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UN chief appoints Bathily of Senegal as special representative for Libya
Date: 2022-09-03 07:19:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:9752407
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as his special representative for Libya. Bathily will also serve as head of the UN Support Mission in Libya ....
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Russia warns US off sending long-range weapons to Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-03 06:42:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9752367
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - A senior Russian diplomat sternly warned Washington Friday against supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, noting that the U.S. is balancing on the edge of direct involvement in the conflict, the Washington Post reported. ....
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5.2 magnitude quake rattles Crete
Date: 2022-09-03 06:15:00 GMT - Greece - World - SN:1 - ID:9752344
ATHENS, Sept 3 (MENA) - An earthquake with magnitude 5.2 rocked eastern Crete on Saturday morning but no injuries to people or damage to structures has been reported, Kathimerini newspaper said Saturday. The quake, which struck at 7:13 a.m., had ....
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US diplomat to head to Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore this week
Date: 2022-09-02 22:36:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:9752267
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore September 5-14 to meet with US allies and partners to expand cooperation ....
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Candidacy for Austrian presidential elections closed
Date: 2022-09-02 21:57:10 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:9752214
VIENNA, Sept 2 (MENA) - The deadline set for submitting candidacy papers for Austria's presidential elections ended Friday. The President of Austria is directly elected by universal voting-eligible suffrage once every six years, the Federal ....
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UN: More than 6.4 mln in ‘dire need’ after Pakistan’s unprecedented floods
Date: 2022-09-02 21:27:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:85 - ID:9752226
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (MENA) – The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the ....
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INSVikrant 'marvel of modern engineering' - Indian PM
Date: 2022-09-02 20:40:02 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:84 - ID:9752191
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described his country's first home-made aircraft carrier as a marvel of modern engineering. INSVikrant is an example of India's engineering prowess, he tweeted. "Such ....
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Russia worried that extremists may seize weapons supplied to Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-02 20:18:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9752192
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) – Russia is alarmed by the probability that the US weapons supplied to Ukraine may fall into the hands of extremists, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying on Friday during a ....
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G7 finance ministers agree to Russian oil price cap
Date: 2022-09-02 19:45:57 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:82 - ID:9752143
WORLD CAPITALS, Sept 2 (MENA) - The G7 group of industrialized powers have agreed to "urgently" move towards the implementation of a price cap on Russian oil imports as they seek to toughen sanctions on Moscow, France 24 reported. "We commit to ....
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Over 81% of Russians trust Putin, and over 78% approve of his work
Date: 2022-09-02 19:45:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:9752176
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) – The proportion of Russian citizens' confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin stood at 81.1% at the end of August, while 78.1% of those polled approved of the president's work, according to the All Russian Public Opinion ....
