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Saudi Arabia, China probe ways of boosting bilateral cooperation
Date: 2023-01-18 10:54:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:48 - ID:9974170
RIYADH, Jan 18 (MENA) - Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim al Khuraiji on Wednesday discussed over phone with his Chinese counterpart Deng Li ways of promoting bilateral cooperation. The two sides tackled strategic relations ....
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Heavy tanks from US 'key' to Ukraine’s success: Washington Post
Date: 2023-01-18 10:15:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:9974058
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and key European leaders have so far been mindful to calibrate military aid to Ukraine so as not to risk spiraling escalation, according to The Washington Post. The newspaper, meanwhile, said ....
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Helicopter crash in Kiev kills 16 people, including two children
Date: 2023-01-18 10:11:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:40 - ID:9973951
KIEV, Jan 18 (MENA) - Sixteen people, including two children, were killed as a result of a helicopter crash in Brovary, in Kiev region on Wednesday morning, Interfax-Ukraine reported quoting police sources. Some 22 victims are in the hospital, of ....
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Japan, US ink deal on open communications network amid China threat
Date: 2023-01-18 10:10:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:9974010
SEOUL, Jan 18 (MENA) - Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to develop and promote a new communications network that does not rely on specific companies' infrastructure, the government said Wednesday, amid China's increasing presence ....
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No obstacle in purchase of Russian oil, says Nikolay Shulginov
Date: 2023-01-18 10:08:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:38 - ID:9973990
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (MENA) - Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation said negotiations underway for finalizing an agreement over the past 6 years, trade turnover between Russia, Pakistan has almost doubled. A high level delegation of the ....
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Japan gov't to discuss downgrading Covid-19 classification
Date: 2023-01-18 10:03:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:9973816
TOKYO, Jan 18 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and some members of his Cabinet will discuss later in the week whether to reclassify the novel coronavirus to the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza, ....
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Putin approves Russia's withdrawal from Council of Europe agreements
Date: 2023-01-18 09:44:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9973948
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a draft law to the State Duma [Russian Parliament] on the termination of international agreements of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation, according to TASS ....
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Putin says Russia's economy beat expectations: Washington Post
Date: 2023-01-18 09:22:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9973824
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - The actual dynamics of the Russian economy turned out to be better than many expert forecasts, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to The Washington Post. Citing data from the Ministry of Economic ....
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Ukraine interior min, his deputy killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv region
Date: 2023-01-18 08:46:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:25 - ID:9973846
KIEV, Jan 18 (MENA) - Ukraine's interior minister and his deputy have been killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, The Moscow Times quoted Ukrainian authorities as saying Wednesday. Ukrainian Interior ....
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake off Indonesia sparks Tsunami Warning
Date: 2023-01-18 08:44:39 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:24 - ID:9973858
JAKARTA, Jan 18 (MENA) - A 7.1-magnitude quake that struck near Indonesia’s Sulawesi island isn’t expected to cause tsunami waves, Bloomberg reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has withdrawn an earlier warning for tsunami waves. ....