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  • Fire destroys around 60 huts under Karachi’s Teen Hatti bridge

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:25:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:10520388

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - A huge fire destroyed around 60 huts under the Teen Hatti bridge on Thursday evening, Dawn newspaper quoted police and rescue services officials as saying. No one was hurt in the incident. SHO Aslam Bhatti of the ....

  • Japan earthquake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:22:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10520384

    TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. As of 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a total of 242 people were ....

  • US Navy: 1,500 merchant ships safely transited Red Sea since mid-December

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:18:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:10520381

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - US Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said about 1,500 merchant ships have safely transited the Red Sea since mid-December when the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian. The operation is a multinational, maritime security ....

  • 1 killed, 5 injured in school shooting in US state of Iowa

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:14:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10520378

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - A 6th-grade student was killed and five other people were injured in a shooting at a high school in Perry Town, CGTN quoted US state of Iowa as saying. The shooter, a 17-year-old student, died from a self-inflicted ....

  • 3 killed, 28 injured as commuter trains collide in Indonesia

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:10:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:2 - ID:10520374

    JAKARTA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Three people were killed and at least 28 injured when two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, NDTV quoted officials as saying. The crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice ....

  • Russia using N.Korean missiles in strikes against Ukraine: White House

    Date: 2024-01-04 21:36:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10520303

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) – Russia has in recent days fired ballistic missiles into Ukraine that were provided by North Korea, the White House confirmed Thursday, calling it a “concerning escalation” of Pyongyang’s support for Moscow, the Hill ....

  • US, France FMs discuss importance of preventing conflict in Gaza from expanding

    Date: 2024-01-04 21:35:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:10520302

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, the US State Department said in press release on Thursday. Blinken called for the immediate end of illegal attacks on ....

  • Poll: One-fourth of Americans believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation incited the events of January 6, 2021.

    Date: 2024-01-04 21:35:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:10520307

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - A poll conducted by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland revealed that 25% of Americans say it is "likely" or "definitely" true that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) incited the January 6, 2021 ....

  • At least 1 dead in shooting at Iowa high school

    Date: 2024-01-04 18:30:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:10520181

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - At least one person was killed and others injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Perry High School in Iowa, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the situation. The scene is now "secured," according to ....

  • Another covid wave hits US as JN.1 becomes dominant variant

    Date: 2024-01-04 18:29:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:10519978

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The United States is in the throes of another covid-19 uptick, cementing a pattern of the virus surging around the holidays as doctors and public health officials brace for greater transmission after Americans return to ....

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