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Gov't panel wants Japan public to pay more for defense buildup
Date: 2022-11-22 07:26:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9887350
TOKYO, Nov 22 (MENA) - A Japanese government panel has urged the public to shoulder a heavier burden to build up the country's defense capabilities, effectively asking for tax hikes instead of new national bond issuances, Kyodo news agency reported ....
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Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
Date: 2022-11-22 06:49:53 GMT - Solomon Islands - World - SN:7 - ID:9887303
HONIARA, Nov 22 (MENA) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled items to the ground and knocked out power in parts of the capital Honiara, according to France ....
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Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports
Date: 2022-11-22 06:32:32 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:9887302
BEIJING, Nov 22 (MENA) - A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people, according to Chinese state-media, the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years, CNN reported Tuesday. State ....
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OHCHR: 16,784 civilian casualties reported in Ukraine since Feb. 24
Date: 2022-11-21 21:42:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:88 - ID:9887159
GENEVA, Nov 21 (MENA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 16,784 civilian casualties in Ukraine from February 24. In its report, published on Monday, the OHCHR reported 3,939 deaths and 5,338 injuries in ....
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8 killed in Colombia plane crash
Date: 2022-11-21 21:42:11 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:87 - ID:9887196
BOGOTÁ, Nov 21 (MENA) – A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on Monday, killing all on board, media outlets quoted airport authorities as saying. The aircraft took off from ....
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Putin: Russia is helping and will continue helping countries facing food deficit
Date: 2022-11-21 21:41:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:9887158
MOSCOW, Nov 21 (MENA) - Russia will continue providing help to countries facing the food shortage due to the West’s reckless policy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "We are helping and will continue helping countries facing the ....
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
Date: 2022-11-21 20:42:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:85 - ID:9887160
GENEVA, Nov 21 (MENA) – WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens— agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics — to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests ....
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Biden sending federal aid to western New York after massive storm
Date: 2022-11-21 19:23:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9887051
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Monday approved an emergency declaration for New York and ordered federal assistance to help respond to the severe winter storm in the western part of the state, The Hill reported. His action ....
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Indonesia quake kills 56, wounds hundreds
Date: 2022-11-21 13:52:43 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:49 - ID:9886633
JAKARTA, Nov 21 (MENA) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, with rescuers trying to reach survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks as night ....
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UK business leaders urge Sunak to seek better EU relations
Date: 2022-11-21 12:37:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:38 - ID:9886204
LONDON, Nov 21 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was urged to improve relations with the EU and to take the brakes off the country’s economy, according to The Financial Times. In a report published on its website on Monday, the ....
