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Japan wants renewable energy as main power source by FY2040
Date: 2024-12-17 08:19:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:10994473
TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Japan's government plans for the first time to make solar, wind and other types of renewable energy the country's biggest source of power, NHK reported Tuesday, noting that Tokyo aims to achieve that by fiscal 2040. The ....
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Russia's head of nuclear troops killed in Moscow blast
Date: 2024-12-17 07:58:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:10994491
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - A top Russian general in charge of radiation, chemical and biological protection forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow, according to the country’s investigative committee, Euro news reported. Lieutenant General ....
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S. Korea holds regular defense drills around Dokdo: source
Date: 2024-12-17 07:51:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:10994480
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - South Korea conducted biannual defense drills near its easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, a military source said, in what marked the sixth such exercise held under the current administration, Yonhap ....
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Russia's war casualties in Ukraine up by 1,600 over past day
Date: 2024-12-17 07:47:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10994477
KIEV, Dec 17 (MENA) - The total combat losses of the Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 17, 2024, amount to approximately 765,110 personnel, including 1,600 in the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff ....
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China extends visa-free transit stays to 10 days
Date: 2024-12-17 07:44:31 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:10994472
BEIJING, Dec 17 (MENA) - China announced on Tuesday a relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the permitted stay for eligible foreign travelers to 240 hours, or 10 days, from the original 72 to 144 hours, as authorities aim to lure ....
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45,000 tons of goods handled at Red Sea ports
Date: 2024-12-17 07:41:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:10994449
HURGHADA, Dec 17 (MENA) - About 45,000 tons of goods were handled at the different Red Sea harbors Tuesday, according to the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA). In a statement, the RSPA said imports included 34,000 tons of goods, 467 trucks and 214 ....
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China launches new satellite group
Date: 2024-12-17 07:39:12 GMT - China - World - SN:11 - ID:10994457
BEIJING, Dec 17 (MENA) - China sent a new group of satellites into space on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province, Xinhua reported. Launched at 2:50 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier ....
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Seoul sanctions N. Korean generals linked to troops in Russia
Date: 2024-12-17 07:33:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:10994447
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - The South Korean government has imposed independent sanctions on several North Korean generals who were allegedly deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, KBS reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that ....
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UN condemns Israeli airstrike on UNRWA-run school in Gaza’s Khan Yunis
Date: 2024-12-17 07:31:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10994389
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - The United Nations condemned the Israeli airstrike on a school in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, which resulted in the killing of dozens of civilians, WAFA reported. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed during the ....
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5 police officers killed, wounded in attack on police post in northwest Pakistan
Date: 2024-12-17 07:31:13 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:10994375
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (MENA) - Militants on a motorcycle opened fire Tuesday at a police post in restive northwest Pakistan, killing at least two officers and wounding three others before fleeing the scene, ABC News reported. No one immediately ....
