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UN: 18,358 civilian casualties recorded in Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-16 20:35:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:94 - ID:9971496
KIEV/GENEVA, Jan 16 (MENA) – From 24 Feb., 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 15 Jan., 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 18,358 civilian casualties in the ....
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UK will send squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine: British defence secretary
Date: 2023-01-16 20:34:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:92 - ID:9971493
LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - The UK will send a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to help push back Russia’s invasion, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Wallace announced what he ....
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France is working for establishing peace in South Caucasus: French parl't speaker
Date: 2023-01-16 19:54:02 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:91 - ID:9971492
YEREVAN, Jan 16 (MENA) - France seeks to take action for the benefit of the process of establishing peace in South Caucasus, Speaker of the National Assembly of France Yaël Braun-Pivet said. France is also working for uniting the international ....
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GCC sheds light on boosting partnership with EU
Date: 2023-01-16 12:56:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:63 - ID:9970671
RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef al Hajraf underscored the importance of developing relations and partnership between the council and the EU at both the strategic and political levels to serve ....
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Chinese FM's 'tour to Africa first' shows long-lasting close friendship: XINHUA
Date: 2023-01-16 12:43:49 GMT - China - World - SN:60 - ID:9970799
BEIJING, Jan 16 (MENA) - China's state-run news agency, Xinhua, said that the visit of China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang to Africa demonstrated China's sincere, effective and pragmatic cooperation with Africa, as well as its consistent and ....
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Global employment growth to drop 2023 due to economic fallout: ILO
Date: 2023-01-16 12:25:01 GMT - Austria - World - SN:57 - ID:9970737
GENEVA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1 percent this year compared to 2 percent in 2022, hit by the economic fallout of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, high inflation and tighter monetary policy, the ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 667 mln
Date: 2023-01-16 11:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:9970640
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) – As many as 667,061,939 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Monday. It added that about 6,723,949 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Forbes magazine casts spotlight on top 3 priorities in Davos
Date: 2023-01-16 11:19:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9970586
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Forbes magazine cast a spotlight on the top three priorities in Davos, which will kick off later on Monday. In an op-ed published on its website, the magazine said that the civil society leaders will continue to ....
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FT: Recession fears cloud Davos
Date: 2023-01-16 10:40:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9970441
LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Some of the world’s biggest companies are facing multibillion-dollar writedowns on recent acquisitions as a wave of dealmaking gives way to a new era of economic uncertainty and higher interest rates, the Financial Times ....
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Germany's defense minister announces resignation
Date: 2023-01-16 10:06:49 GMT - Germany - World - SN:39 - ID:9970423
BERLIN, Jan 16 (MENA) - Germany's Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced her resignation Monday. Christine Lambrecht said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by MENA, that she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor ....