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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 ....
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Poland receives 8.841 mn refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-02 08:29:53 GMT - Poland - World - SN:20 - ID:9949350
WARSAW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Some 8.841 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency out on Monday. Poland ....
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Evacuation warnings amid flooding after California storm
Date: 2023-01-02 08:18:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9949330
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - Residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate ahead of imminent flooding, and evacuation warnings were in place elsewhere in rural parts of the region on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm ....
