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North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapon system: KCNA
Date: 2024-01-19 08:08:02 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:14 - ID:10540427
PYONGYANG , Jan 19 (MENA) - North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system in response to the United States, Japan and South Korea's "joint military exercises," state-run media Korean Central News Agency said on Friday. The ....
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20,700 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-19 08:05:35 GMT - Poland - World - SN:13 - ID:10540420
WARSAW, Jan 19 (MENA) - About 20,700 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 17,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 18.5 ....
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US Congress passes funding bill for 6 weeks
Date: 2024-01-19 07:51:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10540377
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running for another six weeks and avert a damaging government shutdown, Barron's reported. With the ....
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Russians shell Kherson region 67 times in 24 hours, three civilians injured
Date: 2024-01-19 07:34:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10540346
KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) – Russian troops fired 67 times at the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, injuring three people, Ukrinform quoted head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, as saying. In total, the invaders fired ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 374,520
Date: 2024-01-19 07:34:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10540345
KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) – Ukraine's defense forces killed about 374,520 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and January 19, 2024, including 920 in the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Friday quoting the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....
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7 people including children killed in Philippine landslide
Date: 2024-01-19 06:41:26 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:10540333
MANILA, Jan 19 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed when a landslide hit a house in the southern Philippines on Jan 18, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to rise, the Straits Times reported. The incident happened in ....
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India says it hopes to resolve issue of troops in Maldives
Date: 2024-01-19 06:35:27 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:10540315
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (MENA) - India said it continues to hope for a resolution of the tussle with the Maldives over stationing of Indian troops in the islands, despite the Maldivian government setting a deadline of March 15 for their removal, the Hindu ....
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The Davos elite embraced AI in 2023. Now they fear it - The Washington Post
Date: 2024-01-18 23:08:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:10540258
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - ChatGPT was the breakout star of last year’s World Economic Forum, as the nascent chatbot’s ability to code, draft emails and write speeches captured the imaginations of the leaders gathered in this posh ski town, the ....
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Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief
Date: 2024-01-18 22:34:02 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:70 - ID:10540256
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (MENA) - UN humanitarians are warning the level of assistance for many Gazans is now “almost catastrophic,” UN News reported. The development came as UN aid coordination office OCHA in its latest update on Wednesday evening ....
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Russia bringing relations with African countries to genuinely strategic level, Lavrov says
Date: 2024-01-18 21:18:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:10540088
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Moscow is bringing its partnership with numerous African countries up to a truly strategic level, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying at a press conference. "We are taking our partnership with ....