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EU condemns Taliban veto on women going to university
Date: 2022-12-21 21:42:09 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:95 - ID:9933925
BRUSSELS/BERLIN, Dec 21 (MENA) - The European Union on Wednesday signaled its "strong condemnation" of the Taliban's decision to deny university access to women in Afghanistan, saying gender-based persecution is a crime against humanity, according ....
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Ukrainian people 'inspire the world', Biden tells Zelenskyy
Date: 2022-12-21 21:25:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:9933910
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - Ahead of the talks, the Biden administration announced another huge package of military support - to the tune of €1.7 billion - to help Ukraine face the Russian military operation, Euronews reported. "He's trying to ....
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Russia and China unite for live-fire naval exercises in waters
Date: 2022-12-21 20:27:44 GMT - China - World - SN:92 - ID:9933900
BEIJING, Dec 21 (MENA) - China and Russia began a weeklong joint live-fire naval exercise in the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The active part of the exercise will include joint missile and ....
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WHO expresses concern about COVID situation in China
Date: 2022-12-21 18:53:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:9933809
LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) - The World Health Organization is concerned about a spike in COVID-19 infections in China and is supporting the government to focus its efforts on vaccinating people at the highest risk across the country, the head of the UN ....
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Biden, Zelensky to discuss what ‘just peace’ looks like
Date: 2022-12-21 18:46:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:9933808
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) – US President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in their meeting on Wednesday are expected to discuss what a ‘just peace’ looks like and a potential end to the war in Ukraine, according to a White House ....
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Wang Yi: Healthy, stable China-Australia ties of interests of two peoples
Date: 2022-12-21 13:54:31 GMT - China - World - SN:63 - ID:9933361
BEIJING, Dec 21 (MENA) - Maintaining the healthy and stable China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership is of the fundamental interests of the two peoples and conducive to promoting peace and development in the Asia-Pacific region and the ....
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No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack
Date: 2022-12-21 13:54:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9933360
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - Numerous officials privately say that Russia may not be to blame after all for the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines on late September, the Washington Post reported. But now, after months of investigation, numerous ....
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European Commission: €4.11 bln allocated to accelerating clean energy transition in 8 member states
Date: 2022-12-21 13:53:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:61 - ID:9933198
BRUSSELS, Dec 21 (MENA) - In its second year of operation, the European Union's Modernisation Fund has disbursed a total of €4.11 billion in support of 61 projects in eight beneficiary countries. These projects will help modernize energy ....
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Brexit to blame for £33bn loss to UK economy, study shows
Date: 2022-12-21 13:53:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9933200
LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) – Brexit has cost the UK a staggering £33bn in lost trade and investment, according to a new study that found that the economic damage is even worse than previously feared. Research by the Centre for European Reform (CER), ....
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Chinese president receives message from Putin on Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2022-12-21 13:53:05 GMT - China - World - SN:58 - ID:9932844
BEIJING, Dec 21 (MENA) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday in an unannounced visit to Beijing, where he passed on President Vladimir Putin’s message hailing “unprecedented” cooperation, said Moscow ....