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Japan, U.S. arranging summit around April 10: sources
Date: 2024-01-18 07:17:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10538860
TOKYO, Jan 18 (MENA) - Japan and the United States are arranging a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Joe Biden around April 10, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The two governments had been working toward a visit ....
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Calls for West to prepare for war against Russia provoke escalation — Russian official
Date: 2024-01-17 21:30:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:10538702
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (MENA) - Calls by some officials in the West to prepare for war against Russia provoke a "game of nerves" and compress the spring of escalation even more, said Yulia Zhdanova, a member of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on ....
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Putin says Russia’s GDP growth may exceed 4% in 2023
Date: 2024-01-17 21:29:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:10538582
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Russia’s GDP growth may exceed 4 per cent in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said while discussing the national economic situation with his Economic Aide Maxim Oreshkin. Putin said earlier that GDP growth was ....
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Davos launches alliance for developing economies on clean energy with Egypt's participation
Date: 2024-01-17 19:14:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:53 - ID:10538418
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (MENA) - Announcing the launch of an alliance for developing economies on clean energy at its 2024 Annual Meeting, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said it will provide a platform for developing economies to raise awareness ....
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British foreign secretary in Davos says' we are in unstable, dangerous times'
Date: 2024-01-17 19:11:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:10538586
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Wednesday "we are in very unstable, uncertain and dangerous times," according to a press statement by the official website of the British government. While at Davos, ....
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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 ....
