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  • China's Zhejiang province on high alert ahead of Typhoon Muifa

    Date: 2022-09-14 07:52:59 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:9771395

    BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - Typhoon Muifa gained strength in the East China Sea on Wednesday (Sep 14), forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights out of the financial hub of Shanghai and threatening the busy port shared by Ningbo and Zhoushan ....

  • Japan to start Omicron targeted vaccinations next week

    Date: 2022-09-14 07:38:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9771393

    TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says coronavirus vaccinations that target Omicron variants will start next week. The vaccines will be categorized as public inoculations so people can get them for free, NHK News reported. The health ....

  • House passes resolution honoring Queen Elizabeth II

    Date: 2022-09-14 07:25:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9771381

    WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The House on Tuesday approved a resolution honoring Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, The Hill newspaper said. The chamber passed the bereavement resolution by unanimous consent before ....

  • Japan emperor, empress to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral

    Date: 2022-09-14 07:18:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9771365

    TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in Britain next week, the Japanese government said Wednesday, in what will be the couple's first overseas trip since his ascension ....

  • Five civilians killed in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region

    Date: 2022-09-14 07:13:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9771329

    KYIV, Sept 14 (MENA) - Five civilians have been killed and 16 injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day, Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo ....

  • Macron: Strategic partnership agreement with Greece bulwark against any provocation in region

    Date: 2022-09-13 17:39:06 GMT - France - World - SN:59 - ID:9770652

    PARIS, Sept 13 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron cited the strategic partnership agreement between Greece and France as a strong bulwark against any kind of provocation in the wider region, eKathimerini reported Tuesday. “This strategic ....

  • Blinken says Ukraine's forces making "significant progress"

    Date: 2022-09-13 16:31:37 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:57 - ID:9770593

    MEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Ukrainian forces had made important progress in their counter-offensive against Russian troops, although it was too early to predict the outcome, The Defense Post ....

  • Ukrainian FM regrets Germany's refusal to send offensive weapons

    Date: 2022-09-13 15:57:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:9770636

    KYIV, Sept 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has expressed regret over the stance pursued by the German government, which refused to send offensive weapons to Ukraine, including Leopard tanks and Marder infantry ....

  • Japan, India hold maritime drills amid China concerns in Indo-Pacific

    Date: 2022-09-13 15:40:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:52 - ID:9770628

    TOKYO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it has been conducting exercises with the Indian Navy in waters off the South Asian nation's east coast amid China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, Kyodo ....

  • Greece gets first 2 upgraded F-16s out of 83

    Date: 2022-09-13 14:16:43 GMT - Greece - World - SN:46 - ID:9770296

    ATHENS, Sept 13 (MENA) - Greece's air force took delivery of a first pair of upgraded F-16 military jets under a $1.5 billion program to modernize its fighter fleet amid increasing tensions with neighboring Turkey, ABC News reported. The two ....

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