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London Stock Exchange, British backs shuts down for Queen's funeral
Date: 2022-09-18 15:04:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:9778791
LONDON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Trading terminals in London will not operate on Monday as several markets around the world prepare to mark the death of the Queen. The London Stock Exchange will not trade at all on the day of the monarch’s funeral, while ....
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London prepares for Queen Elizabeth state funeral
Date: 2022-09-18 14:12:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:9778542
LONDON, Sept 18 (MENA) - London's transport authority says it is preparing for around 1 million people to visit the British capital Monday for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral, the Economic Times reported. Transport for London chief Andy Byford ....
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Hungarian PM: Energy shortage may force Europe to suspend industry by 40%
Date: 2022-09-18 14:11:14 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:45 - ID:9778680
BUDAPEST, Sept 18 (MENA) - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban predicted Europe would be dealing with a real crisis forcing the continent to suspend up to 40 percent amid energy shortage by the next winter. Europe, by imposing sanctions on ....
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Borrell attends 77th session of United Nations General Assembly
Date: 2022-09-18 12:46:37 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:34 - ID:9778465
BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (MENA) - The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell left Brussels Sunday for New York to attend a number of high-level events, including the 77th session of the United ....
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Japan: Kishida Cabinet support rate drops to 40.2%
Date: 2022-09-18 11:26:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:9778206
TOKYO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Japanese Cabinet's public approval rating dropped to 40.2 percent, a new low since its launch last year, the latest Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party struggles to defuse jitters over ....
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UN condemns Taliban’s ‘shameful’ year-long ban on Afghan girls’ education
Date: 2022-09-18 10:41:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:24 - ID:9778107
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as “tragic and shameful.” Weeks after the Taliban seized power in ....
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Thousands in shelters in Japan as 'very dangerous' Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall
Date: 2022-09-18 10:23:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9778014
TOKYO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, CNA reported. Authorities have urged more than 4 million ....
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Russia's security chief to start Monday two-day visit to China
Date: 2022-09-18 09:37:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9777997
MOSCOW, Sept 18 (MENA) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev heads for China Monday to hold security talks on strategic stability. Patrushev will attend the 17th round of China-Russia strategic security consultations and the 7th ....
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Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Date: 2022-09-18 08:12:51 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:12 - ID:9777823
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking alongside his Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, drew attention to the critical issue of innovative financing for education, UN News reported. He reminded ....
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Indian president arrives in London to attend queen's funeral
Date: 2022-09-18 07:02:05 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9777678
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (MENA) - Indian President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government, NDTV reported. Queen Elizabeth II, ....