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  • 33,500 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-08-17 07:36:48 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10303417

    WARSAW, Aug 17 (MENA) - About 33,500 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Thursday. Meanwhile, nearly 31,600 Ukrainians returned home from Poland on Wednesday. More than 14.68 ....

  • S. Korea delivers relief supplies to Hawaii over wildfire damage

    Date: 2023-08-17 07:22:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:10303423

    SEOUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - South Korea has provided Hawaii with food and other emergency supplies to help cope with a series of devastating wildfires that recently ravaged the island of Maui, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported, quoting Seoul's ....

  • Maui wildfires death toll rises to 111

    Date: 2023-08-17 06:39:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10303365

    WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - A growing army of hundreds combing through the burned ruins on Maui – including many dealing with losses themselves – have searched over a third of the wildfire burn areas, Maui authorities said, warning the death toll ....

  • Ukrainian MFA working to get invitation to G20 Summit in India

    Date: 2023-08-17 06:13:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:10303316

    KIEV, Aug 17 (MENA) - Ukraine and partners are working to be among those invited to the G20 Summit in India. "We believe that what the Russian Federation is doing regarding the termination of the grain deal is a big challenge not only for African ....

  • Rishi Sunak rules out net zero referendum

    Date: 2023-08-17 05:39:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:2 - ID:10303281

    LONDON, Aug 17 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out a referendum on Net Zero, despite calls from his party to give the public a vote on the 2050 climate target, The Telegraph reported. The Prime Minister rejected demands to hold a ....

  • Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires

    Date: 2023-08-16 20:15:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:10303199

    WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday, the White House announced, as search, rescue and recovery efforts continue following the devastating wildfires there. “The President ....

  • First cargo ship exits Odesa after Russia's threat

    Date: 2023-08-16 14:03:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:10302214

    MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Ukraine said the first commercial cargo ship has left the port through a "humanitarian corridor" after Moscow threatened to sink such vessels, according to DW. The ship set sail despite a new bombardment along the Danube ....

  • Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia

    Date: 2023-08-16 13:14:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10302522

    MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Russian military has thwarted an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack,” with the Defense Ministry saying it downed three Ukrainian drones as they traveled over Kaluga Region on Wednesday morning. Region’s Governor, ....

  • US says ‘look forward’ to working with caretaker PM ahead of Pakistan vote

    Date: 2023-08-16 12:17:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:10302227

    WASHINGTON,16 August (MENA) - The US is looking forward to working with caretaker Pakistani PM Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar and his team as they prepare to hold elections, US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing. “We, of ....

  • Americans divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases - Poll

    Date: 2023-08-16 12:16:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:10302469

    WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) – Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump's actions in the most recent criminal cases brought against him, a new poll shows, with about half saying his alleged attempt to ....

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