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Death toll from explosion on UK's island of Jersey rises to 9
Date: 2022-12-15 15:00:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:9924213
LONDON, Dec 15 (MENA) - Nine people are now confirmed to have died following an explosion at a block of flats in the British Island of Jersey, Sky News reported on Thursday. The island's chief of police confirmed that a person previously ....
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UN has provided USD 4.5 billion of humanitarian support to Ukrainians this year
Date: 2022-12-15 11:57:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:49 - ID:9923891
KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - Ukraine and the UN plan to expand cooperation on humanitarian assistance programs for Ukrainians. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal following a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ....
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'All in on Africa's future': Biden announces trade, infrastructure investments in Africa
Date: 2022-12-15 10:29:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:9923584
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden announced new investments in Africa focused on boosting trade and infrastructure as his administration seeks to counter inroads that China and Russia have made in the continent, USA Today ....
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Poland’s Sejm recognizes Russia as state sponsor of terrorism
Date: 2022-12-15 08:21:53 GMT - Poland - World - SN:23 - ID:9923345
WARSAW, Dec 15 (MENA) - The lower house of the Polish parliament on Wednesday night adopted a resolution branding Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The deputies of the pro-government majority supported the resolution draft, Ukrinform ....
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EU pledges €10bn infrastructure investment in ASEAN nations
Date: 2022-12-15 07:50:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:20 - ID:9923327
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) – The EU did announce a €10 billion infrastructure package of grants and loans for ASEAN states, the European body announced in a press release. “We had an excellent Summit today with our ASEAN partners. Quite a special ....
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6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan’s east coast
Date: 2022-12-15 07:38:34 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:19 - ID:9923311
TAIPEIA, Dec 15 (MENA) - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake originating in the waters off Taiwan’s eastern coast shook the island Wednesday, but no injuries or major damage were immediately reported, abc news reported. The earthquake struck 29 kilometers ....
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Japan ruling LDP eyes shifting 1% of income tax payments for "defense tax"
Date: 2022-12-15 07:35:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9923343
TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - The tax commission of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed to allocate about 1 percent of current income tax payments to a new "defense tax" as part of efforts to fund a planned increase in the country's outlays for ....
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Russia’s embassy warns US against sending Patriot missile systems to Kiev
Date: 2022-12-15 07:24:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9923296
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) – If the United States sends its Patriot missile systems to Kiev, that would be another provocative step that may lead to unpredictable consequences, the Russian embassy in Washington warned in a statement quoted by ....
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US citizen released as part of prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine - White House
Date: 2022-12-15 07:07:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9923279
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - A US citizen has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, White House national security spokesman John Kirby has said. Kirby would not release additional details, citing privacy ....
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Federal Reserve hikes rates by 50 basis points
Date: 2022-12-14 20:07:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9923026
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point Wednesday and signaled plans to keep raising them more in 2023, capping off one of the most aggressive years in the central bank’s history, The ....
