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  • 10 killed, 9 injured in China’s Xinjiang residential building fire

    Date: 2022-11-25 09:01:15 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:9892457

    BEIJING, Nov 25 (MENA) – Ten people were killed and nine were injured in a fire at a residential building in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. The fire broke out at ....

  • Japan to start wide distribution of first domestic COVID pill next Monday

    Date: 2022-11-25 08:00:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9892392

    TOKYO, Nov 25 (MENA) – Japan plans to start the wide distribution of a domestically developed oral COVID-19 drug, Xocova, from next Monday, earlier than initially planned, NHK reported. The Japanese government approved emergency authorization of ....

  • Croatian government approves decision on Ukrainian military training – Reznikov

    Date: 2022-11-25 07:29:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:9892391

    KIEV, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Government of Croatia has approved a decision on the training of Ukrainian service members on the territory of this country, Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov announced this on Twitter. Ukrinform reported that ....

  • EU reiterates call to end violence against women worldwide

    Date: 2022-11-25 07:15:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:10 - ID:9892336

    BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (MENA) – Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the European Commission and High Representative Vice President, Josep Borrell has reaffirmed call for putting an end to anti-women ....

  • IAEA experts arrive at all Ukrainian NPPs - Grossi

    Date: 2022-11-25 06:51:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9892347

    KIEV, Nov 25 (MENA) - Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have arrived at all nuclear power plants of Ukraine in order to provide support and assistance to the personnel. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated this in a ....

  • UK university staff begin biggest ever higher education strike

    Date: 2022-11-25 06:22:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:4 - ID:9892314

    LONDON, Nov 25 (MENA) - University staff across the country are to walkout on Thursday, kicking off the biggest-ever industrial action to affect higher education, Evening Standard reported. Around 70,000 members of the University and College ....

  • ICMP: More than 15,000 people missing in war in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-11-25 05:57:07 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:2 - ID:9892299

    THE HAGUE, Nov 24 (MENA) - An official at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) said that more than 15,000 people have gone missing during the war in Ukraine, Sky News reported. The Hague-based organization, created in the wake ....

  • Egypt to benefit from subsea cable project between Southern, Northern shores: UfM

    Date: 2022-11-25 05:01:39 GMT - Spain - World - SN:63 - ID:9891967

    BARCELONA, Spain, Nov 24 (MENA) - Egypt will be among the countries that will benefit from the new subsea cable project which aims to link the Southern and Northern shores, announced the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The project will be ....

  • Putin supports diplomatic solution for situation in northern Iraq — Kremlin

    Date: 2022-11-24 22:50:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:9892248

    MOSCOW, Nov 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and spoke in favor of a diplomatic solution for the situation in the north of the country, TASS quoted the Kremlin as saying in a ....

  • Just two House races remain undeclared, and Republicans lead in both

    Date: 2022-11-24 22:50:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:9892245

    WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - Just two House races remain undeclared as of Thanksgiving Day, with Republicans leading in both races and looking to add to their majority, The Hill reported. Democrats were able to hold on to the Senate and keep ....

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