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  • Russia expresses concern about tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, calls for restraint — MFA

    Date: 2023-03-06 21:00:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:10053017

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) – Russia is deeply concerned about escalating tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh and is calling on the sides to exercise restraint, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a statement on ....

  • US first lady to host winners of IWOC awards at White House Wednesday

    Date: 2023-03-06 21:00:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10053015

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden will host the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. The 2023 IWOC Award ceremony will honor a ....

  • Russia can defeat West’s neocolonial plans together with other countries: Ex-Russian president

    Date: 2023-03-06 20:01:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:10052936

    MOSCOW, March 6 (MENA) - Russia can drive the last nail into the coffin of the Western world’s neocolonial aspirations together with other countries, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council and Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party, Dmitry ....

  • Diabetes, obesity rising in young Americans, study finds

    Date: 2023-03-06 19:15:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:10052934

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - Diabetes and obesity, two risk factors for heart disease, are on the rise among young adults in the US, according to a newly published study of about 13,000 people ages 20 to 44 years old, according to The Washington ....

  • Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds

    Date: 2023-03-06 19:14:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:10052698

    GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - Gender imbalances in access to employment and working conditions are greater than previously thought and progress in reducing them has been disappointingly slow in the last two decades, according to a new International ....

  • High Commissioner urges Human Rights Council to 'rekindle spirit, impulse vitality' of Universal Declaration

    Date: 2023-03-06 16:46:53 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:68 - ID:10052657

    GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on all countries participating in the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council to take tangible measures to end extremist discrimination. Turk said ''Human rights is ....

  • AP: Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats

    Date: 2023-03-06 09:47:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:10051777

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - The Associated Press said in a report on Monday US President Joe Biden's re-election for a second presidential term was rejected by some democrats over many controversial issues, including his age. Democrats across ....

  • Only ceasefire can put end to conflict in Ukraine: Hungarian FM

    Date: 2023-03-06 07:57:18 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:17 - ID:10051549

    BUDAPEST, March 6 (MENA) - The solutions that Europe is trying to find in order to resolve the crisis in Ukraine are not working, and the conflict could only be ended through a ceasefire, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an ....

  • 9 policemen killed, 11 others wounded in suicide blast in southwest Pakistan

    Date: 2023-03-06 07:47:33 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:10051530

    ISLAMABAD, March 6 (MENA ) - At least nine personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC) were martyred and 13 were wounded in a bomb attack in Bolan on Monday, police said. Kachhi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mahmood Notezai confirmed ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 153,770 troops

    Date: 2023-03-06 06:56:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10051439

    KYIV, March 6 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 153,770 troops in Ukraine (+650 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

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