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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 624 mln
Date: 2022-10-15 13:02:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9823698
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (MENA) - As many as 624,390,516 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that about 6,566,749 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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UN Nuclear Watchdog warns situation in Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant 'Precarious'
Date: 2022-10-15 10:45:25 GMT - Austria - World - SN:19 - ID:9823424
VIENNA, Oct 15 (MENA) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi warned the situation in the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "precarious" concerning the station's nuclear safety and security functions. He added ....
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US Defense Secretary meets his Finnish, Swedish counterparts
Date: 2022-10-15 08:44:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9823183
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with his Finnish and Swedish counterparts Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist respectively, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder in a press release ....
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Turkey's explosion kill 28 miners
Date: 2022-10-15 07:04:39 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:4 - ID:9823106
ANKARA, Oct 15 (MENA) - Turkish official said Saturday that 28 miners have been killed in an explosion of a mine in Amasra town on the Black Sea. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said eight others were receiving intensive care treatment in hospital ....
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Ukrainian aircraft launch 13 strikes on Russian positions in southern Ukraine
Date: 2022-10-15 06:45:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:9823083
KIEV, Oct 15 (MENA) - Ukraine's Armed Forces aircraft launched 13 strikes on Russian's strongholds, areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and equipment in southern Ukraine on October 14. Ukraine's Operational Command South said this in a ....
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Canada, NATO allies mull strengthening Latvian battle group
Date: 2022-10-14 21:02:04 GMT - Canada - World - SN:73 - ID:9822947
OTTAWA, Oct 14 (MENA) - Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand met with NATO allies to discuss reinforcing a Canadian-led battle group in Latvia with thousands more soldiers, even as uncertainty swirled around what this country can – and will – ....
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US senators push for regulator crackdown on carbon offsets
Date: 2022-10-14 17:54:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:9822783
LONDON, Oct 14 (MENA) - US lawmakers are pushing the federal regulator to crack down on the market for carbon offsets and draw up new rules for its oversight, the Financial Times reported Friday. A group of Democratic party senators, including ....
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At least 14 children die after ferry sinks in Cambodia's Mekong river
Date: 2022-10-14 17:25:07 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:62 - ID:9822775
PHNOM PENH, Oct 14 (MENA) - At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in Cambodia's Mekong river, Channel News Asia quoted authorities as saying on Friday. Rescue teams were searching ....
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UK condemns North Korea ballistic missile launch
Date: 2022-10-14 17:15:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9822701
LONDON, Oct 14 (MENA) - A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said that "North Korea continues to violate UN Security Council Resolutions by conducting a further ballistic missile test on Friday. "Alongside our allies and ....
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Russia announces Kherson evacuation, raising fears city will become frontline
Date: 2022-10-14 17:12:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9822694
LONDON, Oct 14 (MENA) - Moscow has announced it will evacuate Kherson after an appeal from the Russian-installed head of the region, raising fears the occupied city at the heart of the south Ukrainian oblast will become a new frontline, The Guardian ....