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  • US Congress passes funding bill for 6 weeks

    Date: 2024-01-19 07:51:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10540377

    WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running for another six weeks and avert a damaging government shutdown, Barron's reported. With the ....

  • Russians shell Kherson region 67 times in 24 hours, three civilians injured

    Date: 2024-01-19 07:34:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10540346

    KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) – Russian troops fired 67 times at the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, injuring three people, Ukrinform quoted head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, as saying. In total, the invaders fired ....

  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 374,520

    Date: 2024-01-19 07:34:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10540345

    KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) – Ukraine's defense forces killed about 374,520 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and January 19, 2024, including 920 in the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Friday quoting the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....

  • 7 people including children killed in Philippine landslide

    Date: 2024-01-19 06:41:26 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:10540333

    MANILA, Jan 19 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed when a landslide hit a house in the southern Philippines on Jan 18, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to rise, the Straits Times reported. The incident happened in ....

  • India says it hopes to resolve issue of troops in Maldives

    Date: 2024-01-19 06:35:27 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:10540315

    NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (MENA) - India said it continues to hope for a resolution of the tussle with the Maldives over stationing of Indian troops in the islands, despite the Maldivian government setting a deadline of March 15 for their removal, the Hindu ....

  • The Davos elite embraced AI in 2023. Now they fear it - The Washington Post

    Date: 2024-01-18 23:08:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:10540258

    WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - ChatGPT was the breakout star of last year’s World Economic Forum, as the nascent chatbot’s ability to code, draft emails and write speeches captured the imaginations of the leaders gathered in this posh ski town, the ....

  • Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

    Date: 2024-01-18 22:34:02 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:70 - ID:10540256

    NEW YORK, Jan 18 (MENA) - UN humanitarians are warning the level of assistance for many Gazans is now “almost catastrophic,” UN News reported. The development came as UN aid coordination office OCHA in its latest update on Wednesday evening ....

  • Russia bringing relations with African countries to genuinely strategic level, Lavrov says

    Date: 2024-01-18 21:18:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:10540088

    MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Moscow is bringing its partnership with numerous African countries up to a truly strategic level, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying at a press conference. "We are taking our partnership with ....

  • China calls for restoration of security in Red Sea

    Date: 2024-01-18 15:09:51 GMT - China - World - SN:41 - ID:10539759

    BEIJING, Jan 18 (MENA) - China urges the restoration and safeguarding of security on the sea lanes of the Red Sea to ensure the normal order of global trade, Xinhua news agency quoted He Yadong, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, as saying ....

  • Russia: Over 30 countries interested in approaching BRICS

    Date: 2024-01-18 13:16:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:10539594

    MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - The fact that there are around 30 aspirants to join the BRICS highlights the promising future of the integration with global members, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying ....

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