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OPEN// Bulgaria: Draft 2025 State Budget adopted at second reading by parliament's budget & finance committee
Date: 2025-03-14 08:01:44 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:6 - ID:11102092
SOFIA, March 14 (MENA) - Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee adopted the draft 2025 State Budget Act at second reading on Thursday, the Bulgarian News Agency reported. Early in the session, Committee Chair Delyan Dobrev said that ....
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Japanese FM welcomes US, European endeavors for peace in Ukraine
Date: 2025-03-14 07:26:46 GMT - Canada - World - SN:4 - ID:11102061
OTTAWA, March 14 (MENA) – Japan's top diplomat has stressed during a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting that efforts for peace in Ukraine must not set wrong precedents, NHK reported. Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi spoke during the ....
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OPEN// Bulgaria's FM, Azerbaijani president discuss bolstering bilateral cooperation
Date: 2025-03-13 20:17:56 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:51 - ID:11101927
SOFIA, March 13 (MENA) - Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has met with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Baku where Georgiev was attending the XII Global Baku Forum, the Bulgarian News Agency reported, citing a statement from the ....
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UN: Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
Date: 2025-03-13 20:02:02 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:48 - ID:11101864
NEW YORK, March 13 (MENA) - Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. “Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” UN News quoted Dr. Hans Kluge, the World ....
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UK diplomatic tensions as Russian amb. summoned
Date: 2025-03-12 22:03:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:11100661
LONDON, March 12 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office has summoned Russian Ambassador in London Andrei Kelin to protest against Russia’s harassment of British diplomats, following the expulsion of a British diplomat and spouse. The UK has revoked ....
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OPEN// Bulgaria relies on ECA for precise financial data, president says
Date: 2025-03-12 21:19:14 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:66 - ID:11100688
SOFIA, March 12 (MENA) - Bulgaria relies on the objectivity and precision of financial data provided by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), President Rumen Radev said during his meeting with Bulgaria's representative to ECA, Iliana Ivanova, the ....
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Guterres prioritizes UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need
Date: 2025-03-12 19:17:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:50 - ID:11100580
NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) - The United Nations is prioritizing reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of a continued push to ....
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Canada hits U.S. with $21B in retaliatory tariffs as global trade war heats up
Date: 2025-03-12 17:58:10 GMT - Canada - World - SN:41 - ID:11100482
OTTAWA, March 12 (MENA) - Canada on Wednesday announced new retaliatory trade duties on some $21 billion worth of U.S. goods, a response to US President Donald Trump implementing universal steel and aluminum tariffs, NBC News said. Canada’s ....
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Afghanistan’s opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit - UNODC
Date: 2025-03-12 17:25:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:36 - ID:11100392
NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) - Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following their takeover in Kabul, latest UN data shows. One kilogram of opium cost $750 last year, up ....
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Pakistan Railways suspends all operations to Balochistan after Jaffar Express attack
Date: 2025-03-12 08:26:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:11099574
ISLAMABAD, March 12 (MENA) - Pakistan Railways (PR) temporarily suspended all train operations between Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, following the terrorist attack on the Jaffar Express, SAMAA TV reported. Both passenger and freight trains ....
