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US hails Helfer's election to UN Human Rights Committee
Date: 2022-06-18 11:31:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9628451
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The US asserted that the UN Human Rights Council’s Commission is a "key venue in which American values and perspectives are indispensable." The US Department of State congratulated in a press release on Saturday ....
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US hopes arms surge will sap Russia's will
Date: 2022-06-18 11:10:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:9628409
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The United States hopes the West’s upcoming surge of military assistance to Ukraine — along with Russia’s increasing isolation on the world stage — will drain President Vladimir Putin’s will to fight, The Washington Post ....
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Czechs bracing for extreme heatwave
Date: 2022-06-18 09:27:00 GMT - Czech - World - SN:21 - ID:9628244
PRAGUE, June 18 (MENA) - The Czech Republic is bracing for a tropical weekend on which temperatures are expected to hit 37 degrees Celsius in places. Both paramedics and firefighters are on alert in view of the higher risk of fires. Doctors ....
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Japan deploys self-defense fleet to Indo-Pacific with eye on China
Date: 2022-06-18 08:42:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9628147
TOKYO, June 18 (MENA) - Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with the United States and other countries undertaken to ....
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India reports 13,216 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-06-18 08:25:39 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:9628103
NEW DELHI, June 18 (MENA) - India reported 13,216 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,283,793, The Times of India reported Saturday. The Union Health Ministry said 23 new fatalities ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 538 mln
Date: 2022-06-18 08:12:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9628084
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - As many as 538,477,345 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Saturday. It added that about 6,317,530 have died from the virus ....
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18 dead in India, Bangladesh floods; millions without homes
Date: 2022-06-18 08:08:38 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:12 - ID:9628082
DHAKA, NEW DELHI, June 18 (MENA) - At least 18 people died as floods cut a swatch across northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater, authorities said Saturday. In India's Assam state, at least nine people died in the ....
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Release of civilians held at Luhansk plant is being negotiated
Date: 2022-06-18 08:02:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9628075
MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - Ambassador to Russia from the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Luhansk, Rodion Miroshnik, on Saturday reported that Severodonetsk authorities are negotiating the safe release of civilians held by Ukrainian soldiers at ....
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Ukraine Army destroys about 33,350 enemy troops, 1,456 tanks
Date: 2022-06-18 07:57:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:9628069
KIEV, June 18 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 33,350 troops in Ukraine (+200 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....
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Russian warships pass Izu Islands south of Tokyo
Date: 2022-06-18 07:27:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9628014
TOKYO, June 18 (MENA) - Seven Russian warships passed near the Izu Islands south of Tokyo this week, the Defense Ministry said Friday, as Japan is on alert over increasing military activity by Russia and China near its territory, Kyodo News ....
