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Jordan calls for continued support for UN's Palestinian refugee agency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday underlined the importance to continue mobilizing political and financial support for UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
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Israel sees quick loss of open landscapes, more wildfires: report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua):The latest Israeli State of Nature Report found an alarming increase in the loss of open landscapes and in the frequency and scale of wildfires across the country, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday.
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US trade deficit continues to narrow in May amid cooling demand
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The US trade deficit shrank by 1.3 per cent in May after a significant drop in the previous month, hitting the lowest level of the year, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday.
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Cyprus inflation hits 40-year record in June
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 9.6 per cent in June, the highest level in nearly 41 years, the Statistical Service (Cystat) of the Ministry of Finance said here on Thursday.
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185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 7 (ANI): 185 inmates from Kandahar's central jail were set free in Afghanistan on Thursday, Xinhua reported, quoting jail commander Mawlawi Akhtar Mohammad Hussaini as saying.
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Nearly half of Americans 'struggling' with high inflation, soaring gas pri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The sense of optimism coming out of the pandemic has all but deflated as a looming recession has Americans taking stock of their financial situation and wondering how they'll be faring in just a few months, reported Fortune on Wednesday.
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Nine killed in north Nigeria road accident
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna early Thursday, the country's road safety police said.
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Russian forces hit ammunition depots, Ukrainian troops in Donetsk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia's aerospace forces have destroyed temporary deployment points and ammunition depots near the city of Artemovsk in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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Philippines logs 1,936 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,936 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,713,131.
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Indonesia to begin supplying chickens to Singapore
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia will start exporting frozen, chilled and processed chickens to its neighboring country Singapore which is currently experiencing domestic price increases and shortages of poultry animals.
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New Zealand PM visits Australia to boost trade ties
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday attended the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Australia's largest city of Sydney to boost trade ties between the two countries.
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UN high-level forum calls for global efforts in quality education
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Academics, experts, government officials and representatives of educational organizations on Wednesday called for efforts and actions to improve the quality of education across the world and place student needs at the heart of global sustainable developmen
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