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20 May 2025 | 3:57 PMWashington, May 20 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given out a rather surprising statement, marking a stark contrast in the White House’ transatlantic views regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He claimed that Europe had a desire to continue war, while the US was focused on peace.
see more..20 May 2025 | 3:42 PMHanoi, May 20 (UNI) Vietnamese authorities on Tuesday arrested a beauty queen and social media influencer for consumer fraud after she promoted a counterfeit fibre supplement, media reports said.
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20 May 2025 | 3:20 PMWashington, May 20 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given out a rather surprising statement, marking a stark contrast in the White House’ transatlantic views regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He claimed that Europe had a desire to continue war, while the US was focused on peace.
see more..20 May 2025 | 3:16 PMWashington, May 20 (UNI) The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, while legal proceedings over the decision continue.
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20 May 2025 | 3:14 PMMoscow/Washington, May 20 (UNI) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, shedding light on the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, said the call went very well, and the United States is not withdrawing from mediation on the Ukrainian settlement.
see more..20 May 2025 | 3:13 PMMoscow, May 20 (UNI) In a major scientific breakthrough, Russian scientists, in a joint effort with peers from China and Saudi Arabia have developed a method for predicting the properties of graphene films — an ultra-strong material widely used in electronics, medicine, and advanced manufacturing, at the Chelyabinsk State University.
see more.. 20 May 2025 | 3:09 PMHanoi, May 20 (UNI) Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has instructed hospitals nationwide to bolster preparedness for a potential rise in COVID-19 cases, directing them to ensure the availability of isolation wards, medical supplies, and reinforced infection control measures—particularly those targeting airborne transmission in clinical settings.
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20 May 2025 | 3:02 PMMoscow/Pyongyang, May 20 (UNI) Russia and North Korea are set to significantly deepen their burgeoning ties with a commitment to exchange multiple high-level delegations before the end of 2025, according to Russian Ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora
Speaking to the Izvestia newspaper, Matsegora flagged two key symbolic occasions for these visits: the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Korea on August 15, marking the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea on October 10, the ruling party in North Korea since its inception in 1945. These anniversaries carry immense historical and political weight for Pyongyang.
see more..20 May 2025 | 1:50 PMCanberra, May 20 (UNI) Australia's conservative Coalition has split after the National Party announced it would not re-enter a partnership with the Liberal Party following a historic defeat at the federal election.
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20 May 2025 | 12:48 PMSingapore, May 20 (UNI) Singapore reported 151 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in 2024, with 78 of them diagnosed at a late stage of infection, according to the latest data released by the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) on Monday.
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20 May 2025 | 12:12 PMSingapore, May 20 (UNI) All 30 people on board an Indonesian-registered vessel were rescued on Tuesday after it capsized in waters northeast of Pedra Branca, within Singapore's maritime search and rescue region, authorities said.
see more..20 May 2025 | 12:09 PMJakarta, May 20 (UNI) As many as six residents have been buried underneath the rubble of their houses, and several people were wounded after landslides struck Indonesia's East Java province, an official said on Tuesday.
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20 May 2025 | 11:39 AMGeneva, May 20 (UNI) The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) has opened in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme "One World for Health."
Addressing the opening ceremony on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said every WHA is significant, but this year's gathering is particularly historic as member states are expected to consider and potentially adopt the pandemic agreement.
see more..20 May 2025 | 10:39 AMLangkawi, Malaysia, May 20 (UNI) The 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) kicked off here on Tuesday, with defence and associated companies from around the globe eyeing a higher profile in Asia's defence sector.
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20 May 2025 | 9:11 AMWashington, May 20 (UNI) US Supreme Court has allowed the administration of President Donald Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelan migrants, which could lead to the deportation of many.
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