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  • World Bank provides Kazakhstan with loan of 345.7 mln euro to ensure economic recovery

    Date: 2022-08-24 16:49:19 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:64 - ID:9737256

    ASTANA, Aug 24 (MENA) - The World Bank has provided a loan totaling 345.7 million euro to boost Kazakhstan's private sector competitiveness and to ensure its sustainable economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Interfax news agency ....

  • NATO to continue providing assistance to Ukraine, says chief

    Date: 2022-08-24 16:23:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:62 - ID:9737091

    BRUSSELS/MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with ZDF it was necessary to continue providing assistance to Ukraine, however, he admitted that it would be tough. "What we are seeing is unprecedented ....

  • IDSC publishes video on military tension of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station

    Date: 2022-08-24 14:59:00 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:53 - ID:9736974

    CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) – The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) released on Wednesday a video under the title “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station”. The video sheds light on the latest developments concerning the military ....

  • 6 months into war, Ukraine and Russia are both reshaped - New York Times

    Date: 2022-08-24 14:38:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9736975

    NEW YORK, Aug 24 (MENA) - For six months, a major land war has sown horror in Europe, The New York Times reported. It is a war in which violence and normality coexist - death and destruction at the 1,500-mile front and packed cafes in Kyiv, just ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 597 mn

    Date: 2022-08-24 11:10:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:9736545

    WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - Some 597,696,317 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said. In a latest update Wednesday, the JHU said 6,458,087 people have died from the virus ....

  • Monkeypox, COVID-19 cases on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean Region: WHO

    Date: 2022-08-24 11:09:33 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:33 - ID:9736600

    GENEVA, Aug 24 (MENA) – Seven countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have officially reported 35 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox to WHO as of August 20, with no associated deaths, Dr Ahmed al Mandhari, WHO Eastern Mediterranean ....

  • Thai court approves PM Prayut suspension pending term limit review

    Date: 2022-08-24 08:34:14 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:19 - ID:9736195

    BANGKOK, Aug 24 (MENA) -Thailand's constitutional court on Wednesday approved suspension of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from official duty after it decided to hear a petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit, according to ....

  • South Korea reports 139,339 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-08-24 08:08:06 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9736148

    SEOUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - South Korea reported 139,339 new Covid-19 infections and 63 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Yonhap News Agency quoted KDCA as saying that the infection toll rose to ....

  • China launches Beijing-3B satellite

    Date: 2022-08-24 07:56:06 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:9736143

    BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - China on Wednesday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a satellite into space, Xinhau reported. Coded Beijing-3B, the satellite was lifted at 11:01 am (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the ....

  • Japan considers building new nuclear plants in major policy shift

    Date: 2022-08-24 07:28:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9736089

    TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear power plants to support its goals of reducing carbon emissions and providing a stable supply of electricity, Kyodo reported quoting sources close to the matter ....

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