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Fierce clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru gov't
Date: 2023-01-20 07:49:38 GMT - Peru - World - SN:7 - ID:9977391
LIMA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Thousands marched through Peru's capital on Thursday in a large anti-government rally punctuated by clashes with police, while the death toll from over a month of violent protests climbed in the country's southern regions, ....
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Irish PM: Northern Ireland deal could come in months
Date: 2023-01-19 22:56:58 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:91 - ID:9977207
DAVOS, Jan 19 (MENA) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Thursday that he was “somewhat optimistic” that a deal could be struck in the coming months between the European Union and the U.K. over Northern Ireland’s trading status, an issue that ....
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Blinken: Human trafficking is a crime that deprives millions of people of their dignity and freedom
Date: 2023-01-19 22:56:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9977204
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that human trafficking is a crime that deprives millions of people of their dignity and freedom, according to a statement released Thursday by the US Department of ....
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US diplomat meets several African officials in Mauritania
Date: 2023-01-19 22:56:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:9977206
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) – US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, US State Department said in a press ....
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Senior US official for global women’s issues Kat Fotovat travels to Bangladesh
Date: 2023-01-19 22:55:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9977205
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - Senior US Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues Kat Fotovat will visit Bangladesh from January 20–23. In Chittagong on January 21–22, the US Department of State announced in a statement ....
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Russian defense officials discuss military cooperation with Central African Republic
Date: 2023-01-19 22:55:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9977192
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) – Russian defense officials discussed bilateral military cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) at a working meeting with CAR Prime Minister Felix Moloua in Moscow, Tass quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying ....
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As Ardern departs, will next Labour leader simply be a placeholder?
Date: 2023-01-19 21:38:35 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:86 - ID:9977194
WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - The resignation of Jacinda Ardern has left the Labour Party with a significant gap to fill, the Herald reported. Deputy leader Grant Robertson has confirmed that he will not put his name forward, a decision in line ....
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Sanctions against Russia should be able to stop aggression - Zelensky
Date: 2023-01-19 21:36:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:84 - ID:9977191
KYIV, Jan 19 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the scale of cooperation is a new history for both Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrinform reported on Thursday. Following his meeting with President of the European ....
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Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand
Date: 2023-01-19 21:35:45 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:83 - ID:9977193
WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October, ABC News reported. At the party’s first caucus meeting ....
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Lagarde says ECB to stay the course on rates
Date: 2023-01-19 17:11:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:9976680
DAVOS, Jan 19 (MENA) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde signalled that the bank would continue to increase interest rates this year amid an improved economic outlook and historically tight labor market. Speaking Thursday at ....
