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  • Fire breaks out at Woodlands Industrial Park, more than 100 people evacuated

    Date: 2022-09-17 07:23:10 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:11 - ID:9776272

    SINGAPORE, Sep 17 (MENA) - A fire involving a large pile of recycling waste broke out at Woodlands Industrial Park on Saturday morning, Channel News Asia said. Firefighters were called to 66 Woodlands Industrial Park at about 8.40am. The ....

  • Sri Lanka to join Russia's Mir system

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:58:10 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:8 - ID:9776231

    COLOMBO, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Sri Lankan government is discussing with Russia the possibility of joining its MIR payment system, with the discussion being underway between the Central banks as revealed by Sri Lankan Minister of Transport and ....

  • Japan poised to issue special typhoon warning for Kyushu region

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:39:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9776210

    TOKYO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Japan's weather agency said Saturday it is ready to issue a special typhoon warning for some areas in the country's southwestern region of Kyushu as an "unprecedented" storm is forecast to approach, Kyodo News said. ....

  • US should be concerned about transparency of its own elections – Russian Embassy

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:29:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9776194

    MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - The United States should be concerned over ensuring the transparency of its own electoral processes instead of meddling in Russia’s domestic affairs, according to a commentary published by the Russian Embassy in Washington ....

  • Japan emperor, empress leave for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:23:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9776189

    TOKYO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left for Britain on a government plane Saturday to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral, marking the couple's first trip abroad since he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in ....

  • Calls for demilitarizing ZNPP 'unrealistic' - Russian diplomat

    Date: 2022-09-16 22:43:05 GMT - Austria - World - SN:157 - ID:9776121

    VIENNE, Sept 16 (MENA) - Calls for demilitarizing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are unrealistic, as no troops and heavy weapons are deployed to it, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail ....

  • SCO calls for strict compliance with Iran nuke deal commitments

    Date: 2022-09-16 21:44:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:155 - ID:9776082

    SAMARKAND, Sept 16 (MENA) – All parties to the Iran nuclear deal should strictly comply with their commitments for its full implementation, says the Samarkand Declaration adopted by the SCO leaders on Friday following the summit in ....

  • EU 'deeply shocked' at Ukraine mass graves: Borrell

    Date: 2022-09-16 20:46:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:153 - ID:9776063

    GENEVA, Sept 16 (MENA) – The European Union is "deeply shocked" at the discovery by Ukrainian officials of mass graves in the recaptured city of Izyum, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday. His statement came after Ukrainian ....

  • UN votes to allow Ukraine’s Zelensky to give virtual speech

    Date: 2022-09-16 20:45:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:152 - ID:9776060

    WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to allow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver a pre-recorded speech at next week’s meeting of world leaders as he deals with the post-Russian military ....

  • UN envoy voices concern about WB's deteriorating security situation

    Date: 2022-09-16 20:17:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:150 - ID:9776053

    NEW YORK, Sept 16 (MENA) - United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland on Friday expressed grave concern about the deteriorating security situation and the unacceptable daily loss of lives in the occupied West ....

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