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Kim Jong Un says North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear forces
Date: 2022-04-26 07:49:33 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:13 - ID:9540067
PYONGYANG, April 26 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the parade in honor of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army (KPA), said that his country will continue to strengthen its nuclear forces at maximum speed, ....
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PM Kishida, Yoon's delegation agree to seek better Japan-S Korea ties
Date: 2022-04-26 07:26:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9539999
TOKYO, April 26 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol agreed Tuesday on the need to improve bilateral ties that have sunk to the lowest level in years over wartime issues, ....
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White House: More sanctions against Russia likely
Date: 2022-04-26 07:25:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9540003
WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - The US is likely to impose more economic sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine and "no one is safe from our sanctions," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. "We’ve already, of course, ....
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Germany reports more than 136,000 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2022-04-26 07:21:46 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:9540008
BERLIN, April 26 (MENA) - Germany recorded 136,798 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the country, with the ....
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Australia reports more than 36,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-04-26 07:14:53 GMT - Australia - World - SN:8 - ID:9540006
CANBERRA, April 26 (MENA) - Australia registered 36,350 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Australian Health Ministry said Tuesday. The caseload hit 5,756,477 in the country, according to the ministry. Also, 50 new fatalities ....
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Russia: Kyiv can use weapons of mass destruction on battlefield
Date: 2022-04-25 22:05:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:9539827
MOSCOW, April 25 (MENA) – The Kyiv regime and Ukrainian radicals can use weapons of mass destruction to gain an advantage on the battlefield, TASS quoted Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN as ....
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Elon Musk says he wants to make Twitter better than ever
Date: 2022-04-25 20:08:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:9539737
CALIFORNIA, April 25 (MENA) - Billionaire Elon Musk said “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” CNBC reported on Monday. Musk made ....
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Elon Musk buys Twitter in $44 billion deal
Date: 2022-04-25 19:49:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:9539736
CALIFORNIA, April 25 (MENA) - Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a deal valued at around $44 billion, the company said Monday. Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter stock ....
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Blinken on Ukraine war: ‘Russia has already failed’
Date: 2022-04-25 19:29:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:9539709
WASHINGTON, April 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Poland on Monday that “when it comes to Russia’s war aims, Russia is failing” and Ukraine is succeeding, the Hill reported. Blinken said that the Kremlin’s main ....
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Biden taps Bridget Brink to be US ambassador to Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-25 14:25:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:9539375
WASHINGTON, April 25 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden plans to nominate Bridget Brink to serve as the next US ambassador to Ukraine, the White House announced Monday. The move is intended to fill a position that has remained officially vacant for ....