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India reports more than 7,219 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-09-03 09:00:32 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:9752547
NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (MENA) - India on Saturday logged 7,219 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 44,449,726, NDTV reported, quoting the Health Ministry data. The death count due to COVID-19 climbed to 527,965 with 25 more ....
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4 dead, 24 injured after truck hits stationary bus in UP's Barabanki
Date: 2022-09-03 07:38:59 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:9752428
NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (MENA) - Four people died and about 24 others were injured after a truck hit a bus carrying migrant workers in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki on Saturday. The accident took place when a double-decker bus was hit from behind by a ....
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US approves $1.1bn Taiwan arms sale
Date: 2022-09-03 07:31:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9752420
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The US has agreed to sell $1.1bn (£955m) in weaponry to Taiwan. The proposed deal includes a radar system to track incoming strikes and anti-ship and anti-air missiles, the BBC reported Saturday. It comes after US ....
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UN chief appoints Bathily of Senegal as special representative for Libya
Date: 2022-09-03 07:19:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:9752407
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as his special representative for Libya. Bathily will also serve as head of the UN Support Mission in Libya ....
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Russia warns US off sending long-range weapons to Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-03 06:42:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9752367
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - A senior Russian diplomat sternly warned Washington Friday against supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, noting that the U.S. is balancing on the edge of direct involvement in the conflict, the Washington Post reported. ....
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5.2 magnitude quake rattles Crete
Date: 2022-09-03 06:15:00 GMT - Greece - World - SN:1 - ID:9752344
ATHENS, Sept 3 (MENA) - An earthquake with magnitude 5.2 rocked eastern Crete on Saturday morning but no injuries to people or damage to structures has been reported, Kathimerini newspaper said Saturday. The quake, which struck at 7:13 a.m., had ....
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US diplomat to head to Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore this week
Date: 2022-09-02 22:36:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:9752267
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore September 5-14 to meet with US allies and partners to expand cooperation ....
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Candidacy for Austrian presidential elections closed
Date: 2022-09-02 21:57:10 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:9752214
VIENNA, Sept 2 (MENA) - The deadline set for submitting candidacy papers for Austria's presidential elections ended Friday. The President of Austria is directly elected by universal voting-eligible suffrage once every six years, the Federal ....
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UN: More than 6.4 mln in ‘dire need’ after Pakistan’s unprecedented floods
Date: 2022-09-02 21:27:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:85 - ID:9752226
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (MENA) – The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the ....
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INSVikrant 'marvel of modern engineering' - Indian PM
Date: 2022-09-02 20:40:02 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:84 - ID:9752191
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described his country's first home-made aircraft carrier as a marvel of modern engineering. INSVikrant is an example of India's engineering prowess, he tweeted. "Such ....
