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Russia’s ex-minister sentenced to 12 years in jail for money laundering, other crimes
Date: 2023-12-21 22:23:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:10501983
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Moscow's Preobrazhensky district court has sentenced former Russian Minister for Open Government Affairs, Mikhail Abyzov, accused of setting up a criminal network, illegal business dealings and money laundering, to 12 years ....
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Ukraine, Moldova simplify crossing border
Date: 2023-12-21 22:23:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:10501977
KYIV, Dec 21 (MENA) – Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean have signed a number of protocols to simplify the crossing of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border for citizens and cargo, Ukrinform quoted Shmyhal as ....
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At least 15 dead in Prague university shooting
Date: 2023-12-21 18:41:38 GMT - Czech - World - SN:63 - ID:10501719
PRAGUE, Dec 21 (MENA) - A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 15 people and wounded about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday. The police said the shooter was a ....
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Electric car tariffs avoided as UK and EU extend post-Brexit trade rules
Date: 2023-12-21 16:46:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:10501665
LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) - Tariffs on electric cars from next year will be avoided after the UK and the EU agreed to extend trade rules, Rishi Sunak has announced. The British prime minister said the UK and the EU have decided existing regulations ....
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US, Europe should 'stop fooling around' expecting Russia’s collapse — Putin
Date: 2023-12-21 16:08:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10501571
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Russia does not shut itself from the US and Europe, and it is time for them to "stop fooling around" expecting Russia’s collapse, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of the council on strategic development ....
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Four Russian warships on combat duty in Black Sea, no missile carriers
Date: 2023-12-21 09:55:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:10500964
KIEV, Dec 21 (MENA) - Four Russian warships were remaining on combat duty in the Black Sea and another one in the Sea of Azov. No missile carriers were among them. The relevant statement was made by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ....
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Russia’s death toll in Ukraine climbs to over 350,000
Date: 2023-12-21 08:32:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10500785
KIEV, Dec 21 (MENA) - Since the outset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has seen 350,270 soldiers and officers killed in action. That’s including 1,080 KIAs reported in the past day alone, says the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed ....
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Running short on Ukraine air defenses, US looks to Japan
Date: 2023-12-20 19:34:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:10500246
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - Faced with a dangerous shortfall in Ukraine’s air defenses and no easy resolution to the funding impasse in Congress, Washington has increasingly leaned on allies to provide urgent weapons support, the Washington Post ....
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Congo holds presidential election
Date: 2023-12-20 10:35:00 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:23 - ID:10499049
KINSHASA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Congo headed to the polls Wednesday to vote for president as authorities scrambled to finalize preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges. But an hour and a half after voting was meant to ....
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Court orders Okinawa governor to approve base relocation work
Date: 2023-12-20 09:35:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:10499162
TOKYO, Dec 20 (MENA) - A high court on Wednesday ordered the governor of Okinawa Prefecture to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key US base within the prefecture, endorsing the central government's attempt to push forward the ....
