Новости за 16.12.2021



BAGHDAD — Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.


MOSCOW — Russia said on Thursday that court documents, which inadvertently revealed its troops are stationed in separatist-held regions of Ukraine, contained "errors" and denied its military had crossed Ukraine's borders.

AMMAN — The Water Ministry on Thursday sent a request for proposals (RFP) to pre-qualified consortiums to build a 450km water carrier, which will be the largest ever for the Kingdom in the water sector, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

NEW YORK — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry eclipsed Ray Allen's all-time record for NBA three-pointers on Tuesday, savouring a "beautiful moment" at storied Madison Square Garden.

AMMAN — The Jordanian short film “Tala’vision”, directed by Murad Abu Eisheh, on Wednesday won the Red Sea Golden Yusr for Best Short Film at the Jeddah-hosted Red Sea International Film Festival.

AMMAN — The International Labour Organisation (ILO) concluded a training for stakeholders in Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt on the implementation of Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) in these countries.

AMMAN — Jordan has joined the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, becoming the 34th country to join the initiative in support of national efforts to End Violence Against Children (EVAC), according to UNICEF.

By Miodrag Sovilj
Agence France-Presse

KOSTOLAC, Serbia — Amid the devastation after World War I, Verica Ivanovic's grandfather used whatever construction materials he could find to build the family's home including, unbeknown to him, bricks from the Roman Empire.

The house and its ancient foundation are still used by the family in central Serbia's Stari Kostolac — on the outskirts of what was once a major Roman settlement and military garrison then known as Viminacium.

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MAYFIELD, United States — US President Joe Biden arrived in Kentucky on Wednesday to visit tornado-ravaged towns and meet with survivors of the twisters that took scores of lives.