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Japan receives 53 evacuees from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-10-09 09:05:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9208389
TOKYO, Oct 9 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that 53 evacuees from Afghanistan have arrived in the country, the first group to depart the Taliban-ruled country for Japan by air, Kyodo News Agency reported. The group includes 27 ....
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Washington condemns attack on mosque in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-10-09 07:02:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9208261
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - The US Department of State condemned on Friday an attack on a mosque in Kunduz province of Afghanistan. "The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on worshippers at Friday prayers in Kunduz, ....
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White House: Biden's health is 'great'
Date: 2021-10-09 06:56:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9208259
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki assured that President Joe Biden is 'doing great' after a reporter questioned her on his coughing during speeches on Friday. 'He's doing great. He's got some allergies,' Psaki ....
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Biden declines Trump request to withhold WH records from Jan. 6 committee
Date: 2021-10-08 21:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:9208144
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between the current and ....
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US navy initiates probe into nuclear-powered submarine accident
Date: 2021-10-08 20:27:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9208143
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - The US Navy confirmed that it has initiated a probe to find out the specifics of the object that hit the nuclear-powered submarine. It also reiterated that "safety of the crew" remains its top priority, the US Navy said ....
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EU should pay for walls against migrants, 12 nations tell bloc
Date: 2021-10-08 20:27:13 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:79 - ID:9208132
BRUSSELS, Oct 8 (MENA) - Twelve countries have urged the European Union to pay for countries to build walls to prevent illegal migration, in a letter sent to the bloc’s executive arm. Ministers from nations including Austria, Greece, Hungary and ....
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UN chief condemns 'horrific' attack at Afghanistan's Kunduz mosque
Date: 2021-10-08 20:25:21 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:76 - ID:9208095
NEW YORK, Oct 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the "horrific" attack "in the strongest terms" at Afghanistan's Kunduz mosque, noting that it represents the third assault on a religious institution, in less than a ....
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Sierra Leone abolishes 'inhumane' death penalty
Date: 2021-10-08 19:24:39 GMT - Sierra Leone - World - SN:75 - ID:9208091
FREETOWN, Oct 8 (MENA) - Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, becoming the latest African state to ban capital punishment, France 24 reported. The move comes after lawmakers in the West ....
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Injuries of Japan quake rise to 42 people
Date: 2021-10-08 16:49:30 GMT - Japan - World - SN:65 - ID:9207913
TOKYO, Oct 8 (MENA) - The powerful quake of magnitude 5.9 that shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night left more than 42 people injured, damaging underground water pipes and halting trains and subways, local media reported. Officials said there ....
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Islamabad desires sustainable relations with US: Pakistani FM
Date: 2021-10-08 15:32:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:55 - ID:9207678
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Friday his country desires broad-based, long term and sustainable relations with the United States for the promotion of economic cooperation and regional peace, the local ....
