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  • Bank of England raises interest rates for the 14th time

    Date: 2023-08-03 11:50:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:10285126

    LONDON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Bank of England raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday as inflation remains stubbornly high, according to The Guardian newspaper. The move brings the main cost of borrowing for commercial ....

  • France ends evacuation operation in Niger

    Date: 2023-08-03 11:04:58 GMT - France - World - SN:31 - ID:10285000

    PARIS, Aug 3 (MENA) - The French government said Thursday it had flown 1,079 people out of Niger as its evacuation operation ended in the west African country hit by a coup. Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Twitter, being rebranded as ....

  • Russia keeps two missile carriers in Black Sea, volley of 12 'Kalibr' missiles

    Date: 2023-08-03 08:57:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:10284776

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Russian troops are on combat duty in the Black Sea with 17 ships, including surface and submarine carriers 'Kalibr' with a total volley of 12 missiles. Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational ....

  • 31,200 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-08-03 07:17:41 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10284622

    WARSAW, Aug 3 (MENA) - About 31,200 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Thursday. Meanwhile, nearly 36,300 people crossed from Poland back into Ukraine on Wednesday. About 12.4 ....

  • Russian Air Defense Troops down 6 Ukrainian drones over Kaluga region

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:53:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10284547

    MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) – The Russian Air Defense Troops have destroyed six Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga Region, there were no casualties or damage, TASS reported. "Early in the morning, we foiled Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist ....

  • Front lines in Ukraine see 44 combat clashes on Wed

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:37:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10284556

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Some 44 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops took place on multiple axes over the past 24 hours. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports. "Over the ....

  • Active shooter scare on Capitol Hill was a false alarm, police say

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:27:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10284534

    WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - A security scare on Capitol Hill that prompted a brief lockdown of Senate office buildings on Wednesday came in response to a potentially "bogus" 911 call about an active shooter, the U.S. Capitol Police chief said. A ....

  • All 10 Japanese wishing to evacuate Niger have left nation

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:23:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10284527

    TOKYO, Aug 3 (MENA) - All 10 Japanese nationals wishing to evacuate military coup-hit Niger had left the nation by the early hours of Thursday with the help of French authorities, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported, quoting the government as ....

  • Gas imports amount to 589M cubic meters in July - GTSOU

    Date: 2023-08-03 06:18:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10284516

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Ukraine imported in July 589 million cubic meters of gas from the European Union and Moldova, almost all of which was stored in bonded warehouse and short-haul mode. According to Ukrinform, Gas Transmission System Operator of ....

  • Ukraine counts on Japan's support in economic recovery

    Date: 2023-08-03 05:12:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:1 - ID:10284458

    KIEV, Aug 3 (MENA) - Ukraine is interested in attracting Japanese experience in economic recovery in the post-war period, in particular in financial support on the part of the private sector. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry ....

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