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2022-08-05 20:15:09 EU embargo on Russian coal purchases will come into force on August 10, all EU countries must comply with it despite the energy crisis - European Commission Открыть/Комментировать

2022-08-05 20:00:47 JCC and UN teams inspect Razoni cargo ship in Istanbul

Teams from the Joint Coordination Centre and the United Nations inspected the Razoni cargo ship in Istanbul on Wednesday, ahead of its planned departure for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon.

The Sierra Leone-registered grain ship is the first out of Ukraine since the country agreed deals with Russia, Turkey and the UN, setting up the JCC to oversee the process.

The Turkish Ministry of Defence confirmed late on Wednesday Открыть/Комментировать

2022-08-05 19:01:04 Speaker of the House’s Husband, Paul Pelosi, Pleads Not Guilty to DUI in California

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2022-08-05 18:30:10 South Africa Reports First #Covid Vaccine Related Death

South Africa's health agency reported a link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine on Thursday in the country’s first “casual” link between the two

The person developed the rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) soon after being given the jab, and later died. J&J insisted GBS arise from Covid itself or other vaccines; last year the EMA added it as a possible side effect of AstraZeneca’s vaccine.

About 46% of South Africa’s 40mn population is fully vaccinated.

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2022-08-05 18:30:10 #Europe Should Thank #Turkey For Steady Gas - #Putin (#Sochi)

Russian President Vladimir #Putin discussed grain exports, gas and combatting terrorism with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip #Erdogan at their meeting in #Sochi on Friday.

Putin thanked Erdogan for Turkey's contribution to resolving the issue of Ukrainian grain export.

The #TurkStream natural gas pipeline is working without issues and is among the most important routes for delivering Russian gas to Europe, Putin said

Erdogan told Putin they have to open a new chapter in cooperation: "Combatting terrorism in the region is important for us." The agenda will also include the Syrian issue, he added

#Russia and #Turkey will hopefully sign a memorandum on the development of economic and trade relations, Putin said.

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2022-08-05 18:10:06 Reform of UN’s Key Body Proposed in #Moscow

The United Nations is in dire need of reform and the Security council must be “democratized” by expanding its representation, Russian foreign ministry official #Alexey #Drobinin has written in a keynote article.

He pointed out that the organization’s current agenda, which is primarily fueled by the West, is not necessarily in line with the interests of the majority of its international members.

Drobinin suggested that for most UN members the most important issues are things like access to cheap energy sources rather than the transition to “green” technologies, socio-economic development rather than human rights “in an ultra-liberal interpretation,” and security and sovereign equality rather than the artificial imposition of electoral democracy according to Western patterns.

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