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US House passes bill to ban assault weapons
Date: 2022-07-30 07:02:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9695265
WASHINGTON, July 30 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives, spurred by a series of horrific mass shootings, passed a bill on Friday that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades. The legislation was approved by a 217 to 213 vote ....
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Biden phones Kentucky governor on 'devastating flooding'
Date: 2022-07-29 22:54:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9695174
WASHINGTON, July 29 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Friday that he spoke with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to offer the full support of the federal government to the people of Kentucky in response to the devastating flooding, CNN ....
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S. Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter succeeds in 2nd flight test
Date: 2022-07-29 19:39:44 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:9695018
SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) - South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter jet successfully carried out its second flight test Friday following its maiden flight earlier this month, Yonhap news agency reported. The fighter took off from the Air Force's 3rd ....
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Ukraine opens investigation into Donetsk prison strike
Date: 2022-07-29 17:48:02 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:61 - ID:9694917
KIEV, July 29 (MENA) - The Ukrainian prosecutor's office said Friday it had launched an investigation into a strike on a prison in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic that Russia says resulted in the death of at least 40 prisoners, CNN ....
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Military escalation around Taiwan possible in August, expert says
Date: 2022-07-29 16:47:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:9694895
MOSCOW, July 29 (MENA) - The escalation of the conflict around Taiwan may happen in August amid the potential visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island, says Vasily Kashin, senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute ....
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Situation in Russian economy turning out better than expected - Minister
Date: 2022-07-29 16:39:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:9694890
MOSCOW, July 29 (MENA) - The situation in the Russian economy is turning out better than initial expectations, RT quoted Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov as saying Friday. The weak demand remains the main risk for recovery, he ....
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UK tests 1st laser-guided drone
Date: 2022-07-29 16:23:56 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:53 - ID:9694867
LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - A British company has introduced a new laser-controlled drone that can eliminate the radio connection, which is often jammable and vulnerable to interception, detection, and interference. Meant to bypass counter-drone ....
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Grozny-Moscow plane raises alarm over Caspian Sea
Date: 2022-07-29 14:41:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:9694659
MOSCOW, July 29 (MENA) - A passenger Boeing operating a Grozny-Moscow flight raised an alarm over the Caspian Sea, said TASS. “Boeing operating a Grozny-Moscow flight gave an alarm signal over the Caspian Sea and descended to a height of 3,000 ....
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Ukraine 'Ready to Export Grain,' Zelensky says during visit to Odesa Port
Date: 2022-07-29 14:21:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:9694589
KYIV, July 29 (MENA) - Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky said his country was “ready to export grain” as he appeared alongside ambassadors from G7 countries and Turkey at a port in Ukraine’s Odesa region on July 29, CNN reported. Zelensky said ....
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Russia approves master plan of Mariupol’s development
Date: 2022-07-29 13:51:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9694566
MOSCOW, June 29 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a master plan of Mariupol’s development, TASS reported. On Friday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin presented to the head of state a 100-page master plan of the ....
