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11 Iranian-made attack drones shot down over Kharkiv
Date: 2022-12-29 07:39:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9944239
KIEV, Dec 29 (MENA) - Russia launched this night 13 Iranian-made drones to strike Kharkiv's energy infrastructure. Eleven of them were shot down. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported on ....
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Fire at hotel casino on Cambodia border kills at least 10
Date: 2022-12-29 07:27:45 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:15 - ID:9944185
PHNOM PENH, Dec 29 (MENA) - A fire burning through a Cambodian hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30 others, police said Thursday, and neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border region, ABC ....
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JHU: global coronavirus cases surpass 658 million
Date: 2022-12-29 07:25:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9944218
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) – The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 658 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the current ....
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Russian shell Zaporizhia suburbs overnight Thursday
Date: 2022-12-29 07:21:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:9944183
KYIV, Dec 29 (MENA) - Russian troops once again shelled the suburbs of Zaporizhia. This was announced by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Starukh, on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. "Several buildings were ....
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Biden’s statements on Ukraine crisis are illogical, Lavrov says
Date: 2022-12-29 06:58:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9944168
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden’s statements on Ukraine are illogical, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying to Channel One. "President Biden keeps saying that Ukraine needs to secure a victory to prevent ....
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Flying from China to US will require negative Covid test
Date: 2022-12-29 06:03:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9944116
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) - The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing’s rapid easing of Covid-19 restrictions leads to a surge in cases, CNN ....
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US-led collective West has long declared war on Russia, says Lavrov
Date: 2022-12-28 21:43:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9944053
MOSCOW, Dec 28 (MENA) - The US-led collective West declared war on Russia long ago, most notably, after the 2014 coup in Ukraine, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying in an interview with the Great Game program. "The ....
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Estonia: Russia’s exclusion from UNSC is "not possible"
Date: 2022-12-28 21:18:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:9944046
TALLINN, Dec 28 (MENA) - Estonian Deputy Foreign Minister Mart Vollmer said Wednesday that the idea of the Ukrainian authorities to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council is not possible now because it does not find wide international ....
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Poll: Most Americans see US influence around the globe on the decline
Date: 2022-12-28 20:33:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:9944034
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (MENA) - Nearly half of Americans think their country's influence in the world has been diminishing in recent years, according to a new survey. A Pew Research Center poll released on Dec. 22 found that 47% of respondents felt ....
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Britain urges Iran to stop ‘unfair’ detention of dual nationals
Date: 2022-12-28 19:51:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:9943973
LONDON, Dec 28 (MENA) - Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrest of seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain “diplomatic leverage”, Al Arabiya ....