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Egypt suffers USD 7 billion losses due to conflict in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that the Egyptian economy had suffered 130 billion Egyptian pounds (USD 7 billion) in direct losses due to the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.
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Finland's President says confused with Turkey opposing Helsinki's NATO mem
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Sunday that he was confused with Ankara's reaction to Helsinki's intention to apply for NATO membership since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured him of supporting Finland's accession to NATO in a t
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Saudi Aramco says net income soars to record USD 39.5bn in Q1 2022
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco announced on Sunday that its net income in the first quarter of 2022 increased to a record-breaking $39.5 billion, which is 82% more compared to the same period in 2021.
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Finland, Sweden to fast-track to NATO if decide to join: German Foreign Mi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO will fast-track membership applications of Sweden and Finland if they want to join the alliance, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.
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Romania supports accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu affirmed that Romania stands ready to support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO and expects that the Nordic states will make a considerable contribution to bolstering NATO's Eastern flank, Romanian
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South Korea to hold dialogue with North Korea over COVID-19 support: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 15 (ANI): In order to help the neighbouring country curb the spread of the disease, South Korea intends to hold talks with North Korea next week to discuss COVID-19 relief measures, Sputnik reported.
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Lebanon holds parliamentary election amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon opened polling stations for the country's general elections on Sunday amid a severe economic crisis.
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Buffalo supermarket shooter may face life sentence over first-degree murde
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The man who carried out the shooting in the city of Buffalo, where ten people were killed, was charged with first-degree murder, the article that provides for life imprisonment, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said on Saturday.
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10 dead in US supermarket shooting: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 people fell victims to a shooting in a supermarket in the American city of Buffalo, local news agency Buffalo News reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
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Cyprus says Turkey would likely object country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that Turkey would likely block the republic's accession to NATO.
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G7 countries condemn North Korea's continued ballistic missile tests
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The G7 Foreign Ministers on Saturday condemned North Korea's testing of ballistic missiles and further development of missile and nuclear capabilities.
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Finland wishes to preserve peace on border with Russia: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Saturday said that it was important for Helsinki to remain in contact with Moscow to preserve peace on the Russian-Finnish border.
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