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China launches Beijing-3B satellite
Date: 2022-08-24 07:56:06 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:9736143
BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - China on Wednesday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a satellite into space, Xinhau reported. Coded Beijing-3B, the satellite was lifted at 11:01 am (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the ....
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Japan considers building new nuclear plants in major policy shift
Date: 2022-08-24 07:28:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9736089
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear power plants to support its goals of reducing carbon emissions and providing a stable supply of electricity, Kyodo reported quoting sources close to the matter ....
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Indian defense minister reviews bilateral defense ties with Kazakh, Belarus counterparts in Tashkent
Date: 2022-08-24 07:06:01 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9736025
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) - Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his counterparts Col Gen Ruslan Zhakslykov from Kazakh and Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin from Belarus on the sidelines of the SCO Defense Ministers ....
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Japan eases travel alert for Indonesia, Philippines, other areas
Date: 2022-08-24 07:00:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9736036
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Wednesday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 54 countries and a region, including Indonesia and the Philippines, and is no longer requesting that residents in Japan refrain ....
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India reports 10,649 Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-08-24 06:45:16 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9736002
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) - India on Wednesday logged 10,649 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 44,368,195, NDTV reported, quoting the Union Health Ministry data. The death count due to COVID-19 climbed to 527,452 with 36 more ....
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Ukraine reached stage of launching offensive to regain territory: Official
Date: 2022-08-24 06:44:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9736020
KYIV, Aug 24 (MENA) - A senior Ukrainian official has stressed that the country has reached a phase of taking the offensive to take back territories captured by Russia, including Crimea. While giving an exclusive interview to NHK in Kyiv, ....
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Singapore: Wearing a mask to be optional from Aug. 29
Date: 2022-08-24 06:34:46 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:6 - ID:9736010
SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (MENA) - People in Singapore will not be required to wear a mask except on public transport and in healthcare facilities as of next Monday, announced Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday. Masks will ....
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Canada sanctions Russian officials, defense entity over Ukraine invasion
Date: 2022-08-23 16:41:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:69 - ID:9735434
OTTAWA, Aug 23 (MENA) - Canada sanctioned 62 individuals and one defense sector entity over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US News quoted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as saying Tuesday. The sanctioned individuals include high-ranking ....
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WHO authorizes new vaccine for COVID-19, especially for pregnant women
Date: 2022-08-23 16:22:49 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:65 - ID:9735370
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) authorized a new vaccine for COVID-19, called the Valneva VLA2001 vaccine, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said on Tuesday. In a press release, ....
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WHO says unprecedented attacks on Ukraine's healthcare facilities verified in 6 months
Date: 2022-08-23 15:12:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:9735339
GENEVA, Aug 23 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it has seen “an unprecedented number of attacks on healthcare” since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began nearly six months ago, UN News reported Tuesday. “Over 460 ....
