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  • Four injured in 82 Russian shelling attacks on Zaporizhzhia region

    Date: 2023-08-10 09:25:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:10294330

    KIEV, Aug 10 (MENA) - Russian troops shelled Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region 82 times on August 9, injuring a family in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia regional governor Yurii Malashko said. "A family was hurt in an attack on Huliaipole. Women ....

  • White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors

    Date: 2023-08-10 08:40:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:18 - ID:10294249

    LONDON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Biden administration will ban some US investment into China’s quantum computing, advanced chips and artificial intelligence sectors, as it boosts efforts to stop the Chinese military from accessing American technology and ....

  • Russian Foreign Ministry lists conditions for resumption of grain deal

    Date: 2023-08-10 07:52:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:10294121

    MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) - Restoration of the grain deal is possible only if the systemized conditions proposed by the Russian side are met and only if the agreement is consistent with the stated humanitarian objectives, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister ....

  • Canada imposes additional sanctions on Belarus

    Date: 2023-08-10 07:25:05 GMT - Canada - World - SN:13 - ID:10294113

    OTTAWA, Aug 10 (MENA) - Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities under the Special Economic Measures Act, according to a statement by the Canadian Foreign Ministry. ....

  • NATO works on scenario of nuclear weapons use against Russia, says Russian diplomat

    Date: 2023-08-10 07:24:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:10294094

    MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) works on a scenario of using nuclear weapons against Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told TASS on Thursday. "NATO practices the so-called joint nuclear ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 252,200

    Date: 2023-08-10 07:01:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10294081

    KIEV, Aug 10 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 252,200 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and August 10, 2023, including 580 in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on ....

  • Flights canceled as Typhoon Khanun hits South Korea

    Date: 2023-08-10 06:31:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:10294056

    SEOUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - Hundreds of flights and high-speed trains were canceled, and businesses shuttered in the South Korean port town of Busan after Typhoon Khanun made landfall Thursday, bringing heavy rain and high winds, VOA reported. The ....

  • Biden to host Australian PM in Oct.

    Date: 2023-08-10 05:26:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:10293974

    WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia for an Official Visit to the United States, which will include a state dinner, on October 25, 2023, according to the ....

  • Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections as Imran Khan seeks release from prison

    Date: 2023-08-09 21:34:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:67 - ID:10293902

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November, ABC News reported. The move came as the country's top ....

  • US broadens sanctions against Belarus

    Date: 2023-08-09 20:54:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:10293895

    WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - The US Treasury marked the three-year anniversary of the disputed election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko by expanding its sanctions on Belarus, targeting the country’s flagship airline, three other companies ....

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