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Guterres: ‘I repeat my call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, sustained peace for Israelis, Palestinians’
Date: 2024-01-17 18:35:42 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:10538456
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (MENA) – The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and sustained peace for Israelis and Palestinians. Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, ....
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Pope condemns Iran strike on Iraq, calls for de-escalation
Date: 2024-01-17 11:05:29 GMT - Italy - World - SN:22 - ID:10537608
Rome, Jan 17 (MENA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the Iranian missile attack on the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, and urged all parties to avoid an escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, according to US News. The strike has ....
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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
Date: 2024-01-17 10:53:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:10537598
GENEVA, Jan 17 (MENA) - Globally, there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out today. Trends in 2022 show a continued decline in tobacco use rates ....
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Zelenskiy calls for western unity to ensure that Russia does not prevail
Date: 2024-01-17 10:15:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:10537352
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said the west should show unity and called for more support for Ukraine to ensure that Russia does not prevail, the Guardian reported. In a speech at the World Economic Forum ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 372,820
Date: 2024-01-17 08:06:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10537272
KIEV, Jan 17 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces eliminated about 372,820 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and January 17, 2024, including 730 in the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....
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Poland receives 19,000 Ukrainian refugees in past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-17 07:55:37 GMT - Poland - World - SN:7 - ID:10537255
WARSAW, Jan 17 (MENA) - Around 19,000 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Radio Poland quoted the Polish border guards as saying on Wednesday. Since February 24, 2022, the start of Russian-Ukrainian war, as many as ....
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S. Korea imposes sanctions on 11 vessels over N. Korea's illegal ship-to-ship transfers
Date: 2024-01-17 07:33:43 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:10537213
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - South Korea on Wednesday imposed independent sanctions on 11 vessels and five individuals and entities engaged in illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil and other products to North Korea, tightening the sanctions against the ....
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Zelenskyy calls for sustained pressure on Russia, support for Ukraine to shorten war
Date: 2024-01-16 22:25:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:82 - ID:10537052
DAVOS/KIEV, Jan 16 (MENA) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that the war in Ukraine will continue for years unless the international community continues applying pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, EFE ....
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New pledges at Davos to unlock billions of dollars for climate finance
Date: 2024-01-16 22:23:42 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:81 - ID:10537035
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (MENA) - The World Economic Forum, supported by leading private sector and philanthropic partners of the Giving to Amplify Earth Action initiative (GAEA), announced Tuesday new commitments to unlock billions of dollars to ....
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Canada names 85 Chinese research groups that ‘may pose’ threat to national security
Date: 2024-01-16 21:59:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:80 - ID:10537033
OTTAWA, Jan 16 (MENA) – The Canadian government is publicly naming 85 Chinese research institutions that “may pose” a threat to national security and sensitive research, Global News reported. The list, published Tuesday, also includes 12 Iranian ....
