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Japan, UN share "serious concern" about rising tensions over Taiwan
Date: 2022-08-08 08:06:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9709489
TOKYO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed their shared "serious concern about growing regional tensions" following China's large-scale military drills near Taiwan, Kyodo ....
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Japan's Jan.-June current account surplus down 63% to 8-year low
Date: 2022-08-08 07:30:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9709439
TOKYO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Japan's current account surplus shrank 63.1 percent in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier to 3.51 trillion yen ($25.9 billion), the lowest in eight years due to a major goods trade deficit stemming largely from a higher ....
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UN chief Guterres warns against ‘suicidal’ attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants
Date: 2022-08-08 07:01:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:9709378
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the nuclear states to commit to no first-use of the weapons, France 24 reported. Any attack on a nuclear plant is "suicidal", United Nations Secretary-General ....
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Kiev’s attacks on Zaporozhye NPP put nuclear security of entire Europe at risk — Russian embassy in Washington
Date: 2022-08-08 06:54:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9709390
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Russian embassy in Washington said in a statement that the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP by the Kiev government forces create a radioactive threat for Ukraine and the entire Europe, TASS news agency reported. "We paid ....
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New Zealand reports 4,174 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-08-08 06:08:51 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9709356
WELLINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 4,174 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,660,402, according to TVNZ. The death tally reached 1,638 in the country, the ....
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India reports 16,167 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-08-08 06:05:47 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9709354
NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (MENA) - India on Monday reported 16,167 new Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths, NDTV reported. Total infections reached 44,161,899 in the country, the health ministry announced. With the new rise, the total death toll due to ....
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Senate votes to advance Biden's tax, climate bill
Date: 2022-08-07 21:33:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:9709268
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) – US Senate Democrats narrowly passed a sweeping climate and economic package on Sunday, putting President Joe Biden and his party on the cusp of a big legislative victory just three months before the crucial November ....
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Biden cleared to leave isolation following 2nd negative COVID-19 test
Date: 2022-08-07 19:20:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9709084
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has been cleared to break isolation now that he has tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time, his physician announced on Sunday, according to ABC News. An antigen test taken by Biden on ....
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China unveiled world’s first ‘carrier killer’ hypersonic glide vehicle designed to destroy aircraft carriers
Date: 2022-08-07 19:10:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9709083
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Chinese Army has deployed the world’s first ground launched hypersonic glide vehicle designed for anti ship missions, with a new variant of the DF-17 described in state media reports as an “aircraft carrier killer,” ....
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22 Chinese warplanes approach Taiwan during drills
Date: 2022-08-07 19:07:40 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:55 - ID:9709026
TAIPEI, Aug 7 (MENA) - At least 22 Chinese warplanes crossed the so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait during drills on Sunday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said. According to the ministry, the drills involved eight Su-30 fighter jets, ....
