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Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency ambassador
Date: 2022-12-17 13:16:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:38 - ID:9926695
LONDON, Dec 17 (MENA) - Angelina Jolie is stepping down from her role as an ambassador for the UN’s refugee agency, The Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday. The Oscar-winning actor said refugees were “the people I admire most in the world” ....
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EU, Ukraine sign €100 million for rehabilitation of military operation-damaged schools
Date: 2022-12-17 09:51:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:24 - ID:9926358
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (MENA) - The European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support package for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of schooling facilities damaged in Russia's full-scale military operation against ....
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UN: Flooding kills more than 160 people in DR Congo capital
Date: 2022-12-17 09:20:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:9926318
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - More than 160 people have died in the worst floods to batter DR Congo's capital Kinshasa in years, UN officials estimated Friday, citing authorities. After an all-night downpour on Tuesday, major roads in the center of ....
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Peru: Ministers resign amid deadly protests
Date: 2022-12-17 08:57:03 GMT - Peru - World - SN:19 - ID:9926287
LIMA, Dec 17 (MENA) - Two ministers of Peru's already embattled government resigned from their posts on Friday following several deaths amid protests triggered by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo last week, Deutsche Welle reported. ....
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US, UK, Norway, EU decry South Sudan violence -joint statement
Date: 2022-12-17 08:48:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9926112
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - The United States, United Kingdom, Norway and the European Union expressed horror at the escalation of violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state and urged delivery of humanitarian aid, according to a joint statement ....
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Russians fired 98 missiles at Ukraine’s territory in 24 hours
Date: 2022-12-17 08:45:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9926221
KYIV, Dec 17 (MENA) - Russia launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine’s civil and energy infrastructure, having fired 98 missiles and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) over 65 times. The relevant statement was made ....
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European Commission approves €1 billion Dutch scheme to support small energy users
Date: 2022-12-17 08:20:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:15 - ID:9926235
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Dutch scheme to support small energy users in the context of Russia's military operation against Ukraine, according to a press release by the European Commission Saturday. ....
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Batang Kali landslide: Fire, Rescue Dept says thick, muddy soils complicate SAR operation
Date: 2022-12-17 08:10:14 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:9926216
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (MENA) - The thick, muddy and rocky soil conditions have complicated efforts to locate the 12 missing victims after yesterday’s landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm camping site in Gohtong Jaya here, Malay Mail ....
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Putin visits joint staff of troops involved in military operation — spokesman
Date: 2022-12-17 07:51:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9926153
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the joint staff of all military branches involved in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, TASS quoted the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov as saying. "On ....
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Switzerland slaps more sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-12-16 19:59:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:9925952
GENEVA, Dec 16 (MENA) – The Swiss government has adopted further sanctions against Russia in line with a European Union decision on December 3, it said on Friday. The measures relate to a price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products, ....
