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EU announces 61,000 new resettlement, humanitarian admission places at Global Refugee Forum
Date: 2023-12-16 15:54:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:51 - ID:10493513
BURSSELS, Dec 16 (MENA) - For several years now, EU resettlement and humanitarian admission schemes have offered a pathway to a new home and a life in dignity. At the Global Refugee Forum this week in Geneva, EU Member States announced their ....
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DR Congo mpox spread accelerating: WHO warns
Date: 2023-12-16 15:05:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:47 - ID:10493317
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - A deadly mpox outbreak in the DRC has been rapidly spreading across the country, raising concerns of international transmission, the UN health agency WHO said on Friday. Over 13,000 cases have been reported through ....
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UNICEF appeals for $9.3 bn emergency funding for children living through conflicts, crises
Date: 2023-12-16 14:32:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:42 - ID:10493407
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - UNICEF launched a US$9.3 billion emergency funding appeal to reach at least 93.8 million children in 155 countries and territories. This came in response to an alarming surge in the number of children facing ....
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Japan, Malaysia agree on provision of defense equipment under OSA framework
Date: 2023-12-16 10:01:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:10492888
TOKYO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Japan has agreed to provide Malaysia with rescue boats and drones under a new security cooperation framework. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his Malaysian ....
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S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024: Seoul official
Date: 2023-12-16 09:37:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:10492769
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States agreed to complete the establishment of guidelines on the planning and operation of a shared nuclear strategy by the middle of next year, a Seoul official said. The allies held key ....
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Russia-Spain cooperation almost completely derailed — ambassador
Date: 2023-12-16 09:34:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:10492791
MADRID, Dec 16 (MENA)- The relationship between Russia and Spain is currently seeing a major crisis, with bilateral cooperation derailed almost entirely, said Russian Ambassador to Madrid Yury Klimenko, according to TASS news agency. ....
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Kherson region comes under Russian fire 83 times, four injured
Date: 2023-12-16 09:06:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10492713
KIEV, Dec 16 (MENA) - On December 15, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 83 times, having fired 483 projectiles. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Facebook, an ....
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US, Germany assert urgency of addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza
Date: 2023-12-16 08:53:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10492766
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US and Germany asserted the pressing necessity of addressing humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip and protecting civilians. US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, ....
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Poland receives 24,500 new refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2023-12-16 08:37:21 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:10492732
WARSAW, Dec 16 (MENA) - Around 24,500 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Radio Poland quoted the Polish border guards as having said on Saturday. Since February 24, 2022, when the Russia-Ukrainian war started, 17.7 ....
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Japanese FM vows to promote women's participation in peacebuilding in Asia
Date: 2023-12-16 08:11:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10492700
TOKYO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has unveiled a plan to promote women's participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, NHK said. Kamikawa and her Indonesian counterpart Retno ....
