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UNICEF: Widespread learning loss among Ukrainian children
Date: 2023-08-29 13:50:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:46 - ID:10320719
Geneva , Aug 29 (MENA)- UNICEF warned that children across Ukraine are showing signs of widespread learning loss, including a deterioration in learning outcomes of the Ukrainian language, reading and mathematics, as the war preceded by the COVID-19 ....
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China, US commerce authorities to establish new working group
Date: 2023-08-29 12:31:53 GMT - China - World - SN:40 - ID:10320611
BEIJING, Aug 29 (MENA) - China and the United States will establish a new communication channel between their commerce authorities, according to a statement released by China's Ministry Commerce. During his meeting with US Commerce Secretary Gina ....
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Ukraine is crossing Russia’s "red lines" with impunity: The Washington Post
Date: 2023-08-29 09:02:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:10320220
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) - Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow, once unthinkable, have now become routine. The Russian capital region was targeted for six straight days recently, and while the drones haven’t caused much damage, they disrupted flight ....
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US approves potential sale of air-to-surface missiles to Japan
Date: 2023-08-29 08:24:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10320232
TOKYO, Aug 29 (MENA) - The US government has approved the potential sale to Japan of air-to-surface missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of dlrs 104 million, Kyodo quoted the US State Department as saying. The Defense Security ....
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China calls for continued support for Mali after UN peacekeepers leave
Date: 2023-08-29 08:21:45 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:10320227
BEJING, Aug 29 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy on Monday called for continued international support for Mali after the planned withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the country, CGTN reported. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the ....
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The Guardian view on Brics: demand for membership is a symptom of global disorder
Date: 2023-08-29 08:12:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:10320209
LONDON, Aug 29 (MENA) - The last decade of annual summits held by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) has rarely merited much attention beyond their own capitals. But last week’s conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, is likely ....
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S. Korea, US, Japan hold missile defense drills after N. Korea's botched rocket launch
Date: 2023-08-29 08:06:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:10320197
SEOUL, Aug 29 (MENA) - South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters south of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in response to North Korea's purported space rocket launch last week, ....
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New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment
Date: 2023-08-29 07:48:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:15 - ID:10320157
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis. The so-called General Comment No. 26 marks ....
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7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Bali Sea region
Date: 2023-08-29 07:43:45 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:14 - ID:10320153
JAKARTA, Aug 29 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the Bali Sea region of Indonesia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The earthquake's epicentre was 201 kilometres north ....
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Erdogan expects to meet with Putin before UNGA kicks off — source in Ankara
Date: 2023-08-29 07:41:45 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:13 - ID:10320146
ANKARA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in September, before the 78th session of the UN General Assembly begins on September 19, a political source in Ankara ....
