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UN nuclear watchdog rebukes Iran for failure to cooperate with probe
Date: 2022-06-08 22:50:04 GMT - Austria - World - SN:112 - ID:9613206
VIENNA, June 8 (MENA) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors overwhelmingly passed a resolution criticising Iran for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, diplomats at a closed-door meeting said on ....
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Russia’s deputy envoy to UN warns of rising tensions on Korean Peninsula
Date: 2022-06-08 22:23:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:110 - ID:9613189
MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) - Tensions on the Korean Peninsula will escalate further unless the political settlement process moves forward, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Yevstigneyeva said at a UN General Assembly meeting on ....
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Canada imposes fresh sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical industries
Date: 2022-06-08 20:16:45 GMT - Canada - World - SN:101 - ID:9612971
OTTAWA, June 8 (MENA) - Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly announced Wednesday that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing ....
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Rising fertilizer prices to lead to crop shortages, UN chief warns
Date: 2022-06-08 19:54:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:98 - ID:9613088
NEW YORK, June 8 (MENA) - A spike in fertilizer prices triggered by the conflict in Ukraine may lead to crop shortages, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said at a briefing of the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance on ....
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US Treasury bans Americans from buying Russian stocks and bonds
Date: 2022-06-08 19:19:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:9613054
WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - The Biden administration has issued new investment restrictions that prohibit Americans from buying Russian stocks and bonds, CNN reported. The ban is the latest step by US officials to crank up the financial pressure ....
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Moscow threatens reprisals for U.S. correspondents
Date: 2022-06-08 18:39:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:9612987
MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) - Moscow has threatened to strip the accreditations of U.S. journalists in Russia in response to the treatment of Russian reporters in the United States, Moscow Times reported. “If they don’t normalize the work of Russian ....
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Defense ministers of Northern group reiterate support of Ukraine
Date: 2022-06-08 18:26:08 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:86 - ID:9612966
REYKJAVIK, June 8 (MENA) - Defense ministers discussed the implications of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine which they condemned in the strongest possible terms. Russia‘s invasion has inflicted immeasurable destruction and suffering on the Ukrainian ....
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S. Korea to provide $1.2 mln in nuclear industry aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-06-08 18:16:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:85 - ID:9612812
SEOUL, June 8 (MENA) - South Korea pledged to provide $1.2 million in additional aid to Ukraine to support safe operations of nuclear power plants of the war-ravaged country, Yonhap reported. South Korean representatives announced the plan during ....
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Blinken probes with AU Commission head Russian-Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2022-06-08 10:56:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9611899
WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discussed over the phone with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat the importance of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and its effects on global food ....
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Japan calls Russia's suspension of fishing safety pact 'regrettable'
Date: 2022-06-08 08:09:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9611442
TOKYO, June 8 (MENA) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has said it's regrettable that Russia decided to suspend the implementation of a bilateral fishing agreement, NHK reported Wednesday. Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on ....
