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  • Iran plans to send missiles, drones to Russia for Ukraine war, US officials say

    Date: 2022-10-16 16:59:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:9825086

    WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) - Iran is strengthening its commitment to supply arms for Russia's assault on Ukraine, according to US and allied security officials, as it secretly agreed to send not only attack drones but also what some officials ....

  • UN secretary general urges int'l development banks to spread plans on fossil fuels before COP 27

    Date: 2022-10-16 11:08:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9824709

    WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the delegations participating in the 27th round of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to take place in Sharm el Sheikh on November 8-16 to call on all the ....

  • Ukraine army kills about 65,000 Russian troops

    Date: 2022-10-16 08:17:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:9824503

    KYIV, Oct 16 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 65,000 troops in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Between February 24, 2022 and October 16, ....

  • No. of bankruptcies in Japan up in April-Sept. for 1st rise in 3 yrs

    Date: 2022-10-16 07:40:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:9824423

    TOKYO, Oct 16 (MENA) - The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 6.9 percent in the April-September period from a year earlier to 3,141 for the first increase in three years, Kyodo quoted a survey by a credit research company as ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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