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Boris Johnson sets out plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda amid furious backlash
Date: 2022-04-14 19:38:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9522652
LONDON, April 14 (MENA) – A furious row broke out on Thursday over UK government plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, the Evening Standard reported. Although the move was branded “irresponsible” and ....
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Hong Kong to relax social distancing measures as COVID-19 wave wanes
Date: 2022-04-14 19:12:07 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:83 - ID:9522591
VICTORIA, April 14 (MENA) - Hong Kong will ease some social distancing measures including dining restrictions from later this month as the city is recovering from its largest outbreak of the coronavirus, the city government said Thursday, Kyodo News ....
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EU introduces exceptions to its sanctions to facilitate humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-14 19:10:59 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:82 - ID:9522589
BRUSSELS, April 14 (MENA) - The EU Council has announced introducing exceptions in two sanctions regimes ("regime of territorial integrity of Ukraine" and "regime of Donetsk and Luhansk") to facilitate humanitarian activities in Ukraine. “In ....
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EU, Vietnam hold 2nd meeting of Sub Committee on Political Issues
Date: 2022-04-14 19:09:38 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:81 - ID:9522590
BRUSSELS, April 14 (MENA) - The EU and Vietnam held the second meeting of the Sub Committee on Political Issues under the European Union (EU) – Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The meeting confirmed the interest on both sides ....
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Russian aircraft hit Ukrainian military warehouse, 6 areas of accumulation of military, equipment
Date: 2022-04-14 19:09:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:9522587
MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) – The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russian aircraft hit the military warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and six areas of accumulation of Ukrainian ....
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Putin: Banks of 'unfriendly countries' delay payments for Russian energy
Date: 2022-04-14 19:09:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9522588
MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Banks of "unfriendly countries" are delaying payments for Russian energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "There are failures in payment for export deliveries of Russian energy resources. Banks from these most ....
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US allocated $350 mln to Ukraine for research in Pentagon’s interests - Russian top brass
Date: 2022-04-14 19:08:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:9522586
MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) – The United States has allocated over $350 million in the past few years to the Ukrainian scientific and technological center that distributed grants for research in the Pentagon’s interests in the field of biological ....
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UK supports potential Sweden, Finland NATO membership, foreign secretary says
Date: 2022-04-14 16:20:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:9522453
LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - The United Kingdom would support Sweden and Finland in a NATO membership bid, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday. “Sweden and Finland are free to choose their future without interference - the UK will support ....
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Japan to co-sponsor resolution on UNSC veto
Date: 2022-04-14 13:30:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:61 - ID:9522039
TOKYO, April 14 (MENA) - Japan has decided to co-sponsor a resolution proposed by Liechtenstein to seek accountability of veto-wielding countries in the UN Security Council (UNSC) after Russia exercised the right to block a motion against its ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 501 million
Date: 2022-04-14 10:56:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:9521637
WASHINGTON, April 14 (MENA) - As many as 501,967,554 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Thursday. In a statement, the JHU added that 6,190,337 people have died from the ....
