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Japan to balance easing border controls with COVID countermeasures
Date: 2022-09-12 07:03:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9767578
TOKYO, Sept 12 (MENA) - The Japanese government said Monday it must strike a balance between opening up to foreign travelers while keeping the coronavirus pandemic in check, as it looks to revive the world's third-largest economy which has been hard ....
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US offers dlrs 2 mn in new humanitarian demining assistance for the South Caucasus
Date: 2022-09-12 06:32:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9767547
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US State Department said in a press release that "the United States announced dlrs 2,000,000 for humanitarian demining operations in areas affected by the fall 2020 intensive fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani ....
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Ukraine: Russia's attack on energy infrastructure 'act of desperation'
Date: 2022-09-12 06:26:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9767543
KIEV, Sept 12 (MENA) - Russia's recent attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure is an "act of desperation". Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said this on Twitter, Ukrinform reported. He said Russian forces had targeted ....
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Japan to pursue US base relocation in Okinawa despite opponent's 2nd term
Date: 2022-09-12 06:21:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9767540
TOKYO, Sept 12 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Monday recommitted to taking necessary steps to relocate a key US base within Okinawa despite vocal opponent Denny Tamaki a day earlier winning his second term as governor of Japan's southernmost ....
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Biden formally accepts invitation to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Date: 2022-09-11 21:37:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9767422
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden will attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service on Sept. 19 and formally accepted the invitation on Sunday morning, the CNN reported. He will be accompanied by the First Lady, Jill Biden, the ....
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Azahar Grand Imam, Singapore min. probe terrorism, climate change crises
Date: 2022-09-11 20:02:36 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:58 - ID:9767154
CAIRO, Sept 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Al Shariff offers 18 scholarships for university and pre-university Singaporean students, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb said Sunday. It also offers 10 PhD scholarships at Al-Azhar University, the Grand ....
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US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
Date: 2022-09-11 09:26:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9766108
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (MENA) - Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will ....
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Ukraine says Russian military death toll reaches 52,650
Date: 2022-09-11 08:37:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:9765975
KIEV, Sept 11 (MENA) - According to the Ukrainian army, the death toll of the Russian forces since the start of military operations on February 14 rose to 52,650, including 400 in the past day alone, Ukrinform reported. The General Staff of the ....
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10-yr. anniv. of China-Japan Senkaku dispute comes amid high tensions
Date: 2022-09-11 08:19:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9765994
TOKYO, Sept 11 (MENA) - Sunday marked 10 years since Japan's move to put the China-claimed Senkaku Islands under state control, and comes at a time when Tokyo says it is "extremely concerned" over Beijing's ongoing activities around the contested ....
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Ukranian PM: War has caused more than $340 bn in damage to Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-11 07:53:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9765946
KYIV, Sept 11 (MENA) - Russia's military aggression has caused more than $340 bn in damage to Ukraine as confirmed by the World Bank, Ukrinform reported Sunday. "To date, the total amount of damage confirmed by the World Bank is more than 340 ....
