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30,300 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-05 08:04:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10520482
WARSAW, Jan 5 (MENA) - About 30,300 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 27,300 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 18.2 ....
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Vessel carrying relief supplies expected to arrive at port in quake-hit Ishikawa
Date: 2024-01-05 07:37:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:10520446
TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Japan's land and transport ministry says a ship carrying relief supplies is expected to arrive at Nanao Port in the quake-hit prefecture of Ishikawa on Friday afternoon, NHK reported. Officials say the vessel left ....
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Japan PM Kishida calls for improved living conditions in quake shelters
Date: 2024-01-05 07:30:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10520408
TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has called for improved living conditions for people taking shelter after Monday's powerful earthquake. Kishida has also ordered preparations for building temporary housing, NHK reported. ....
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Fire destroys around 60 huts under Karachi’s Teen Hatti bridge
Date: 2024-01-05 06:25:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:10520388
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - A huge fire destroyed around 60 huts under the Teen Hatti bridge on Thursday evening, Dawn newspaper quoted police and rescue services officials as saying. No one was hurt in the incident. SHO Aslam Bhatti of the ....
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Japan earthquake death toll rises to 92, missing 242
Date: 2024-01-05 06:22:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10520384
TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. As of 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a total of 242 people were ....
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US Navy: 1,500 merchant ships safely transited Red Sea since mid-December
Date: 2024-01-05 06:18:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:10520381
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - US Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said about 1,500 merchant ships have safely transited the Red Sea since mid-December when the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian. The operation is a multinational, maritime security ....
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1 killed, 5 injured in school shooting in US state of Iowa
Date: 2024-01-05 06:14:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10520378
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - A 6th-grade student was killed and five other people were injured in a shooting at a high school in Perry Town, CGTN quoted US state of Iowa as saying. The shooter, a 17-year-old student, died from a self-inflicted ....
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3 killed, 28 injured as commuter trains collide in Indonesia
Date: 2024-01-05 06:10:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:2 - ID:10520374
JAKARTA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Three people were killed and at least 28 injured when two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, NDTV quoted officials as saying. The crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice ....
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Russia using N.Korean missiles in strikes against Ukraine: White House
Date: 2024-01-04 21:36:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10520303
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) – Russia has in recent days fired ballistic missiles into Ukraine that were provided by North Korea, the White House confirmed Thursday, calling it a “concerning escalation” of Pyongyang’s support for Moscow, the Hill ....
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US, France FMs discuss importance of preventing conflict in Gaza from expanding
Date: 2024-01-04 21:35:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:10520302
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, the US State Department said in press release on Thursday. Blinken called for the immediate end of illegal attacks on ....