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Poll: Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration
Date: 2023-05-22 12:25:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:10171712
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - As US President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, ABC news quoted a ....
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Japan, China eye defense chiefs' talks in Singapore in June: source
Date: 2023-05-22 12:03:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:10171807
TOKYO, May 22 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu are expected to hold talks on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Singapore in early June, Kyodo news agency quoted a source close to ....
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WHO declares end of global health emergency by Covid-19
Date: 2023-05-22 11:46:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:10171632
GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) - The health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic has ended, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. The announcement comes more than 3 years after the organization declared the coronavirus disease a“global health ....
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US State Department: Monitoring mechanism for implementation of “Jeddah Accord” in Sudan
Date: 2023-05-22 09:10:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:10171180
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - The State Department said a monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the Jeddah Accord for Sudan would be in place. Saudi Arabia and the United States, sponsors of the peace talks held in Jeddah, had announced ....
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China summons Japan envoy to protest G-7 statement
Date: 2023-05-22 06:26:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10170911
BEIJING/TOKYO, May 22 (MENA) - Beijing summoned Hideo Tarumi, Japan's ambassador to China, on Sunday to lodge a "solemn" protest over references to Taiwan and other issues related to the nation in Group of Seven statements made at a summit in ....
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Muslim Council of Elders voices solidarity with Rohingya Muslims affected by Cyclone Mocha
Date: 2023-05-21 20:42:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:75 - ID:10170691
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb, has expressed its solidarity with the Rohingya Muslims affected by Cyclone Mocha which battered Myanmar's Rakhine State on the weekend, leaving ....
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G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine
Date: 2023-05-21 17:19:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10170601
WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - The Group of Seven united in urging China to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end the war on Ukraine and resolve territorial disputes peacefully, ABC News reported. In a joint statement, the G7 leaders ....
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US treasury secretary reaffirms June 1 as 'hard deadline' to raise debt ceiling
Date: 2023-05-21 16:50:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10170581
WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the “hard deadline” for the US to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on its obligations, CNN reported. “I indicated in my last letter to Congress that we ....
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Zelensky speaks for holding peace summit in July
Date: 2023-05-21 11:34:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:35 - ID:10169805
KYIV/HIROSHIMA, May 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to hold in July an international summit dedicated to the Ukrainian peace formula. He said this during a speech at the working session of the G7 summit "Towards a ....
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G-7 Hiroshima summit wraps up after talks on Ukraine with Zelenskyy
Date: 2023-05-21 09:31:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:26 - ID:10169612
HIROSHIMA, May 21 (MENA) - The Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima wrapped up on Sunday after discussions on Russia's war in Ukraine and other issues with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participating following his highly-publicized arrival in Japan, ....