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US to provide $25 mln to GCFF to support refugees
Date: 2022-06-10 16:06:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9615788
WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - The United States intends to provide $25 million to the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) to prioritize support for countries in Latin America, such as Ecuador and Costa Rica, should they become eligible. ....
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UNHCR reports decline in Mediterranean crossings to Europe
Date: 2022-06-10 15:48:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:9615782
GENEVA, June 10 (MENA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asserted that reported numbers of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe are fewer than in 2015. In a press conference held in Geneva on ....
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Blinken: US renews commitment to working with allies, including the Philippines
Date: 2022-06-10 15:45:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:9615769
WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of States Antony Blinken said the United States renews its commitment to working with our allies, including the Philippines, to promote peace, prosperity, and security in the Indo-Pacific. On the ....
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Zelensky expresses gratitude to Britain, its government for helping Ukraine
Date: 2022-06-10 15:12:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:51 - ID:9615766
KYIV, June 10 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace, who is on a working visit to Kyiv with his team, Ukrinform news agency reported on Friday. The head of state announced this ....
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Pope Francis, von der Leyen share common commitment to ending Ukraine war
Date: 2022-06-10 15:02:29 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:50 - ID:9615733
VATICAN, June 10 (MENA) - Pope Francis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen voiced a common commitment to seeking an end to the Ukraine war when the European Commission chief was received at an audience in the Vatican Friday, ANSA ....
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US, Chinese defense chiefs discuss cooperation, regional security issues
Date: 2022-06-10 15:01:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:9615757
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE, June 10 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart for the first time in Singapore on Friday, with the two military leaders agreeing on the importance of communication and reducing risk, according ....
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S. Korea mulling unilateral sanctions on N. Korea if it tests nuke: FM
Date: 2022-06-10 12:56:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:37 - ID:9615599
SEOUL, June 10 (MENA) - South Korea is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on North Korea if it conducts a new nuclear test, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday. Foreign Minister Park Jin made the remark two days ahead of his trip to ....
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366 monkeypox cases now found in UK
Date: 2022-06-10 12:43:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:9615548
LONDON, June 10 (MENA) - As many as 43 cases of the rare monkeypox virus, normally found in Africa, have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total to 366, BBC reported on Friday. Health officials say anyone can get monkeypox, particularly if ....
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Russia's Rosatom supplies TVS-2M nuclear fuel to India
Date: 2022-06-10 11:17:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:9615447
MOSCOW, June 10 (MENA) - Russian state-owned Rosatom, which offers energy solutions across the nuclear supply chain, has supplied the first batches of TVS-2M nuclear fuel to India for the two functioning units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 534 million
Date: 2022-06-10 11:14:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9615440
WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 534 million, with over 6.3 million deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Friday that the current ....