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  • IAEA says it could visit Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in days

    Date: 2022-08-26 11:09:09 GMT - Austria - World - SN:26 - ID:9739679

    VIENNA, Aug 26 (MENA) -The UN nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused ....

  • Japan reports over 192,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-08-26 10:50:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9739639

    TOKYO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Japan reported 192,413 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 18,212,025, public broadcaster NHK reported Friday. Health authorities said 321 deaths have also been registered during the ....

  • Ukraine Army: 46,250 personnel of Russian troops killed in Kiev

    Date: 2022-08-26 10:35:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:23 - ID:9739662

    KIEV, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Army said in a statement that Russia has already lost about 46,250 troops in Kiev. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 100,000 for 4th day amid resurgence woes

    Date: 2022-08-26 09:27:42 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:9739545

    SEOUL, Aug 26 (MENA) – South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the fourth consecutive day Friday amid concerns over a resurgence of the omicron subvariant, Yonhap news agency reported. The country added 101,140 new COVID-19 ....

  • FSB nabs Ukrainian military intelligence agent in Kursk on espionage charges

    Date: 2022-08-26 09:25:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9739499

    MOSCOW, Aug 26 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) apprehended a Ukrainian citizen in Kursk who spied for the Ukrainian military intelligence, the FSB press office told TASS news agency on Friday. "Russia’s Federal Security Service … ....

  • N. Korea claims recent fever outbreak caused by flu, not coronavirus

    Date: 2022-08-26 08:59:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:9739538

    SEOUL, Aug 26 (MENA) - North Korea's outbreak of suspected COVID-19 cases in the northeastern province of Ryanggang earlier this week was caused by influenza, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. Earlier, the North said four fever cases suspected ....

  • Russian embassy slams US accusations of war crimes as another fake

    Date: 2022-08-26 08:40:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9739512

    WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - Washington's accusations of war crimes against Moscow are nothing more than "another fake aimed at discrediting the Russian special military operation", the Russian embassy in the US said on Friday. "The State ....

  • Poland receives 5.809 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-26 08:24:14 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:9739489

    WARSAW, Aug 26 (MENA) - Some 5.809 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Friday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 25,000 ....

  • India reports more than 10,256 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-08-26 07:16:13 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9739417

    NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (MENA) - India on Friday logged 10,256 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 44,389,176, NDTV reported, quoting the Union Health Ministry data. The death count due to COVID-19 climbed to 527,556 with 68 more ....

  • UN spotlights the invisible value of groundwater during World Water Week

    Date: 2022-08-26 06:57:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:6 - ID:9739404

    NEW YORK, Aug 26 (MENA) - Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation systems, farms, industries and ecosystems, is being overused, polluted and neglected, speakers warned at a World Water Week event on Thursday. "It is our ....

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