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  • EU, France vehemently condemn assassination of presidential candidate in Ecuador

    Date: 2023-08-10 14:58:41 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:45 - ID:10294820

    BRUSSELS/PARIS, Aug 10 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) condemned in the strongest terms the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, saying this tragic act of violence is also an attack against the institutions ....

  • WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine

    Date: 2023-08-10 14:19:01 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:40 - ID:10294720

    GENEVA, Aug 10 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17-18 August 2023​ in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of ....

  • Wildfire victims in Hawaii reach 36, local officials say

    Date: 2023-08-10 13:41:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:10294543

    WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - Maui wildfires in Hawaii have killed 36 persons, local officials confirmed. The Washington Post said the identities of the victims were not mentioned in a summary statement issued by the province, while it confirmed ....

  • 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 ....

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