KIEV -- Ukraine needs to implement 2,739 legal acts for becoming a member of the European Union (EU), Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Friday.

"This is our scope of work for the coming years, which we shall do. We understand how to do it," Shmyhal was quoted as saying by the government press service. (Ukraine-EU Membership)

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PHNOM PENH -- New York's Metropolitan Museum (the Met) has agreed to return 14 looted cultural treasures in its possession to Cambodia after several years of negotiations, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in a statement on Saturday.

The repatriation includes several masterpieces such as the breathtaking sculpture of a 10th-century female goddess (Uma) from the ancient royal capital of Koh Ker, a 10th-century bronze head of Avalokiteshvara which has a matching torso now at the National Museum of Cambodia, and a 10th - 11th century Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara sculpture, the statement said. (Cambodia-Artifacts)

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COLOMBO -- Over 7,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by inclement rainy weather this week, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Saturday in its latest situation report.

The situation report said 7,061 people, from 2,271 families, have been adversely affected by heavy rains by Saturday morning. (Sri Lanka-Weather)

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KIGALI -- Rwanda has secured 268 million U.S. dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to confront climate shocks, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

The funding, approved on Thursday under the new Standby Credit Facility, will also be used to boost balance of payments, the ministry said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. (Rwanda-Climate-Funding)

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KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait's ruling Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah passed away at the age of 86 on Saturday, according to the Kuwaiti royal court.

"With deep grief and regret, we mourn to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Muslim nations and friendly people the demise of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who passed away today Saturday," the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait said in a statement. (Kuwait-Emir-Death)