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Estonia calls on NATO to hold firm position against Russian demands
Date: 2022-01-08 18:30:09 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:57 - ID:9357069
TALLINN, Jan 8 (MENA) - Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said NATO must hold firm in its common position and offer no compromise whatsoever on its commitment to the preservation of international order, while at the same time remain open ....
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UK tops 150,000 Covid-related deaths since start of pandemic after recorded 313 in last 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-08 17:58:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:9357046
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) – The UK has recorded more than 150,000 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic after the latest daily figures showed 313 further fatalities, Sky News reported. It brings the total number of deaths reported ....
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Kazakhstan riots aim to undermine its integrity, Russian envoy says
Date: 2022-01-08 12:51:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9356423
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) – Russia views the events in Kazakhstan as riots, provoked from the outside and aimed at undermining the security and integrity of the republic, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said in an interview for Newsweek ....
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Bulgaria’s population decline by 11.5 in decade
Date: 2022-01-08 12:50:34 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:34 - ID:9356580
SOFIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Bulgaria’s population has declined by 11.5 percent over the past decade, according to preliminary census results. The population fell by more than 844,000 people, from 7.3 million to 6.5 million people, Radio Free Europe ....
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Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason
Date: 2022-01-08 12:05:07 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:31 - ID:9356283
NUR-SULTAN, Jan 8 (MENA) - The former head of Kazakhstan’s domestic intelligence agency has been detained on suspicion of high treason, the agency said, after he was fired amid violent protests. The National Security Committee, or KNB, said in a ....
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Tokayev told Putin about situation in Kazakhstan, shift towards stabilization - Kremlin
Date: 2022-01-08 11:33:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9356391
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a lengthy telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, spoke in detail about the situation in the country, noting the shift towards stabilization, the Russian ....
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Russia records 16,568 new Covid cases in span of 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-08 11:25:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9356408
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - As many as 16,568 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia over the past 24 hours, Russia Today channel reported Saturday. This was reported in the operational headquarters for combating COVID-19. In ....
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US-Russia summit on European security sounds cold war echo
Date: 2022-01-08 10:51:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:9356334
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - In Moscow the hope is for “fairly quick results”, while Washington talks of uncertain outcomes. As US and Russian diplomats prepare for a summit in Geneva with Europe’s geopolitical balance at stake, the difference in mood ....
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NATO is Cold War rudiment - Diplomat
Date: 2022-01-08 10:34:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9356285
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov has described NATO as a rudiment of the Cold War, while its expansion eastwards as a violation of the collectively agreed principle of indivisible security in Europe, Sputnik news ....
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Pakistan: At least 16 freeze to death in cars stranded in snow
Date: 2022-01-08 09:10:41 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:16 - ID:9356183
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (MENA) - Pakistan's Murree town was declared calamity hit on Saturday after at least 16 people froze to death in cars stranded in snow amid a glut of tourist influx, DAWN newspaper reported. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, ....
