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  • 4.9-magnitude quake hits Quezon Province in Philippines

    Date: 2023-05-31 05:38:25 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:3 - ID:10186011

    MANILA, May 31 (MENA) - A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Quezon province on Tuesday late evening, ABS-CBN News reported Wednesday. The temblor occurred 14 kilometers northeast of Infanta town at 11:22 pm with a depth of 5 km. Intensity 2 was ....

  • Ukraine will join Development Bank of Council of Europe

    Date: 2023-05-30 08:31:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:10184599

    KYIV, May 30 (MENA) - The Ukrainian parliament adopted a law to allow Ukraine to become a member of the CEB, which will contribute to developing new housing and social infrastructure programs and provide opportunities to attract investments to offer ....

  • Biden, Erdogan discuss cooperation as NATO Allies over phone

    Date: 2023-05-30 08:14:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10184555

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on his re-election as President of Türkiye, a White House statement said Tuesday. "They expressed their shared ....

  • Australia says PH to play key role in maritime exercises

    Date: 2023-05-30 07:44:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:16 - ID:10184534

    MANILA, May 30 (MENA) - Manila will play a huge role in this year’s Indo-Pacific Endeavor amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, ABS-CBN News quoted the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines as saying Tuesday. The program is an ....

  • 24,400 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hours

    Date: 2023-05-30 07:40:29 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10184471

    WARSAW, May 30 (MENA) - A total of 12.22 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation there, Radio Poland said on Tuesday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard ....

  • Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv after overnight barrage

    Date: 2023-05-30 07:21:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:10184402

    LONDON, May 30 (MENA) - Russian forces have launched an intense and unusual daytime missile barrage at Kyiv, forcing residents to flee to bomb shelters, in what appears to be an effort to exhaust Ukraine’s air defenses, according to the ....

  • N.Korea 'satellite' info will be promptly released, says Japan govt. spokesman

    Date: 2023-05-30 07:00:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:10184433

    TOKYO, May 30 (MENA) - Japan's chief cabinet secretary has indicated that the government will promptly release information, when North Korea launches what it calls a "satellite," NHK reported Tuesday. Matsuno Hirokazu told reporters on Tuesday ....

  • China launches Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship

    Date: 2023-05-30 06:59:46 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:10184350

    BEIJING, May 30 (MENA) - China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission, Xinhua reported. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted ....

  • Russia puts first Kondor-FKA satellite into orbit - Roscosmos

    Date: 2023-05-30 06:42:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:10184397

    MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - A Soyuz-2.1a rocket has taken off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome and put the Kondor-FKA1 remote sensing satellite into orbit, Interfax quoted Russia's Roscosmos as saying in a statement. "The satellite has successfully ....

  • Russians launch 62 air strikes, open fire with MLRS 54 times

    Date: 2023-05-30 06:39:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10184394

    KIEV, May 30 (MENA) - Russian troops have launched 62 air strikes and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 54 times. Casualties among civilians were reported, as well as the damage caused to residential buildings and other ....

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