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Portugal pledges to help in rebuilding Ukraine – Economy Ministry
Date: 2023-01-02 20:32:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:80 - ID:9950400
LISBON-KYIV, Jan 2 (MENA) - Portugal has promised to help Ukraine in the reconstruction of educational facilities and to strengthen economic and political cooperation between the states, Economy Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko said ....
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UK Labor says worklessness over Covid suffering could be costing £3bn a year
Date: 2023-01-02 19:21:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:78 - ID:9950398
LONDON, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Labor Party warned that the UK government’s failure to support people with long Covid could be adding billions of pounds a year pounds to the benefits bill, The Independent reported. Sir Keir Starmer’s party said Rishi ....
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Ukraine to start receiving aid package worth 18 billion euros
Date: 2023-01-02 16:55:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:69 - ID:9950320
KYIV, Jan 2 (MENA) - The EU would begin disbursing the 18 billion euros support package for Ukraine in monthly tranches, European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter after her first diplomatic phone call in 2023 with President ....
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Air defenses down Ukrainian drone near Russia’s Voronezh – authorities
Date: 2023-01-02 11:42:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9949708
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Air defenses downed a Ukrainian drone approaching the Russian city of Voronezh, the regional government said in a statement, quoted by Tass news agency Monday. "Last night, air defenses detected and downed a small ....
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Iraqi president mourns Vatican Pope Benedict XVI
Date: 2023-01-02 11:40:49 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:37 - ID:9949775
BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (MENA) - Iraq's new president Abdul Latif Rashid on Monday expressed sorrow and sadness over the death of Pope Benedict XVI, the former head of the Catholic Church. Iraqi media outlets quoted the president as saying he received ....
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Duma speaker expects 2023 to be year of progress in Russia
Date: 2023-01-02 11:18:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9949591
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Russia’s political system and economic model have withstood the sanctions and 2023 should be a year of progress, despite remaining problems, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote on Telegram, according to TASS News ....
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Seoul touts progress from last week's solid-fuel space rocket test
Date: 2023-01-02 11:10:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:9949721
SEOUL, Jan 2 (MENA) - South Korea's defense ministry said Monday that last week's successful flight test of a homegrown solid-propellant space vehicle reflects progress in the country's quest to secure "independent" space security capabilities, said ....
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EU Ambassador: Russia’s war against Ukraine has affected the EU in many ways
Date: 2023-01-02 10:02:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:27 - ID:9949513
KYIV, Jan 2 (MENA) - EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas said Russia’s war against Ukraine has affected the EU in many ways. Interviewed by Ukrinform news agency, Maasikas said: "I have to highlight that our values and belief in freedom and ....
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Blackout in Ukraine possible only in theory – energy minister
Date: 2023-01-02 09:50:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:25 - ID:9949518
KYIV, Jan 2, (MENA) - A blackout in Ukraine is possible only in theory, because power engineers have already developed a number of solutions to ensure the stable operation of the country's power system in the face of constant attacks, Ukrinform ....
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NYT: California town rattled by earthquake a second time
Date: 2023-01-02 09:42:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9949471
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - At 10:35 a.m., a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California town again, causing more damage to roads and homes and fraying nerves further, the New York Times reported. The first jolt came days before ....