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Nord Stream sabotage impossible without state support — Russia’s UN mission
Date: 2023-06-16 06:54:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:10212323
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - The sabotage attack targeting Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines could be carried out only with direct governmental support, TASS news agency quoted Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky as ....
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NDRRMC: 20,000 people evacuated due to Mayon Volcano unrest
Date: 2023-06-16 06:51:03 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:10212321
MANILA, June 16 (MENA) - The erupting Mayon Volcano has forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes, ABS-CBN quoted the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as saying Friday. According to the agency, these residents are ....
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Russians hit Kherson region 54 times, killing two civilians
Date: 2023-06-16 06:47:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10212317
KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - The Russian military launched 54 strikes on Kherson region over the past day, killing two civilians, Ukrinform reported. "Over the past day, the enemy launched 54 strikes, firing 223 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad ....
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Ukraine’s Air Force launches 13 strikes on enemy clusters
Date: 2023-06-16 06:44:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10212311
KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 13 strikes on enemy personnel clusters, Ukrinform reported. This is stated in the morning report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Our defenders ....
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Japan parliament enacts law to create defense funds pool
Date: 2023-06-16 06:39:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10212270
TOKYO, June 16 (MENA) – Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law to create a pool of funds to cover part of a substantial increase in defense spending to protect the country against security threats from its neighbors, Kyodo news agency ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 218,500
Date: 2023-06-16 06:28:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10212269
KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - Russian military death toll in Ukraine went up to about 218,500, including 590 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported on Friday quoting a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....
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Russian ransomware hacker extorted millions from U.S. businesses, prosecutors say
Date: 2023-06-15 21:53:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10212171
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - A 20-year-old Russian hacker was part of a campaign that worked to extort tens of millions of dollars from more than 1,400 victims, CNBC news reported quoting federal prosecutors as saying Thursday. Ruslan Astamirov, ....
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Biden pick Choudhury becomes first Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
Date: 2023-06-15 21:53:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:10212172
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, President Biden’s pick for a federal judgeship in New York, was confirmed Thursday by the Senate, making her the first Muslim woman on the federal bench, the Hill reported. Choudhury, who is ....
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Damage caused by destruction of Kakhovka dam stands at almost $18 mln — Deputy PM
Date: 2023-06-15 20:14:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:10212080
MOSCOW, June 15 (MENA) - The damage to economic object and residences, caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, has exceeded 1.5 billion rubles (almost $18 million), according to preliminary assessments, and this figure will be updated, ....
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US sanctions North Korean couple accused of helping to procure equipment for ballistic missiles
Date: 2023-06-15 20:13:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:10212082
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a North Korean husband and wife living in Beijing accused of helping to procure equipment for ballistic missiles that ended up in the hands of North Korean and Iranian ....