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  • US embassy urges nationals to leave Ukraine if they can

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:50:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9734346

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Kiev, warning of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes on Ukraine in the coming days around Ukrainian independence day, has again urged US citizens to leave if they can. "The Department ....

  • 45,550 Russian troops killed since start of military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:50:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:23 - ID:9734351

    KIEV, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated some 45,550 Russian soldiers, Ukrinform reported Tuesday quoting the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its latest update posted on Facebook. Ukrainian defenders also ....

  • Path to peace 'forged by dialogue and cooperation' Guterres tells Security Council

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:29:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:21 - ID:9734316

    NEW YORK, Aug 23 (MENA) - Recommit to "dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust", UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN Security Council on Monday, describing them as "the eternal tools of peace". "The path to peace is ....

  • US 'deeply concerned' about violence on Syria's northern border

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:57:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9734251

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Washington is "deeply concerned" about a recent flare-up of violence along Syria’s northern border. In a press release published on its website Tuesday, the US State Department urged all parties to maintain ceasefire ....

  • Japan governors seek change in COVID reporting to help hospitals cope

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:53:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9734257

    TOKYO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Japanese prefectural governors urged the central government Tuesday to limit its daily reporting requirement for coronavirus cases to the elderly and other at-risk people in a bid to lessen the administrative burden on ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 596,760,508

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:47:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9734249

    WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - Some 596,760,508 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Tuesday. In its latest update, the JHU added that 6,455,111 people have died from the ....

  • US, Indonesia probe efforts to tackle climate crisis, global food insecurity

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:44:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9734225

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The US and Indonesia discussed efforts to tackle the climate crisis, address global food insecurity, and lower energy prices. This came during a phone call held between US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and ....

  • US, Portugal affirm need to alleviate impacts of Russia's military operation on global food security

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:26:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9734197

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The US and Portugal affirmed the importance of efforts to alleviate the impacts of Russia's military operation in Ukraine on global food security. This came during a phone call held Tuesday between US National ....

  • Poland receives 5.729 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-23 07:18:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:13 - ID:9734201

    WARSAW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Some 5.729 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Tuesday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 27,200 ....

  • 14 Russia navy ships sail through strait off Hokkaido

    Date: 2022-08-23 06:53:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9734170

    TOKYO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Ministry said 14 Russian naval vessels sailed through a strait between Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and Sakhalin island, NHK reported on Tuesday. The ministry said Japanese Maritime ....

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