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US citizen died recently in Donbas region of Ukraine: US State Department
Date: 2022-10-13 14:34:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9820984
WASINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - A US State Department spokesperson on Thursday confirmed that a US citizen recently died in the Donbas region of Ukraine, CNN reported. "We are in touch with the family and are providing all appropriate assistance," the ....
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Britain to donate air defense missiles to Ukraine
Date: 2022-10-13 12:18:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:9820606
LONDON, Oct 13 (MENA) - Britain said it would donate air defense missiles capable of shooting down cruise missiles to Ukraine in the wake of Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent days, the official UK government website said quoting ....
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Taiwan lifts COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers
Date: 2022-10-13 08:03:39 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:19 - ID:9819993
TAIPEI, Oct 13 (MENA) - Taiwan on Thursday lifted its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers to remain in isolation for three days, in a move aimed at reviving its pandemic-battered tourism industry, the Japanese news agency Kyodo ....
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China launches new environmental satellite
Date: 2022-10-13 07:54:04 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:9819960
BEIJING, Oct 13 (MENA) - China launched a new satellite for disaster reduction, emergency management, and environment monitoring from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province early Thursday, the Chinese news agency Xinhua ....
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IMF announces operationalization of Resilience and Sustainability Trust
Date: 2022-10-13 07:43:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9819939
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announces operationalization of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to help vulnerable countries meet long-term challenges. “I am ....
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JCS chairman to meet American, Japanese counterparts in US next week
Date: 2022-10-13 07:20:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:9819853
SEOUL, Oct 13 (MENA) - The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks in the US next week, Seoul's military said Thursday, as they are cranking up security cooperation to counter evolving North ....
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Putin: Afghanistan remains one of pressing global security challenges
Date: 2022-10-13 07:17:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9819821
MOSCOW/ASTANA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the situation in Afghanistan remains one of the most pressing global security challenges, according to the Russian news agency Sputnik. Putin has called for the ....
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COP26 chief urges development banks to deliver on climate finance promises
Date: 2022-10-12 21:24:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:78 - ID:9819614
LONDON, Oct 12 (MENA) - COP26 President Alok Sharma will travel to Washington, D.C. from 12 to 15 October, to attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings, the UK Government revealed Wednesday. "With just weeks to ....
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UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps
Date: 2022-10-12 17:32:22 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:9819495
GENEVA, Oct 12 (MENA) - A UN watchdog has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children stuck in Syrian prison camps holding suspected jihadists and their families. Adding to mounting criticism directed at western countries, the UN ....
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Haiti's current Cholera outbreak escalates
Date: 2022-10-12 16:17:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:9819394
GENEVA, Oct 12 (MENA) - After more than three years with no confirmed cholera cases in Haiti, the national authorities recently reported two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the Port-au-Prince area. As of October 12, the World Health ....
