....

  • Fire at Russian oil refinery after alleged drone attack

    Date: 2022-06-22 09:43:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9635377

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia’s Rostov Region on Wednesday after it was allegedly hit by a Ukrainian drone, Russia Today reported. The blaze occurred at the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery, ....

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