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Rishi Sunak rules out net zero referendum
Date: 2023-08-17 05:39:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:2 - ID:10303281
LONDON, Aug 17 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out a referendum on Net Zero, despite calls from his party to give the public a vote on the 2050 climate target, The Telegraph reported. The Prime Minister rejected demands to hold a ....
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Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires
Date: 2023-08-16 20:15:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:10303199
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday, the White House announced, as search, rescue and recovery efforts continue following the devastating wildfires there. “The President ....
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First cargo ship exits Odesa after Russia's threat
Date: 2023-08-16 14:03:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:10302214
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Ukraine said the first commercial cargo ship has left the port through a "humanitarian corridor" after Moscow threatened to sink such vessels, according to DW. The ship set sail despite a new bombardment along the Danube ....
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Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia
Date: 2023-08-16 13:14:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10302522
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Russian military has thwarted an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack,” with the Defense Ministry saying it downed three Ukrainian drones as they traveled over Kaluga Region on Wednesday morning. Region’s Governor, ....
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US says ‘look forward’ to working with caretaker PM ahead of Pakistan vote
Date: 2023-08-16 12:17:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:10302227
WASHINGTON,16 August (MENA) - The US is looking forward to working with caretaker Pakistani PM Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar and his team as they prepare to hold elections, US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing. “We, of ....
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Americans divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases - Poll
Date: 2023-08-16 12:16:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:10302469
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) – Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump's actions in the most recent criminal cases brought against him, a new poll shows, with about half saying his alleged attempt to ....
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Russia working with partners on alternatives to grain deal — Ambassador to Turkey
Date: 2023-08-16 12:16:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:10302475
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russia is working with its partners on alternatives to the Black Sea Grain Initiative to deliver food to countries in need, said Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexey Yerkhov in an interview with the IHA agency. "The Black ....
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UK inflation falls 1.1% in just one month as Ukraine war energy price crisis starts to ease
Date: 2023-08-16 11:36:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:10302467
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) – UK price inflation fell 1.1 per cent in a month to approach levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but experts warned the cost of living squeeze was far from over despite the turning ride on ....
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Russia declares Polish-based anti-war group ‘undesirable’
Date: 2023-08-16 11:15:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:10302221
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) – Russian authorities on Wednesday designated the Polish-based anti-war group For a Free Russia an “undesirable organization,” making any work for or with the collective a criminal offense, the Moscow Times reported. “From ....
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13 Russian drones destroyed over night in Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-16 10:02:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:10302211
KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - Thirteen Shahed-136/131 combat drones were destroyed in the sky over Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force. “On the night of August 16, Russian troops attacked the port ....
