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Japan reports 137,859 coronavirus cases; 17,884 in Tokyo
Date: 2022-08-08 11:06:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:9709779
TOKYO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Japan on Monday reported 137,859 new coronavirus cases, the Japan Today reported. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 17,884 new coronavirus cases, down 8,429 from Sunday. The number of infected people hospitalized ....
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No radiation concerns in Poland, atomic energy agency says
Date: 2022-08-08 10:45:30 GMT - Poland - World - SN:29 - ID:9709747
WARSAW, Aug 8 (MENA) - There are no radiation threats to Poland caused by a Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) said, according to Poland's The First News newspaper on ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry welcomes Egyptian mediation efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2022-08-08 10:26:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9709615
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Monday the Egyptian mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire between the Israeli and Palestinian sides in the Gaza Strip. In a phone call with head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail ....
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Poland receives more than 5.34 mn refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2022-08-08 08:48:05 GMT - Poland - World - SN:21 - ID:9709541
WARSAW, Aug 8 (MENA) - Some 5.348 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Monday citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 24,500 ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine reaches 42,340 - Ukraine’s General Staff
Date: 2022-08-08 08:34:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:9709492
KIEV, Aug 8 (MENA) - Since the full-scale invasion on February 24, the Russian army has lost 42,340 servicemen in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the update via Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The total combat ....
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Japan, UN share "serious concern" about rising tensions over Taiwan
Date: 2022-08-08 08:06:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9709489
TOKYO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed their shared "serious concern about growing regional tensions" following China's large-scale military drills near Taiwan, Kyodo ....
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Japan's Jan.-June current account surplus down 63% to 8-year low
Date: 2022-08-08 07:30:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9709439
TOKYO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Japan's current account surplus shrank 63.1 percent in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier to 3.51 trillion yen ($25.9 billion), the lowest in eight years due to a major goods trade deficit stemming largely from a higher ....
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UN chief Guterres warns against ‘suicidal’ attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants
Date: 2022-08-08 07:01:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:9709378
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the nuclear states to commit to no first-use of the weapons, France 24 reported. Any attack on a nuclear plant is "suicidal", United Nations Secretary-General ....
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Kiev’s attacks on Zaporozhye NPP put nuclear security of entire Europe at risk — Russian embassy in Washington
Date: 2022-08-08 06:54:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9709390
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Russian embassy in Washington said in a statement that the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP by the Kiev government forces create a radioactive threat for Ukraine and the entire Europe, TASS news agency reported. "We paid ....
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New Zealand reports 4,174 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-08-08 06:08:51 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9709356
WELLINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 4,174 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,660,402, according to TVNZ. The death tally reached 1,638 in the country, the ....
