China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens
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China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions…
UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022
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UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022

The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Tuesday it has extended until mid-2022 some stimulus measures introduced last year…
Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines
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Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines

From a small office in an Abu Dhabi skyscraper, Ukrainian national Natalya Muzaleva and her Hungarian husband Istvan Perger run…
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
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‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order

Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
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Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s

The Philippines will resume administering AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, health officials said on…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
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Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
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Israel, Greece sign record defense deal

JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
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Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26

Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a…
India’s capital under siege from COVID-19, seeks emergency help from federal govt
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India’s capital under siege from COVID-19, seeks emergency help from federal govt

India’s capital New Delhi recorded 25,500 coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, with about one in three people tested returning…
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
Middle East

Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks

US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent purity unhelpful but said he is…
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