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JHU: Coronavirus cases surpass 592 mn
Date: 2022-08-17 12:14:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9725126
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) – The overall global Covid-19 caseload reached 592,388,651 and deaths surged to 6,441,591 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Wednessday. In its latest update, JHU revealed that the US continues to be ....
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Magnitude 5.1 quake hits southern Philippines
Date: 2022-08-17 12:14:26 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:36 - ID:9725128
MANILA, Aug 17 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the quake happened at 5:35 p.m., with the epicenter ....
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Guterres to visit Ukraine, Turkey Thursday
Date: 2022-08-17 11:49:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:9724994
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet with the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey this week, officials announced Wednesday. A deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last month has allowed a tentative restart ....
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No. of suicides in Japan increased 8,000 due to pandemic: study
Date: 2022-08-17 08:13:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9724620
TOKYO, Aug 17 (MENA) - The coronavirus pandemic led to 8,000 more suicides in Japan between March 2020 and June 2022 than would have been expected without it, Kyodo reported Wednesday quoting a recent study. Women in their 20s saw the largest ....
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Russia: Work resumed in Kursk Nuclear Power Plant at full capacity
Date: 2022-08-17 07:58:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9724529
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - Rosatom State AtomiŃ Energy Corporation ROSATOM announced on Wednesday that work was resumed in the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant at full capacity, RT reported. The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) said on Tuesday that ....
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India reports 9,062 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-08-17 07:30:23 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9724532
NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (MENA) - India reported 9,062 new Covid-19 cases and 36 coronavirus related-deaths in the past 24 hours, NDTV reported Wednesday. Total infections reached 44,286,256 in the country, the Health Ministry announced. With the new ....
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Trump thanks FBI, DOJ after passports they 'Stole' are returned
Date: 2022-08-17 06:54:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9724482
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - Former US President Donald Trump has thanked the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for returning passports that he said they "stole" during last week's raid of his home. In a Truth Social post, the former ....
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North Korea fires two cruise missiles toward Yellow Sea
Date: 2022-08-17 06:24:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:9724445
SEOUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - North Korea fired two cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a South Korean military official. "(The military) has detected two cruise missiles launched by North Korea from ....
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Independent journalist found slain in northern Mexico
Date: 2022-08-17 06:02:26 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:2 - ID:9724416
MEXICO CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - An independent journalist found dead in northern Mexico was killed by a blow to the head, authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutors in the border state of Sonora announced earlier that the body of Juan Arjón López had ....
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Biden says "Inflation Reduction Act one of the most significant laws in US history"
Date: 2022-08-16 22:57:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:9724328
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday, CNN reported. During a signing ceremony in the State Dining Room, Biden called the ....
