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Cities make progress on air quality - World Economic Forum
Date: 2024-06-28 21:57:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:69 - ID:10763302
DAVOS, June 28 (MENA) - Air quality in C40 cities has significantly improved in the two decades from 2002 to 2022, according to a new report by the network of mayors leading on action to tackle the climate crisis. More than a quarter of cities ....
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World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Sustainable Development Goals - UN report
Date: 2024-06-28 21:56:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:68 - ID:10763301
NEW YORK, June 28 (MENA) - With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 percent of the targets currently on track, according to a new UN report released ....
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Ukraine's Zelensky: Plan to end war will be ready this year
Date: 2024-06-28 18:21:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:55 - ID:10763181
KYIV, June 28 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the plan to end the war with Russia will be ready this year, Ukrinform news agency reported on Friday. He made the remarks at a joint press conference with Slovenian ....
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EU ministers agree on upping deportations to Syria, Afghanistan
Date: 2024-06-28 12:37:17 GMT - Austria - World - SN:32 - ID:10762823
VIENNA, June 28 (MENA) - EU ministers underscored the necessity of further safeguarding the borders of the EU, combating smuggling along with increasing deportation measures to Syria and Afghanistan. A statement by the Austrian Interior Ministry ....
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Nearly 2 million Mauritanian voters go to polls Saturday to elect new president
Date: 2024-06-28 09:25:42 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:13 - ID:10762506
NOUAKCHOTT, June 28 (MENA) – Nearly 2 million voters go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania to elect new president, AJC reported. President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, widely expected to win a second term, is a former army chief who came to power ....
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Russian Defense Minister tasks General Staff with measures to respond to US drone missions
Date: 2024-06-28 08:08:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:10762587
MOSCOW, June 28 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has tasked the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces to prepare proposals for a prompt response to the US provocation with drones over the Black Sea waters, TASS news agency ....
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Pentagon is moving US military assets closer to Israel, Lebanon to be ready to evacuate Americans
Date: 2024-06-28 07:37:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10762564
WASHINGTON, June 28 (MENA) - The Pentagon is moving US military assets closer to Israel and Lebanon to be ready to evacuate Americans as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, Alhurra news quoted US defense officials as saying. The ....
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Philippines, Japan to hold security talks next month
Date: 2024-06-28 07:32:27 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:10762545
MANILA, June 28 (MENA) – Japan and the Philippines are to hold high-level defense and security talks next month, the foreign department said Friday, as the two countries seek to boost ties in the face of China's growing regional pressure, ABS-CBN ....
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Voting begins in Mongolia's parliamentary election
Date: 2024-06-28 07:29:01 GMT - Mongolia - World - SN:17 - ID:10762553
ULAANBAATAR, June 28 (MENA) - Mongolians began casting votes in parliamentary elections, the first election since the parliament was expanded to 126 seats in 2023, N News reported Friday. As of 11:00 a.m., more than 400,000 voters have voted ....
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Russia's overall combat losses up to 540,490
Date: 2024-06-28 07:23:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:10762551
KIEV, June 28 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and June 28, 2024 amounted to about 540,490 troops, including 1,170 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the ....
