WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally; 92 confirmed cases reported in 12 countries

GENEVA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Finland imports most of its gas from Russia but says it can cope with the disruption  MOSCOW/HELSINKI, May 22 (NNN-AGRMCIES) — Russia has halted its gas supply to Finland – the latest escalation of an energy payments row with the West. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom confirmed it had completely halted…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war

 KYIV, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ukraine war can only be resolved through “diplomacy”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said amid a deadlock in negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. “The end will be through diplomacy,” he told a Ukrainian television channel. The war “will be bloody, there will be fighting but…

Ukraine Gets 600-Million-Euro Financial Aid From EU

KIEV, May 21 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros (634 million U.S. dollars) of the European Union’s (EU’s) emergency macro-financial assistance programme, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said yesterday. “The funds will be used to maintain financial stability in Ukraine during the war,” the ministry…

Italy’s Oil Imports From Russia Quadruple Since Feb: Reports

ROME, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Italy is importing three times more oil from Russia than it did, before the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to news reports. A story, published in the Financial Times reported that, Italy had quadrupled the amount of Russian crude oil it…

Demining In Ukraine To Take 5-7 Years: Official

KIEV, May 21 (NNN-UNIAN) – The work on clearing the territory of Ukraine from the landmines scattered during the conflict with Russia would take between five and seven years, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported yesterday, citing a senior Ukrainian official. About 300,000 square metres of Ukrainian territory are littered with…

France Announces New Government

PARIS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, appointed yesterday, ministers for the new government of the country. In total the new government has 27 members with 17 ministries, six ministries delegates and four secretaries of state. Some ministers from the previous governments were again appointed as ministers, but…

Israel Reports First Suspected Case Of Monkeypox

JERUSALEM, May 21 (NNN-PNA) – The Israeli health ministry, last night, reported the country’s first suspected case of monkeypox, after the viral disease has recently been detected across North America and Europe. Earlier in the day, a man in his 30s, returning from western Europe, visited Ichilov Hospital in Tel…

New French government to be announced on Friday: presidency

 PARIS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s new government lineup will be announced later on Friday, the presidency said, with the new cabinet set to meet on Monday. The announcement came four days after Elisabeth Borne, the outgoing labour minister, was named premier, becoming the first woman to head the French…

Covid-19 may already be classified as seasonal disease, Russia’s chief sanitary doctor says

MOSCOW, May 20 (NNN-TASS) – The coronavirus infection may now be categorized as a seasonal acute respiratory viral disease, Russia’s Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova said in an interview with TASS. “We really hope that we will be able…
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