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World
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International
7/8/2023 1:04:44 PM
A United Nations technology agency assembled a group of robots that physically resembled humans at a news conference Friday, inviting reporters to ask them questions in an event meant to spark discussion about the future of artificial intelligence.
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Egypt
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Society
7/7/2023 5:15:47 PM
Egypt will launch its remote sensing microsatellite NExSat-1 from China by the end of this year, the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) has said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/7/2023 3:38:30 PM
The head of the UN nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Ukrainian officials that the Russians had planted explosives there.
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Business
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Economy
7/7/2023 12:13:38 PM
The French Development Agency (AFD) will provide EGP 60 million ($1.94 million) to fund women-owned micro-enterprises in Egypt, after an agreement was signed Thursday between Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the Agricultural Bank of Egypt.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
7/6/2023 3:07:56 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has approved a $307.68 million loan from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to implement the first phase of Cairo Metro's fourth line.
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World
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International
7/6/2023 9:56:06 AM
Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in Congo and Somalia putting the most youngsters in peril, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
7/4/2023 5:03:38 PM
Egypt's trade deficit surged 23.8 percent in April over the same month in 2022, driven by a drop of more than 75 percent in gas exports, according to the monthly external trade bulletin released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).
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World
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International
7/2/2023 5:21:48 PM
The head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, Qu Dongyu, was re-elected Sunday for a second term as head of the UN agency.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/2/2023 3:54:00 PM
Direct flights between Tehran and Cairo could start in 45 days, according to the Iranian semi-official news agency Tasnim as reported by Al Arabiya.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/2/2023 12:11:01 PM
Russia's war in Ukraine has had a "corrosive" effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the conflict creating a "once-in-a generation opportunity" for the spy agency.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/1/2023 1:19:20 PM
CIA Director William Burns recently travelled to Ukraine where he met with intelligence counterparts and President Volodymyr Zelensky, a US official confirmed to AFP Friday, with a US newspaper confirming the visit happened in June before the Wagner mutiny.
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World
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International
6/30/2023 5:18:52 PM
The United States rejoined UNESCO on Friday, reversing its withdrawal during the Trump administration, the UN's cultural agency said.
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World
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Region
6/27/2023 5:09:09 PM
Three Palestinian shepherds, including a child, were injured today in an attack by Israeli settlers northwest of the ancient city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported.
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World
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International
6/27/2023 4:35:05 PM
Over 2.4 million refugees globally will need resettling in 2024, a 20 percent increase compared to 2023, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Monday.
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World
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Region
6/26/2023 4:48:00 PM
On Monday, the eighth day of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah, over 2 million Muslim pilgrims flocked to Mina to observe the Prophetic Sunnah by spending the day of Tarwiyah (Quenching Thirst). This marks the second day of the Hajj rituals, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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Egypt
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Society
6/25/2023 6:03:49 PM
The Korean International Cooperation Agency's (KOICA) office in Egypt, in cooperation with the Korean company GeoGreen21, is providing a capacity building training for the Ministry of Environment employees on using geographic information systems for environmental planning and management.
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Business
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Economy
6/24/2023 10:59:13 PM
The trade exchange between Egypt and India reached $6 billion in 2022, compared to $5.3 billion in 2021, reflecting a 13.7 percent increase, the Central Agency for Public Mobilizations and Statistics (CAPMAS) said on Saturday.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/24/2023 12:46:42 PM
European Union officials warned there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.
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Business
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Tech
6/21/2023 8:33:03 PM
Amazon tricked consumers into subscribing to its "Prime" service and intentionally complicated the cancelation process, according to a US lawsuit against the retail giant filed Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Health
6/21/2023 6:04:55 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a signed agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fund the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) in Egypt.
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