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UN: Thousands of Ukrainians evacuated form Kharkiv due to deteriorated security situation
Date: 2024-05-14 07:05:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:10704233
NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - Local authorities, with the support of the UN and aid organizations, have evacuated nearly 6,000 people from the Russian border area in Ukraine's Kharkiv region due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation, according ....
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Blinken arrives in Kyiv on unannounced visit to Ukraine
Date: 2024-05-14 05:32:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10704151
KYIV, May 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support, ABC News reported. The visit comes less than a month after Congress ....
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First person to receive gene-edited pig kidney dies
Date: 2024-05-13 21:17:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:10704048
MASSACHUSETTS, May 13 (MENA) - A man who was the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant has died roughly two months after the transplant, Euronews reported Monday. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received a transplant of a genetically modified ....
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Thousands evacuated in CThousands evacuated in Canada as intense wildfire approaches town
Date: 2024-05-13 21:16:22 GMT - Canada - World - SN:76 - ID:10704049
TORONTO, May 13 (MENA) - An intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada on Monday, based on forecasts of strong winds that have been fueling the out-of-control blaze which has already forced the evacuation of thousands, the Guardian ....
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Shoigu will not head Military-Technical Cooperation Service, but oversee it - Kremlin
Date: 2024-05-13 21:16:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:10704012
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Sergey Shoigu, who has been appointed Secretary of the Russian Security Council, will oversee Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation but won’t be its head, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry ....
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Gazprom supplies record volumes of gas to Russians in May due to cold weather
Date: 2024-05-13 21:15:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:10704011
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom said it had supplied consumers with record volumes of gas this May, which are comparable to the winter period due to cold weather in Russia. "For ten days in a row - from May 3 to May 12 - ....
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Russian army loses 1,740 more soldiers in Ukraine
Date: 2024-05-13 05:30:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10702583
KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 13, 2024 have reached about 484,030 troops, including 1,740 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Monday. In ....
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Putin appoints former defense min. as secretary of national security council
Date: 2024-05-12 20:41:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:10702479
MOSCOW, May 12 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing current defense chief Sergey Shoigu as secretary of Russia's national security council, the Kremlin said on Sunday. Putin has proposed appointing Andrey ....
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Cameron: It is wrong for Israel to launch a large-scale op in Rafah without ensuring People safety
Date: 2024-05-12 19:01:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:10702348
LONDON, May 12 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Sunday it was wrong for Israel to launch a large-scale operation in Rafah without ensuring people’s safety. He added that it would be a mistake for Israel to launch a large-scale ....
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Pope Francis says ready to facilitate exchange of Russian-Ukrainian prisoners
Date: 2024-05-12 16:15:06 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:54 - ID:10702238
VATICAN CITY, May 12 (MENA) - Pope Francis has again appealed for a “general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.” Speaking during the Regina Caeli on Ascension Sunday, the Pope assured all parties involved that the Holy See ....