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New Zealand offers permanent residency to Ukrainians fleeing war
Date: 2023-08-26 08:59:16 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:20 - ID:10316280
WELLINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - Permanent residency will be available to people who travel to New Zealand on the temporary Special Ukraine Visa before March 15 next year, Immigration Minister Andrew Little said New Zealand on Saturday announced a new ....
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AFU repel Russian attacks near Donetsk region’s Vuhledar
Date: 2023-08-26 08:04:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10316188
KIEV, Aug 26 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces have successfully repelled Russian attacks near the Donetsk region’s Vuhledar. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Facebook, an Ukrinform ....
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Kherson region comes under Russian fire 74 times, one injured
Date: 2023-08-26 07:45:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10316165
KIEV, Aug 26 (MENA) - Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 74 times, having fired 377 projectiles. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent ....
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Hay River town center undamaged but fire ‘very close’ overnight
Date: 2023-08-26 07:22:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:9 - ID:10316140
OTTAWA, Aug 26 (MENA) - The center of Hay River was not damaged by a wildfire as of midnight but the fire is now “very close” and there is “likely structure loss” to the west of the town. All personnel except firefighters were evacuated from Hay ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 260,270
Date: 2023-08-26 06:59:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10316113
KIEV, Aug 26 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 260,270 troops in Ukraine (+640 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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US trying to determine what downed Prigozhin plane, says Biden
Date: 2023-08-26 06:55:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:10316111
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has said US officials are trying to determine precisely how Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was brought down, leaving no survivors. Asked by reporters what brought down the Wagner leader’s ....
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Japan studying steps to further aid fishing industry after China's import ban
Date: 2023-08-26 06:42:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10316102
TOKYO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Japan's government has begun looking at ways to further support the country's fishing industry in the wake of China's import ban on Japanese seafood, NHK said Saturday. Chinese customs authorities on Thursday announced all ....
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10 dead, over 20 injured in massive fire in train compartment in Tamil Nadu
Date: 2023-08-26 05:58:25 GMT - India - World - SN:1 - ID:10316044
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (MENA) - At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are injured in a massive fire that broke out inside a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway station early this morning, NDTV reported Saturday. The Southern ....
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US Federal Reserve chair: We prepared to raise interest rates further if appropriate
Date: 2023-08-25 19:08:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10315866
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - Additional interest rate hikes are still on the table and rates could remain elevated for longer than expected, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday, CNN reported. Delivering a highly anticipated speech ....
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Energy cooperation in BRICS intensifying as OPEC countries join it — Russian MFA
Date: 2023-08-25 18:33:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:10315893
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (MENA) - BRICS energy cooperation is intensifying as OPEC member states join the organization, which will help combat the West’s vicious intrigues, TASS news agency qouted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying in a ....