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UK military: Russia to push to capture 2 more cities in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 19:34:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9551904
LONDON, May 4 (MENA) – The British military believes Russia will make a push to try to seize the cities of Kramatorsk and Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. The British made the comment Wednesday in a daily briefing it posts on Twitter about the ....
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Japan reports over 26,000 new coronavirus cases in one day
Date: 2022-05-04 18:52:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:9551842
TOKYO, May 4 (MENA) - Japan recorded 26,469 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7,987,000, NHK World Japan reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, 20 deaths have also been recorded ....
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US federal bank raises interest rate half-percentage point
Date: 2022-05-04 18:22:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9551877
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase and announced plans to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio starting next month in a double-barreled effort to reduce inflation that is ....
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S. Korea’s transition team strongly condemns N. Korea's ballistic missile launch
Date: 2022-05-04 17:55:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:9551840
SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) – The transition team of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launch Wednesday, saying the incoming government will deal sternly with any provocations, Yonhap ....
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Beijing adjusts quarantine period for inbound travelers
Date: 2022-05-04 17:36:49 GMT - China - World - SN:53 - ID:9551636
BEIJING, May 4 (MENA) - The Beijing municipal government announced Wednesday that travelers entering China via Beijing will be subject to 10 days of concentrated isolation plus seven days of home quarantine. Those entering China through other ....
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Russia’s daily COVID-19 cases surge by almost 5,100
Date: 2022-05-04 17:10:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:9551798
MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) – Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 5,093 over the past day to 18,206,167, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday. As many as 1,398 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down ....
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Austria says to provide extra $48.5 mln in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 16:32:18 GMT - Austria - World - SN:41 - ID:9551760
VIENNA, May 4 (MENA) - Austria will allocate almost 46 million euros ($48.5 million) in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid Russia's military operation, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The Austrian Council of Ministers ....
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Kremlin spokesman sees no progress in talks with Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-04 15:50:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9551647
MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) - The Russian-Ukrainian talks seem to be headed nowhere, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. "There still has been no progress on the negotiation track, it is more like the opposite. Ukraine's ....
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Kidnapped Dominican diplomat freed in Haiti
Date: 2022-05-04 15:39:44 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:38 - ID:9551714
SANTO DOMINGO, May 4 (MENA) - A diplomat from the Dominican Republic had been freed four days after being kidnapped in neighboring Haiti, the Dominican foreign minister said Wednesday. The minister, Roberto Alvarez, said in a tweet that Carlitin ....
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Italy's FM: We're backing Ukraine's EU bid
Date: 2022-05-04 15:31:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:36 - ID:9551597
ROME, May 4 (MENA) - Italy is backing Ukraine's bid to join the European Union, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a long phone call Wednesday morning, ANSA News Agency reported. "Premier (Mario) ....
