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Biden makes first Mexico visit amid concerns over migration
Date: 2023-01-09 06:01:55 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:1 - ID:9959384
MEXICO CITY, Jan 9 (MENA) - President Joe Biden is embarking on the first visit to Mexico by an American president in nine years, a trip that comes at a moment of surging trade but growing US concerns over irregular migration and a historic number ....
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Ukraine amb.: Every dollar from US is going to good use
Date: 2023-01-08 22:40:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:9959318
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) – Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova on Sunday stressed that the billions of dollars in US support to Kyiv in its fight against Russia is being put to good use, as some Republican lawmakers have started to ....
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Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress, presidential palace
Date: 2023-01-08 20:18:34 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:53 - ID:9959272
BRAZILIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro pushed through police barricades and stormed into the national Congress building Sunday in a dramatic protest against President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last ....
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Russia, Ukraine swap 50 soldiers each in prison release deal
Date: 2023-01-08 17:45:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:43 - ID:9959159
KYIV, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday, according to US News. "Another successful prisoner swap. We returned 50 service members home. These are guys from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Territorial ....
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Moscow, Kyiv say 100 POW freed in prisoner swap
Date: 2023-01-08 15:51:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9959079
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russia's defense ministry said on Sunday that Ukraine had returned 50 captured Russian soldiers after negotiations, France 24 reported. Ukraine confirmed the information and said Russia had freed 50 Ukrainian servicemen as ....
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528,000 California homes without power after storm
Date: 2023-01-08 15:08:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:9959040
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - More than half a million homes in California are without power after a strong storm, with more severe weather predicted for the state, The Hill reported Sunday. Approximately 528,927 homes were without power as of ....
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Thailand introduces new entry regulations as China reopens border
Date: 2023-01-08 15:02:19 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:33 - ID:9959021
BANGKOK, Jan 8 (MENA) - Thailand will require international travelers to show proof they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before flying to Thailand, according to the country's aviation regulator, as it prepares for more tourists after China ....
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Boat with 185 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia's Aceh
Date: 2023-01-08 13:09:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:29 - ID:9958821
JAKARTA, Jan 8 (MENA) - A boat with 185 Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, a local disaster agency official said, following hundreds who arrived late last year fleeing desperate conditions in refugee camps ....
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Ukraine: Russian forces shell Kherson region 19 times on Jan 7
Date: 2023-01-08 11:05:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:9958620
KYIV, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russian forces attacked the Kherson region 19 times on January 7 during the so-called "Christmas truce". Yaroslav Yanushevych, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on the Telegram ....
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Japan starts requiring negative COVID-19 tests for travelers from China
Date: 2023-01-08 06:54:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:9958237
TOKYO, Jan 8 (MENA) - Japan further tightened border controls for travelers from mainland China on Sunday, requiring proof of testing negative for COVID-19 amid a surge of cases in the neighboring country, Kyodo news agency reported. The ....
