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Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake tops 41,000
Date: 2023-02-14 21:21:30 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:94 - ID:10020138
ANKARA, Feb 14 (MENA) – The death toll from last week’s two major earthquakes surpassed 41,000 in Turkey and Syria on Tuesday, The Washington Post reported. The majority of the victims — at least 35,418 — were killed in Turkey, President Recep ....
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OPEC raises forecast for oil demand growth to 2.3 mln bpd in 2023
Date: 2023-02-14 19:52:57 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:84 - ID:10020093
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 14 (MENA) - OPEC raised its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2023 by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 2.3 mln bpd, the organization said in its February report. The figure may average 101.9 mln bpd in absolute terms, TASS ....
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Russia is living under pressure of "endless sanctions" — Putin
Date: 2023-02-14 19:27:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:10020095
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - Russia is currently under pressure of endless sanctions of unfriendly countries but is coping with them unnervingly, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at the meeting of judges of arbitration, military, and common ....
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UK: National moment of silence to be held to mark one year of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 2023-02-14 14:49:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:10019534
LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) - A national minute’s silence will take place at 11am on Friday February 24 to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK government announced Tuesday. British Prime Minister Rishi ....
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Minister Reznikov meets with his counterparts from US, Netherlands
Date: 2023-02-14 14:02:34 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:61 - ID:10019537
BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has met with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Kajsa Ollongren, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. The relevant ....
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UK premier welcomes boost to British aviation thanks to multi-billion pound Air India, Airbus and Rolls-Royce deal
Date: 2023-02-14 14:01:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:10019532
LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch welcomed a momentous deal for Airbus and Rolls-Royce to provide new aircraft for Air India, according to the UK government website. Sunak and ....
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Nikki Haley announces US presidential bid for 2024
Date: 2023-02-14 14:00:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10019531
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (MENA) - Nikki Haley, a former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina, announced her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, taking on her onetime boss Donald Trump, CNN reported. "I'm Nikki ....
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Sunak facing backbench MP pressure to declare China a 'threat'
Date: 2023-02-14 12:55:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:10019360
LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) - UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak finds himself under pressure to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and label China a “threat” as part of the government’s integrated review of global security, according to The Guardian. ....
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Partners committed $50B in military aid to Ukraine since Russian invasion started – Austin
Date: 2023-02-14 12:51:33 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:50 - ID:10019358
BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (MENA) - International partners have committed $50 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the Russian full-scale military operation started, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made by US ....
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The Guardian view on earthquake aid for northern Syria: the UN must step up
Date: 2023-02-14 09:36:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:10018657
LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) - A week on, amid the tears of the bereaved and the abandoned, the unbearable scale of the death and destruction has become horrifyingly clear, The Guardian reported Tuesday. At least 35,000 people have died as a result of ....