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13 killed as military jet crashes into apartments in western Russia
Date: 2022-10-18 06:30:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:9827974
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - At least 13 people have died after a Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk during a training flight Monday, according to Russian state media and authorities. The ....
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Russia's Ashot Sarkisov, one of the world’s largest scientists in nuclear energy, dies
Date: 2022-10-18 06:28:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9827967
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - One of the world’s largest scientists in the field of nuclear energy, one of the founders of the Russian nuclear Navy, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ashot Sarkisov, has died. TASS news agency said a ....
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Japan to add 5 organizations to list of sanctions against N.Korea
Date: 2022-10-18 06:06:04 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9827945
TOKYO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Japan's government has decided to sanction five more North Korean organizations following the unprecedented frequent missile launches this year by Pyongyang, NHK reported Tuesday. The decision came at a Cabinet meeting on ....
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UN expert: Protect freedom of expression as a vital 'survival right' of civilians in armed conflict
Date: 2022-10-18 05:23:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9827890
NEW YORK, Oct 18 (MENA) - The information environment has become a dangerous theatre of war in the digital age, Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, told the General Assembly last ....
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Canadian finance min. warns of slowing economy in coming months
Date: 2022-10-18 05:21:53 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:9827888
OTTAWA, Oct 18 (MENA) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned that Canadians can expect an economic slowdown in the coming months, CBC reported on Tuesday. Speaking to business leaders at a local company in Gatineau, Que., Freeland ....
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Belarus continues securing its border railway
Date: 2022-10-17 16:51:04 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:69 - ID:9827471
MINSK, Oct 17 (MENA) - The armed forces of Belarus continue reinforcing the state border, including railways, BelTA news agency quoted the Belorussian Defense Ministry as saying on Monday. “The main goal of the reinforcements is to ensure the ....
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Russia and Pakistan start using Afghanistan for transit of goods — Ambassador to Moscow
Date: 2022-10-17 16:50:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9827352
MOSCOW, Oct 17 (MENA) - Russia and Pakistan are transiting goods through the territory of Afghanistan, Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Shafqat Ali Khan said in an interview with TASS news agency. "By the way, one important thing I can tell you is ....
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Imran gives govt ‘few more days’ to announce elections or else prepare for party’s march
Date: 2022-10-17 16:49:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:64 - ID:9827351
ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (MENA) - Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday stopped short of giving a final date for his planned march toward Islamabad, saying that he was giving some more time to the government, but warned that he would ....
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EU imposes new Iran sanctions
Date: 2022-10-17 16:49:08 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:63 - ID:9827353
BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (MENA) - The European Union announced on Monday it imposed new sanctions against Iran over alleged human rights violations in the country. The new measures target 11 individuals and four entities, including Iran's Morality Police ....
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NATO begins nuclear deterrence exercise
Date: 2022-10-17 14:04:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:48 - ID:9827005
BRUSSELS-KYIV, Oct 17 (MENA) - Around 60 air assets from across 14 NATO allied and partner nations have begun NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence training exercise Steadfast Noon 2022, Air Force Technology reported. The recurring exercise is being ....
