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  • Norway pledges £186 mln military aid for Ukraine

    Date: 2024-12-20 20:26:46 GMT - Norway - World - SN:42 - ID:10999561

    OSLO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Norway is contributing to a £186 million package to support Ukraine (approx. NOK 2.6 billion), the Norwegian government revealed Friday. The funding, which will provide much-needed military equipment through the ....

  • 6 killed in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Kursk region, governor says

    Date: 2024-12-20 18:59:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:10999546

    MOSCOW, Dec 20 (MENA) - A Ukrainian missile strike on the town of Rylsk in the Kursk Region killed six people, including a child, Kursk Region Interim Governor Alexander Khinshtein said, TASS reported. "According to preliminary data, six people ....

  • South Korea, Japan discuss friendly cooperation in high-level economic dialogue

    Date: 2024-12-20 18:39:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:10999539

    SEOUL, Dec 20 (MENA) - South Korea and Japan on Friday discussed efforts to maintain friendly ties under Seoul's acting presidency during a high-level bilateral economic dialogue, according to a statement released by the Korean Foreign ....

  • Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to US

    Date: 2024-12-20 18:16:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:10999489

    LONDON, Dec 20 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Friday that Peter Mandelson will be the UK's next ambassador to Washington. Mandelson, who served in senior posts in the governments of former prime ministers Tony Blair and ....

  • 12 countries issue joint statement on situation in Afghanistan

    Date: 2024-12-20 18:07:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:10999482

    LONDON, Dec 20 (MENA) - Special envoys and representatives for Afghanistan of Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Geneva on ....

  • TV BRICS: India’s pharmaceutical industry achieves dlrs 50 billion milestone

    Date: 2024-12-20 09:31:22 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:10998883

    NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (MENA) - India’s pharmaceutical sector, recognized as the third largest globally by volume, reached a valuation of dlrs 50 billion in the fiscal year 2023-24, according to Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, ....

  • Washington Post: Border crossings in November fell to lowest level of Biden’s term

    Date: 2024-12-20 08:58:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10998901

    WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - Illegal crossings along the US-Mexico border have continued to drop through the last several months of President Joe Biden’s term, with the number of migrants stopped by Border Patrol agents falling in November to 46,610, ....

  • 8 killed as chemical-laden truck crashes at Jaipur fuel pump, sets off huge fire

    Date: 2024-12-20 08:04:36 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:10998854

    NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (MENA) - At least eight people were charred to death and 41 others sustained burn injuries in a massive fire that broke out after a truck loaded with a chemical collided with an LPG-carrying truck and some other vehicles near a ....

  • TV BRICS: Brazilian Chamber approves renewable energy incentive program

    Date: 2024-12-20 07:34:26 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:7 - ID:10998829

    BRASILIA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill to create the Energy Transition Acceleration Program (Paten), aimed at encouraging sustainable development initiatives through loans to companies from the federal government, ....

  • Pakistan, Indonesia vow to strengthen bilateral ties

    Date: 2024-12-19 08:17:16 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:10 - ID:10997370

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - Pakistan and Indonesia have agreed to remain in close contact to maintain the momentum in bilateral relations with particular emphasis on further deepening economic and commercial ties, Radio Pakistan reported. The ....

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