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Putin says he and Lukashenko have occasions to contact each other ‘every day’
Date: 2022-12-27 13:53:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9941762
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko held a bilateral meeting at the Russian Museum on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in St. ....
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Nine ships leave Odesa region’s ports with agricultural products for Africa, Asia, Europe
Date: 2022-12-27 09:49:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:22 - ID:9941313
KIEV, Dec 27 (MENA) - Nine more vessels loaded with 390,000 tons of agricultural products for African, Asian and European countries have left the Odesa region’s ports as part of the 'grain initiative', Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement ....
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Russia unable to maintain normal ties with US under Biden’s administration — Lavrov
Date: 2022-12-27 09:45:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9941202
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russia and the United States are unable maintaining a normal path of a conversation due to the confrontational course assumed by US President Joe Biden, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with ....
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China lifts COVID restrictions to int'l arrivals
Date: 2022-12-27 08:17:06 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:9941156
BEIJING, Dec 27 (MENA) - China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals starting from Jan. 8, a statement on the Chinese Foreign Ministry website said on Tuesday. Inbound travelers to China are advised to take a PCR test within ....
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8.8 million Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland since Feb.
Date: 2022-12-27 08:05:22 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:9941141
WARSAW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Some 8.8 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation in February, announced Poland's Border Guard on Tuesday. As many as 18,700 refugees crossed the ....
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Biden issues emergency declaration in western New York due to winter storm
Date: 2022-12-27 07:22:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9941037
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for western New York as the state deals with a massive winter storm that has claimed more than two dozen lives, The Hill reported. Biden issued an emergency ....
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South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee
Date: 2022-12-27 07:00:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9941019
SEOUL, Dec 27 (MENA) - Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, Channel News Asia (CNA) quoted the justice minister as saying. Lee was ....
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Japan to require COVID tests for travelers from China: Kishida
Date: 2022-12-27 06:29:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9940983
TOKYO, Dec 27 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday Japan will strengthen border control steps against travelers from China as the number of new coronavirus cases has rapidly increased in the country, Kyodo news agency ....
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Serbia troops on 'highest level' of alert over latest Kosovo tensions
Date: 2022-12-27 05:37:23 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:6 - ID:9940941
Belgrade, Dec 27 (MENA) - Serbian armed forces are on "the highest level" of alert, Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said, highlighting the Balkan country's increasingly strained relations with neighboring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades, ....
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BBC sending aggressive letters to pensioners at Christmas demanding fees be paid
Date: 2022-12-26 22:55:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:9940874
LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - BBC bosses for sending aggressive letters at Christmas to older people who have failed to pay their TV licence fees, the Daily Express reported Monday. The corporation stripped older viewers of the right to watch for free ....
