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8.364 million Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland since Feb.
Date: 2022-12-13 09:14:00 GMT - Poland - World - SN:21 - ID:9919832
WARSAW, Dec 13 (MENA) - Some 8.364 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation in February, announced Poland's Border Guard on Tuesday. As many as 18,700 refugees crossed the ....
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Russia shells Nikopol district with Grad MLRS, heavy artillery
Date: 2022-12-13 09:07:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:9919934
KIEV, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Russian troops shelled the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region with Grad MLRS and heavy artillery all night long, Ukrinform reported Tuesday. Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military ....
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WHO calls on countries to close gaps in health coverage
Date: 2022-12-13 08:17:54 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:14 - ID:9919829
GENEVA, Dec 13 (MENA) - Inflation and war are threatening the financial security of millions of people in the European Region. On Universal Health Coverage Day (12 December), WHO/Europe calls on countries to learn from previous shocks and prevent ....
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FAO: Number of calories per person increased by 9% to 2,960 per day
Date: 2022-12-13 07:57:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:13 - ID:9919747
ROME/NEW YORK, Dec 13 (MENA) - The number of calories per person consumed globally, increased by a full nine percent on average last year, to 2,960 per day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, in its latest annual ....
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N. Korea behavior presents most serious security challenge to region -- Envoy
Date: 2022-12-13 07:42:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9919709
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim said Tuesday that the behavior of Pyongyang presented one of the most serious security challenges to the region and beyond, Al Arabiya reported. “The DPRK presents ....
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EU ambassadors approve EUR 18bn support package to Ukraine
Date: 2022-12-13 07:29:02 GMT - Czech - World - SN:11 - ID:9919724
PRAGUE, Dec 13 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) ambassadors approved a financial support package to provide Ukraine with EUR 18 billion in 2023, Ukrinform reported. The Czech Presidency of the EU Council wrote this on Twitter. "Ambassadors in ....
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Ukraine calls for Patriot missiles to defend its grid and stop rise in refugees
Date: 2022-12-13 07:21:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:9919672
LONDON, Dec 13 (MENA) - Ukraine has called for the west to supply Patriot missiles batteries and other modern air defense systems, amid growing concern that attacks by Russia on its electricity grid could prompt a new wave of refugees from the ....
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Maduro says Venezuela-Colombia border to completely reopen Jan. 1
Date: 2022-12-13 07:13:27 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:9 - ID:9919699
CARACAS, Dec 13 (MENA) - Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Monday his country would fully reopen its land border with Colombia on January 1, completing a negotiating process that began in September with the two South American neighbors ....
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$275 mln in additional US military assistance for Ukraine
Date: 2022-12-13 07:10:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9919687
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to underscore ongoing US support for Ukraine’s defense as Russia continues its assaults on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, the White House said ....
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Japanese PM urges stable, responsible funding for more Japan defense spending
Date: 2022-12-13 06:57:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9919656
TOKYO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday stressed the need to secure stable funding sources for an expected increase in Japan's defense spending that would mark a historic policy shift, saying that the responsibility ....
