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  • Novak Djokovic won't be playing in US Open due to COVID-19 vaccination status

    Date: 2022-08-25 20:16:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:9739214

    WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) – Novak Djokovic, one of the world's top tennis players, confirmed Thursday that he won't be competing at the upcoming US Open, ABC News reported. The Serbian athlete will miss this year's tournament in New York City due ....

  • UK train drivers at 3 more operators vote to strike

    Date: 2022-08-25 20:15:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:9739213

    LONDON, Aug 25 (MENA) – British drivers at three more train companies have voted in favour of strike action, the BBC reported. Workers at Chiltern Railways, Northern Trains and Transpennine Express say they will walk out in a dispute over pay but ....

  • Ukraine receives $3bn in grant aid from US

    Date: 2022-08-25 09:36:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:38 - ID:9737922

    KYIV, Aug 25 (MENA) – Ukraine has received US$3 billion in grant assistance, which is the first tranche of grant funds worth a total of $4.5 billion, provided by the United States through the World Bank's Trust Fund as part of the Public ....

  • British Intelligence: Russia deploys armored personnel carriers within 60 meters of ZNPP

    Date: 2022-08-25 09:30:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:9737894

    LONDON, Aug 25 (MENA) - According to latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said imagery indicated that Russia maintained an enhanced military presence at the site, with armored personnel ....

  • Russian embassy: US' accusations in Russia's address concerning tribunals in Mariupol "groundless|

    Date: 2022-08-25 08:38:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9737764

    WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - The United States’ accusations in Russia’s address concerning a tribunal of Ukrainian war criminals in Mariupol are groundless, the Russian news agency Tass reported, quoting the Russian embassy to the United ....

  • S Korea's new coronavirus infections over 100,000

    Date: 2022-08-25 08:19:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:28 - ID:9737757

    SEOUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid concerns over a resurgence of the omicron subvariant, The Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The country added 113,371 new ....

  • Guterres underlines need for peace as Ukraine marks six months of ‘senseless war’

    Date: 2022-08-25 08:18:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9737740

    NEW YORK, Aug 25 (MENA) – The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace, according to a press release issued by the ....

  • France exceeds 90% filling for the winter

    Date: 2022-08-25 07:54:00 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:9737724

    PARIS, Aug 25 (MENA) - France had filled Thursday morning to 90.06% of its gas stocks for the winter, according to the European platform Aggregated Gas Storage Inventory (AGSI). The government wants to reach 100% before November. France had ....

  • Poland receives 5.784 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-25 07:43:48 GMT - Poland - World - SN:23 - ID:9737718

    WARSAW, Aug 25 (MENA) – Poland's Border Guard agency said 5.784 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland reported on Thursday. About 26,700 refugees from ....

  • Tropical Storm Ma-on makes landfall in southern China

    Date: 2022-08-25 07:41:17 GMT - China - World - SN:22 - ID:9737738

    BEIJING, Aug 25 (MENA) - Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and stiff winds to Hong Kong, where the stock market was closed for the morning session due to the storm, according to ....

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