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NATO rules out deployment in Ukraine, but will strengthen its eastern flank
BRUSSELS: ENLARGEMENT. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries closed the door on Wednesday to the possibility of sending a peace mission to Ukraine, as requested by the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, although they will strengthen their eastern flank.
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NATO rules out peace deployment in Ukraine
BRUSSELS: The countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) closed the door on Wednesday on the possibility of sending a peace mission to Ukraine, said the secretary general of the military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.
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Ukrainian President urges Biden to be the “leader of peace”
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky on Wednesday told his US counterpart, Joe Biden, that leading the free world also means being the “leader of peace.”
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Biden calls Putin a “war criminal” for bombing civilians in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and announced massive military aid to Ukraine calling for an exclusion zone, which was denied by Washington.
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Heavy explosions on Wednesday in Kiev
KIEV: Heavy explosions were heard early Wednesday in Kiev, followed by plumes of black smoke in the sky.
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Pope quotes Cain and asks for “forgiveness” for the war in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis launched a vibrant prayer for peace on Wednesday, asking for “forgiveness” for death and violence in Ukraine, and quoting Cain and Abel.
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South Korea hits record of more than 400,000 new cases of covid-19
SEOUL: South Korea reported on Wednesday more than 400,000 new cases of covid-19, a record for the country that began to ease restrictions despite the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant. In China, the increase in cases led to the authorities starting to release hospital beds, in the face of a sharp increase in infections.
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7.3 magnitude earthquake and tsunami warning in Japan
TOKYO: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck eastern Japan, depriving two million households of electricity, and triggered a tsunami alert on the northeastern coast of the archipelago, official sources reported.
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US signs agreement in Costa Rica to address migration
SAN JOSE: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas signed on Tuesday in Costa Rica a cooperation agreement to address migration flows in the region, according to an official statement.
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Former Mexican Presidential Candidate Arrests for Alleged Corruption
MONTERREY: Former Mexican Gov. Jaime Rodríguez Calderón was for allegedly diverting public resources for his 2018 presidential campaign, in which he even proposed cutting off the hands of the corrupt, the prosecution reported.
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Mexico deports drug traffickers to the US whose capture sparked chaos on the border
NUEVO LAREDO: The leader of the Northeast Cartel, Juan Gerardo Treviño, was deported to the United States on Tuesday on charges of drug trafficking, the Mexican government reported, following the chaos that led to his capture in Nuevo Laredo, on the border between the two countries.
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Alud buries dozens of houses in an Andean town in Peru
RETAMAS, Peru: A landslide of stone and mud from a hill buried dozens of houses in an Andean town in northern Peru on Tuesday, leaving about twenty people missing.
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Journalists work in Mexico with fear and helplessness
MEXICO: Maria reports with two escorts. Jesus is burdened by the recent murder of his companion. Journalists in Mexico work with fear for their lives, in one of the most dangerous countries to practice journalism. At least 8 have been killed this 2022.
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Drought puts yerba mate production in Argentina in check
COLONIA LIEBIG, Argentina: In Colonia Liebig, northeastern Argentina, its more than 4,000 inhabitants depend on the yerba mate agricultural cooperative founded a century ago by German settlers, but drought killed its herbs and after breaking production records in 2021, a collapse is coming.
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