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  • Blinken pledges $444M in additional US aid to Yemen

    Date: 2023-02-27 22:52:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:10041760

    WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pledged more than $444 million in additional aid to Yemen as it faces what the secretary called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis” of conflict, economic instability, ....

  • Yellen visits Ukraine and pledges even more US economic aid

    Date: 2023-02-27 22:52:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:10041759

    KIEV, Feb 27 (MENA) – US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen met with Finance Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko, the US Department of Treasury said in a press release. Secretary Yellen commended Minister Marchenko’s work to stabilize ....

  • Int'l aid helped Ukraine stabilize its energy sector - Ukraine’s energy min.

    Date: 2023-02-27 21:59:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:99 - ID:10041714

    KYIV, Feb 27 (MENA) - The aid provided by international partners to Ukraine’s energy sector has allowed the Ukrainian energy system to stand against Russian attacks and stabilize performance, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko ....

  • Sunak agrees Northern Ireland protocol deal with EU

    Date: 2023-02-27 21:58:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:10041706

    LONDON, Feb 27 (MENA) - The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has unveiled an agreement with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, after four months of negotiations, The Guardian reported Monday. The deal with the EU aims to ....

  • Russia prepares counter-sanctions for 'more focused effect' on US, Canada

    Date: 2023-02-27 21:58:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:10041705

    MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Moscow is preparing a response to US and Canadian sanctions for a more focused effect on Washington and Ottawa, TASS reported Monday quoting Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. "On our side, we are ....

  • Apple pays $12.2 mln antitrust fine to Russia

    Date: 2023-02-27 20:36:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:10041484

    WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - Apple has paid an antitrust fine of $12.2 million in the case with Kaspersky Lab for abusing its dominant position in the iOS app distribution market, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) revealed Monday. The ....

  • UK, Welsh govts host US delegation during visits to boost economic cooperation

    Date: 2023-02-27 19:57:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:92 - ID:10041634

    LONDON, Feb 27 (MENA) - The UK and Welsh governments will host a delegation of eleven economic development leaders from across Indiana from 26 February to 2 March. The program will focus on the themes of clean energy, women’s economic ....

  • Armenian speaker believes US can help resolve Lachin corridor situation

    Date: 2023-02-27 18:58:41 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:88 - ID:10041483

    YEREVAN, Feb 27 (MENA) – The United States can play an important role in implementing the International Court of Justice's ruling, which compels Azerbaijan to ensure unhampered transit through the Lachin corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to ....

  • British foreign secretary calls on Russia to withdraw forces from Ukraine

    Date: 2023-02-27 17:37:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:10041420

    LONDON, Feb 27 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine and restore human rights, within its own borders and outside. Addressing a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva ....

  • First military service contract with foreigner to be signed for one year — Putin’s decree

    Date: 2023-02-27 16:47:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:10041419

    MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stipulating that the first military service contract with foreigners will be signed for one year. The decree was uploaded to the official Internet portal of legal ....

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