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Russian Economy Ministry expects inflation to reach 13.4% in 2022, GDP to drop to 4.2%: Also the ministry revised its forecast for the country’s unemployment rate from 6.7% in the May outlook to 4.8% as of the end of 2022
MOSCOW: The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has revised its forecast for inflation from 17.6% to 13.4% as of the end of 2022, according to key parameters in the 2025 draft socioeconomic development outlook available with TASS. According to the...
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Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin defends dancing, takes drug test to clear herself
COPENHAGEN: Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday she has taken a drug test "for her own legal protection" after a video was leaked of her dancing and lip-syncing songs at a private party. Marin defended her actions, saying she drank alcohol...
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No matter who wins in Ukraine, America has already lost: report
NEW YORK: Regardless of who wins the Ukraine conflict, the United States will be the strategic loser, The National Interest, an American bimonthly conservative international relations magazine, has reported. After the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out,...
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US senator visits Taiwan amid high tensions with China
TAIPEI:U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip earlier this month sharply raised tensions with China. Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, landed in...
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EU to suspend visa deal with Russia – Financial Times reported on Sunday
BERLIN: EU foreign ministers plan to back a suspension of the 2007 EU-Russia visa facilitation deal at a two-day meeting in Prague, next week, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing three officials familiar with the matter. In response to Moscow’s...
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an attempt by Kyiv to disrupt the visit of the IAEA to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
MOSCOW: The department noted that from 8:00 a.m., the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been shelling the meeting point of the IAEA mission in the area of the settlement of Vasilyevka and Zaporizhzhya NPP A Ukrainian sabotage group of 60 people landed on the...
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Sancho sinks Leicester as Man United win three in a row: LEICESTER: Jadon Sancho fired Manchester United to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Thursday
LONDON: Manchester United collected a third straight win in the Premier League with a first-half Jadon Sancho goal giving them a 1-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power stadium on Thursday. Ten Hag says he is “on the same page” with the 37-year-old...
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World leaders mourn death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
BERLIN: Condolences from world leaders and politicians poured in on social media after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the UK, died on Thursday, aged 96. UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres offered condolences to the Royal...
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North Korea officially declares itself a nuclear state: N. Korean leader vows to keep nukes; new law authorizes 'automatic nuclear strike'
PYONGYANG: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has declared itself a nuclear state at the legislative level, Yonhap reports citing the Central Telegraph Agency (CTAC). The 14th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, in its September 7th...
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Queen Elizabeth II death, funeral LIVE updates: Last rites to take place on September 19, say reports
LONDON: Death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Live News Updates: Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96. Her death brings to an end the longest reign...
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Kiev releases draft agreement on its security guarantee demands
MOSCOW: The office of the Ukrainian president on Tuesday released a draft document titled: The Kiev Security Compact International Security Guarantees for Ukraine: Recommendations. The document was presented by the co-chairs of the working group on international...
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Russia Permanent Representative informs UNSC of efforts to resolve Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
NEW YORK: UNITED NATIONS, At a closed UN Security Council meeting on the situation on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russia notified the participants of its own efforts and the work of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to...
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French footballer Pogba’s brother charged in extortion case
PARIS: The elder brother of Paul Pogba has been charged and detained over the alleged extortion of the French football star, a source close to the case said Saturday. “We are going to challenge this decision,” Mathias Pogba’s lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou,...
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Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan conflict: 39 Tajikistan citizens killed in border conflict
BISHKEK: A source close to government circles told Radio Ozodi that 39 citizens of Tajikistan were killed as a result of the border conflict on September 14-16. According to the source, among the dead are both military personnel and civilians, including...
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Press review: Trump’s Kosovo plan and a SWIFT embargo for Russia, China in the cards
MOSCOW: Kommersant: Russia, Serbia deliberate US plan on Kosovo ahead of talks in Washington. :Top stories in the Russian press on Thursday, June 25 The Trump administration plans to put forward its deal on Kosovo to Belgrade and Pristina at a meeting...
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Taliban Seeks Agreement on New Govt Before Any Ceasefire!
KABUL: Shaheen says before any ceasefire, there must be an agreement on a new government “acceptable to us and to other Afghans.”A Taliban spokesman has said they don’t want to monopolize power but insisted that there won’t be peace in Afghanistan until...
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U.S.A.F. Orders Puma 3 AE Drones from AeroVironment!
American firm AeroVironment received two firm-fixed-price orders totaling nearly $16 million from the United States Air Force to deliver Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and spares packages and Raven UAS spares packages. The hand-launched Puma...
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Chinese Workers Carrying AK-Assault Rifles In Pakistan’ (VIRAL: Photos)!
Days after the Pakistan bus explosion that killed nine Chinese engineers and workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, photos of “Chinese workers” carrying AK assault rifles are doing the rounds on the internet. China is investing more than $60 billion...
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Around 1,000 Russian servicemen to take part in drills in Tajikistan in August: Military!
Moscow: Around 1,000 Russian servicemen will take part in military drills that Tajikistan will host in August close to the border with Afghanistan, with Uzbekistan's participation, the Russian Central Military District said on Tuesday. Over 1,500 servicemen...
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First group of evacuated Afghan interpreters arrives in US!
Washington:The first group of Afghan interpreters who had worked with US-led coalition forces and feared retaliation from the Taliban that have taken over a large part of the country, arrived in the United States on Friday. About 200 interpreters arrived...
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Top Myanmar General says military rule will continue into 2023
New York: Six months to the day after Myanmar's military staged a coup and imposed a reign of terror over the country, the junta's leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on Sunday said a national state of emergency would be extended for another two years....
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Russia increases military contingent to drills near Afghan border to 1,800 servicemen!
Moscow: The number of Russia military contingent participating in trilateral military exercise in Tajikistan increases: Russia increased its military contingent to the joint trilateral drills, which will take place between August 5 and 10 in Tajikistan...
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Japan to strict COVID norms for Finland, US and several other countries!
Tokyo: The Japanese government on Monday informed that it will tighten the borders for travellers coming from several countries including states of the US and Finland, the changes have been made to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. Travellers...
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UN Issues Plea As Civilian Deaths Mount In Afghanistan Battle For Big Cities!
Geneva: The United Nations has warned of a "catastrophic" impact and urged Afghanistan's warring sides to better protect civilians caught up in the intensifying conflict, the focus of which has shifted in recent weeks from mostly rural areas to major...
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Taliban says will keep targeting Afghan officials after attack on Defence Minister's house!
Kabul: The Taliban will continue their attacks on Afghan officials, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, after a car bomb attack on the country's acting defence minister's house, reported Sputnik. "This suicide attack was just the beginning...