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Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote whether to join Russia
Date: 2022-09-23 08:05:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9787313
MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) – Voting began Friday in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, ABC News quoted Russian-backed officials as saying. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by ....
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Japan to remove daily entry cap on October 11
Date: 2022-09-23 07:16:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9787295
TOKYO/NEW YORK, Sept 23 (MENA) - Japan will remove its cap on daily arrivals on October 11 as part of its easing of COVID-19 border controls, Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying. On the same day as the ....
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Poland receives 6.484 mn refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-23 07:05:21 GMT - Poland - World - SN:6 - ID:9787285
WARSAW, Sept 23 (MENA) – Some 6.484 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. Poland received on ....
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Foreign Ministers of Germany, France requested meeting with Sergey Lavrov — spokeswoman
Date: 2022-09-22 22:57:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9787150
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (MENA) - Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and a representative of an unnamed North European country requested a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, ....
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Russian election officials to monitor referendums in Donbass, liberated areas
Date: 2022-09-22 22:56:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:9787151
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (MENA) - The Russian Central Election Commission’s delegation will take part in monitoring the upcoming referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, Tass reported. Four members of ....
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Gatwick Airport sees chaos, train station closed after power cut
Date: 2022-09-22 20:48:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9786844
LONDON, Sept 22 (MENA) - Chaos ensued at Gatwick Airport where a power cut has caused its train station to close, Express reported. Images shared online appeared to show passengers suck as a result of the disruption to their journeys. A power ....
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Russia agrees to Lynne Tracy's appointment as US ambassador in Moscow
Date: 2022-09-22 13:02:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:9786331
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (MENA) - Russia has given its consent to the appointment of Lynne Tracy as the new US ambassador in Moscow, Interfax News Agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. "We have given our agreement. They ....
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Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25%
Date: 2022-09-22 13:00:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:9786327
LONDON, Sept 22 (MENA) - Britain’s central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday by another half-percentage point to the highest level in 14 years, but it avoided more aggressive steps to tame inflation that the US Federal Reserve and other ....
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Biden, S. Korean leader discuss climate change crisis
Date: 2022-09-22 09:04:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:9785670
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (MENA) - US President Joseph R. Biden met on Wednesday with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to the the US State Department. ....
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UN chief urges more action, leadership to tackle the climate crisis
Date: 2022-09-22 08:39:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:25 - ID:9785698
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called for more action and leadership to tackle the climate crisis, warning that efforts to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels ....