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Japan plans to extend quake recovery tax to cover defense spending
Date: 2022-12-14 08:20:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9921600
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Wednesday proposed a plan to prolong a temporary tax implemented to pay for the 2011 quake and tsunami recovery as it seeks to fund an envisioned increase in defense spending, Kyodo ....
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Ukraine Army repels enemy attacks near 14 settlements
Date: 2022-12-14 07:33:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:9921479
KIEV, Dec 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks near 14 settlements in three regions over the past day reported Ukrinform Wednesday quoting a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. "Over the past ....
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S. Koreas's presdient delivers wish to further upgrade partnership with UAE
Date: 2022-12-14 07:24:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:9921505
SEOUL, Dec 14 (MENA) - President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed his wish to further upgrade South Korea's special strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates in a letter delivered to the UAE president by his chief of staff, Yonhap reported ....
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S. Korea's 27th nuclear reactor goes into full swing
Date: 2022-12-14 07:01:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9921472
SEOUL, Dec 14 (MENA) - South Korea held a ceremony to celebrate the operation of its 27th nuclear reactor, as the country has striven to become a nuclear powerhouse and to better manage electricity demand, Yonhap reported Wednesday. The ....
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Kyiv mayor reports multiple explosions in center of capital
Date: 2022-12-14 06:49:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9921464
KYIV, Dec 14 (MENA) - The mayor of Kyiv reported multiple explosions in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, Euronews reported. Vitali Klitschko wrote in a post on Telegram that there were explosions in a central district of the capital that is ....
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Ukrainian PM, French president hold meeting in Paris
Date: 2022-12-14 06:25:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:9921420
KIEV/PARIS, Dec 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President of France Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris and discussed the additional supply of air defense systems for Ukraine, financial aid, the restoration of energy system, and ....
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Biden hopeful prices will return to normal by end of 2023
Date: 2022-12-13 17:29:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:9920989
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he thinks prices will return to normal at the end of 2023 while touting the November slowdown in inflation as welcome news ahead of the holidays, The Hill reported. “I hope by the ....
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US govt proud to work in partnership with Africa to advance shared public health goals - White House
Date: 2022-12-13 15:38:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:9920778
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - The United States Government is proud to work in partnership with governments and institutions in Africa, including the African Union (AU) and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), to advance ....
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UK sanctions Russian military commanders, Iranian businessmen
Date: 2022-12-13 15:20:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9920736
LONDON, Dec 13 (MENA) - Britain on Tuesday said it had sanctioned 12 Russian military commanders implicated in missile strikes on Ukrainian cities as well as Iranian businessmen involved in the production and supply of military drones used in the ....
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German minister to visit Taiwan in first such trip in 26 years
Date: 2022-12-13 14:59:00 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:49 - ID:9920737
TAIPEI, Dec 13 (MENA) - Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger is scheduled to visit Taiwan next year, which would be the first time in 26 years that Taiwan will receive a visiting German ministerial-level ....