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WGS 2023 opens with session on "10 years of transformation"
Date: 2023-02-13 08:26:22 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:17 - ID:10016505
DUBAI, Feb 13 (MENA) - The World Government Summit (WGS) 2023 opened here earlier Monday with a session titled "10 Years of Transformation". UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and chairman of the WGS Mohamed al Gergawi inaugurated the event. ....
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US Embassy urges Americans in Russia to ‘Depart Immediately’
Date: 2023-02-13 08:24:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:10016598
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Russia has urged all Americans to “depart immediately” from the country due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies, Tass News Agency ....
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Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees: AP
Date: 2023-02-12 15:10:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:10015815
WASHINGTON/ANTAKYA, Feb 12 (MENA) - The earthquake that struck Turkey was just the latest tragedy for refugees, according to the Associated Press. Millions of refugees have found a haven in Turkey, escaping from wars and local conflicts from ....
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Ukrainian forces shoot down five Russian drones in two regions
Date: 2023-02-12 06:36:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:10014632
KIEV, Feb 12 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces have shot down five Russian unmanned aerial vehicles in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, according to the RBC-Ukraine news outlet. According to the report, the Russian forces have again attacked ....
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US, Papua New Guinea discuss Defense Cooperation Agreement
Date: 2023-02-11 22:22:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10014543
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) – The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 – 10 in Honolulu to discuss a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would strengthen security cooperation between our two countries, US State ....
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Russia-EU relations at lowest ebb, with Brussels being driving force -diplomat
Date: 2023-02-11 20:56:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:10014517
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (MENA) – Relationship between Russia and the European Union have reached rock bottom, but it is Brussels, not Moscow, that initiated that, Tass quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin as saying in an interview with the ....
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Estimates of Russia’s economic growth in 2023 more optimistic than expected – Russian min.
Date: 2023-02-11 20:56:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:10014516
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (MENA) – A more optimistic prognosis of Russia’s economic growth in 2023 can be expected than previously predicted, Tass quoted Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov as saying during his trip to Ufa on ....
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Death toll from earthquake in Turkey rises to over 21,000, Erdogan says
Date: 2023-02-11 15:14:56 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:41 - ID:10014037
ANKARA, Feb 11 (MENA) - The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey has climbed to 21,043, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday in a speech streamed by Turkish TV channels. "The earthquake that occurred on Monday ....
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WHO warns of increasing cholera cases in coming months
Date: 2023-02-11 14:08:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:10013876
GENEVA, Feb 11 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of increasing cholera cases in the coming months. Since the first disease outbreak news on the global cholera situation was published on 16 December 2022, the global situation has ....
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UN official expects death toll from Turkey-Syria quake to more than double
Date: 2023-02-11 13:53:06 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:33 - ID:10013873
ANKARA, Feb 11 (MENA) - The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to more than double, UN emergency relief co-ordinator Martin Griffiths has said. Talking to Sky News, he said this is “worst ....