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2022-06-29 18:31 |
US economy shrank 1.6 pct at annual rate in Q1... WASHINGTON, June 29 (KUNA) -- US real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2022, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Wednesday. The Department of ... |
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2022-06-29 18:31 |
Biden underscores " unshakable commitment" to defense of ROK, Japan WH... WASHINGTON, June 29 (KUNA) -- US President Joe Biden met Wednesday with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, during which Biden underscored the US' ... |
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2022-06-29 18:30 |
Al-Kuwait reaches 24th Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final defeating Qadsia... NEW DELHI, June 29 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's al-Kuwait reached final after defeating their compatriots Qadsia (20-25) in the semi final match of 24th Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship being held in India's Hyderabad. Al-Arabi of Qatar are... |
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2022-06-29 18:29 |
Biden declares plans to strengthen NATO... WASHINGTON, June 29 (KUNA) -- US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday plans to enlarge US troops' deployment in European and strengthen the NATO allianceBiden made the announcement at the beginning of the NATO Summit in Madrid today following a ... |
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2022-06-29 18:19 |
Teachers suspend strike tomorrow... The teachers' union has announced that all classes will take place normally tomorrow throughout Israel.... |
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2022-06-29 18:12 |
Support for urban renewal moves out to Israel's periphery... Government offers dedicated funding to back population centers that attract fewer private developersGovernment offers dedicated funding to back population centers that attract fewer private developers... |
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2022-06-29 18:06 |
Philippines begins new era of Marcos rule, decades after overthrow... By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be sworn in as president of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia's most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was... |
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2022-06-29 18:06 |
Berlusconi-backed MFE will look at possibility to buy Channel 4 -CFO... COLOGNO MONZESE, Italy (Reuters) MediaForEurope (MFE), controlled by the family of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, will look at Channel 4 when the British TV station is put on sale, MFE's finance chief Marco Giordani said on Wednesday... |
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2022-06-29 18:06 |
Leaders of U.S., South Korea and Japan agree closer cooperation over North Korea threat... MADRID (Reuters) The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over North Korea's missile tests and said they would cooperate more closely to address the threat posed by Pyongyang.... |
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2022-06-29 18:04 |
Jewish lawmaker becomes first female speaker of French National Assembly... Macron ally Yael Braun-Privet, descendant of refugees from Nazis, calls for compromise after her coalition loses majorityMacron ally Yael Braun-Privet, descendant of refugees from Nazis, calls for compromise after her coalition loses majority... |
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2022-06-29 17:57 |
NATO chief: Russia poses "direct threat to Europe's security"... MADRID, June 29 (KUNA) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that he and his peers within the alliance agreed that Russia poses "a direct threat to allies' states in Europe an the Atlantic."Speaki |
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2022-06-29 17:52 |
UN suspends 6 teachers who called for murder of Jews... UN Watch calls for UNRWA teachers who advocate the murder of Jews to be fired instead of merely placed on administrative leave.... |
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2022-06-29 17:52 |
UN suspends 6 teachers who called for murder of Jews... UN Watch calls for UNRWA teachers who advocate the murder of Jews to be fired instead of merely placed on administrative leave.... |
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2022-06-29 17:51 |
NATO vastly expands troops at high readiness for long-term Russian threat... By Sabine Siebold MADRID (Reuters) NATO agreed on Wednesday to put over 300,000 troops at high readiness from 2023, up from 40,000 previously, a new military line-up designed to better counter Russia, the country the alliance has designated as posing the ... |
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2022-06-29 17:51 |
Analysis-What slowdown? Canada's economy to top G7 on high oil, crop prices... By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) Surging oil and wheat prices are allowing commodities exporter Canada to weather an economic storm threatening to tip many of its fellow G7 rich nations into recession.... |
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2022-06-29 17:51 |
British postal workers, train station staff vote to strike... LONDON (Reuters) British postal workers and train station staff have voted in favour of strike action, their trade unions said on Wednesday, as workers across the economy grapple with employers as surging inflation bites.... |
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2022-06-29 17:47 |
Bahrain, Egypt ink cooperation accords... KUWAIT, June 29 (KUNA) -- Bahrain and Egypt signed on Wednesday a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding in various domain, within framework of the current visit by Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to Manama. Bahrain News Agency (BNA) s... |
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2022-06-29 17:45 |
Israel's Bennett will not run in next general election: Spokesperson... Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will not stand at the upcoming general election, his spokesperson said Wednesday evening, just hours ahead... |
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2022-06-29 17:44 |
Texas migrant deaths: Families anxious amid efforts to ID victims... US officials are working to confirm identities of 53 people who died after a truck was abandoned in heat in south Texas.... |
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2022-06-29 17:43 |
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CBB conducts survey to evaluate clients' satisfaction with initiative to assign minor accidents to insurance companies... |
2022-06-29 17:42 |
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HM King, Egyptian President hold second round of talks; praise agreements, MoUs signed between the two countries... |
2022-06-29 17:40 |
Likud vows to stymie US visa bill since it eases barriers on Palestinian travelers... Party MK Nir Barkat says 'we need to sit down with the Americans and discuss the security requirements,' and not push through legislation right before Knesset dispersalParty MK Nir Barkat says 'we need to sit down with the Americans and discus... |
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2022-06-29 17:37 |
Russians will compete in this year's Maccabiah Games, but Russia won't... Organizers claim Russia and Belarus withdrew four months ago, a day after UK's Jewish News highlighted website entry showing Russia to play Ukraine in women's beach volleyballOrganizers claim Russia and Belarus withdrew four months ago, a day afte... |
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2022-06-29 17:36 |
Bulgaria's Socialists say they will not back another Petkov-led government... SOFIA (Reuters) Bulgaria's Socialists, allies in the outgoing coalition government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, said on Wednesday they would not back a new Petkov-led Cabinet, angry with the expulsion of 70 Russian diplomats.... |
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2022-06-29 17:36 |
Global central bank chiefs say they must prioritize inflation fight over growth... By Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) Bringing down high inflation around the world will be painful and could even crash growth but must be done quickly to prevent rapid price growth from becoming entrenched, the world's top central bank chiefs... |
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2022-06-29 17:34 |
VW: EV battery output bigger challenge than EU combustion engine ban... By Ilona Wissenbach and Jan Schwartz MUNICH (Reuters) The EU deal to phase out combustion engine cars in just over 12 years is challenging, but an more daunting obstacle will be making enough batteries to power the electric cars needed as a result, a seni... |
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2022-06-29 17:31 |
Bennett will not run in upcoming elections... Outgoing PM informs Yamina members he will not participate in the Knesset elections in the fall after coalition dissolves.... |
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2022-06-29 17:30 |
Bennett will not run in next election... Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has informed members of Yamina of his intention not to run in the next election. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will remain in his position as alternate prime minister. The Prime Minister will deliver a statement tonight at ... |
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2022-06-29 17:29 |
Israelis not concerned by China's human rights record, survey finds... In new Pew Research Center poll, 57% of Israelis said they would support strengthening economic relations with Beijing even if it meant ignoring human rights issues, a higher number than other democracies... |
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2022-06-29 17:28 |
Lawmakers work to override metro law opposition, pass bill before government falls... Legislation is designed to ease severe road congestion in central Israel and reduce negative economic impact of gridlockLegislation is designed to ease severe road congestion in central Israel and reduce negative economic impact of gridlock... |
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2022-06-29 17:25 |
GCC officials agree on plan for e-media cooperation... RIYADH, June 29 (KUNA) -- Officials of the electronic media in the GCC states have approved a five-year plan for cooperation in the realm of electronic information. The GCC Secretariat General said in a statement, released on Wednesday, that the blueprint... |
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2022-06-29 17:25 |
Two Kuwaiti doctors win new medical patent... KUWAIT, June 29 (KUNA) -- Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Muhammad Kamal from Kuwait University, and Ear, Nose and Throat consultant Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Turki, from the Ministry of Health, obtained a patent from the United States ... |
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2022-06-29 17:21 |
Europe needs to cut dependence from Russian gas quickly, Eni CEO says... MILAN (Reuters) Europe needs to speed up its efforts to diversify its energy sources because gas supplies from Russia could stop in a few months or in one year time, the Chief Executive of Italy's Eni Claudio Descalzi said on Wednesday.... |
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2022-06-29 17:21 |
Putin still wants most of Ukraine, war outlook grim -U.S. intelligence chief... WASHINGTON (Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine and the picture for the war there remains "pretty grim," the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.... |
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2022-06-29 17:21 |
Factbox-U.S. airline disruptions create summer of travel chaos... CHICAGO (Reuters) The lifting of COVID-19 curbs and bottled-up travel demand are translating into the strongest summer since the pandemic for U.S. carriers. However, frequent mass flight cancellations are creating chaos for their customers.... |
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2022-06-29 17:21 |
Teen hospitalized in Modi'in... An 18-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in a car accident on Blood of the Maccabees Street in Modi'in. MDA paramedics provided first aid and evacuated him to hospital care.... |
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2022-06-29 17:18 |
Train kills two migrants asleep by the tracks in North Macedonia... Police in North Macedonia say two migrants were killed in the south of the country early Wednesday when a freight train hit them as they slept next to the... |
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2022-06-29 17:18 |
Car bomb kills at least six in Yemen's Aden, officials say... Senior army official survived the blast in Aden that killed six and wounded several others, military officials said.... |
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2022-06-29 17:17 |
Kuwait voices alarm at ambiguous destiny of the missing in Syria... GENEVA, June 28 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the plight of missing people due to the conflict in Syria. According to the relevant international law and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2474, parties of... |
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2022-06-29 17:16 |
US citizen held in Iran prison appeals to Biden for deal... |
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2022-06-29 17:13 |
Israeli civilians to enter Gaza Strip for prisoner swap talks... Two Israelis have been approved by Hamas to enter Gaza and attempt to negotiate a prisoner exchange.... |
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2022-06-29 17:13 |
Israeli civilians to enter Gaza Strip for prisoner swap talks... Two Israelis have been approved by Hamas to enter Gaza and attempt to negotiate a prisoner exchange.... |
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2022-06-29 17:08 |
Gush Etzion welcomes Unilever decision... Gush Etzion Regional Council Head Shlomo Ne"eman applauded today"s decision by Unilever International to continue Ben and Jerry"s ice cream sales in Judea and Samaria. Ne"eman said: "Unilever went back on its scandalous decision to... |
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2022-06-29 17:08 |
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Expect delays, warn European airlines... European airline giant Lufthansa has warned of further disruption ahead, warning the situation will not improve any time soon as carriers and airports struggle to rebuild operations from the pandemic slump.... |
2022-06-29 17:08 |
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QSE Sentiments weak despite buying at transport, telecom, insurance counters... The Qatar Stock Exchange Wednesday declined 0.45% despite buying interests at the transport, telecom and insurance counters.... |
2022-06-29 17:06 |
Uvalde school shooter's grandmother released from hospital... By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) The grandmother of the Uvalde school shooter was released from a hospital on Tuesday, just over a month after her grandson shot her and later also killed 19 children and two teachers.... |
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2022-06-29 17:06 |
Ukraine wins release of 144 soldiers in biggest prisoner swap of war... KYIV (Reuters) Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol's steelworkers, Ukraine's military intelligence agency s... |
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2022-06-29 17:06 |
First day of Eid Al Adha on July 9: Saudi Arabia... Doha: Saudi Arabia announced that tomorrow June 30, 2022 is the first day of Hijri month of Dhu al Hijjah, and therefore Saturday, July 9, 2022 will b...... |
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2022-06-29 17:04 |
Israeli leaders welcome return of Ben & Jerry's... Ben & Jery's announcement that it will continue to sell to all parts of Israel has met with applause from Israel's government.... |
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2022-06-29 17:04 |
Israeli leaders welcome return of Ben & Jerry's... Ben & Jery's announcement that it will continue to sell to all parts of Israel has met with applause from Israel's government.... |