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Afghanistan rocked by 6.1 magnitude quake leaving 255 dead
Date: 2022-06-22 06:49:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:9634992
KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - At least 255 people have been killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan's east, ABC news reported Wednesday. Most of the confirmed deaths were in the province of Paktika, where 100 people were killed and 250 were ....
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UN: 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
Date: 2022-06-22 06:30:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:9634989
NEW YORK, June 22 (MENA) - The UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), outlines that of those 222 million girls and boys, as many as 78.2 million are out of school, and close to 120 million who ....
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Japan, Cambodia confirm close defense cooperation
Date: 2022-06-22 06:17:35 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:7 - ID:9634973
PHNOM PENH, June 22 (MENA) - The defense ministers of Japan and Cambodia have agreed to keep working together closely amid aggression by Russia that has shaken the foundation of international order, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported ....
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New Zealand reports 5,684 new Covid cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2022-06-22 06:13:23 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9634971
WELLINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 5,684 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,289,128, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....
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India reports 12,249 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-06-22 06:10:36 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9634970
NEW DELHI, June 22 (MENA) - India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,331,645, NDTV reported Wednesday. The Union Health Ministry said 13 new fatalities were reported in ....
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6.1-magnitude quake hits 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan: USGS
Date: 2022-06-21 23:13:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:9634911
KABUL, June 21 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan at 20:54:41 GMT on Tuesday, Alhurra TV reported quoting the US Geological Survey. The epicenter, with a depth of 50.83 km, was initially ....
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Ukraine, Hungary agree to develop cooperation in energy sector
Date: 2022-06-21 15:23:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:9634395
KYIV, June 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to develop cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector during a phone call on Tuesday, News.Az reported. In a tweet, ....
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Putin: Russia to overcome hardships, get stronger
Date: 2022-06-21 15:10:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9634105
MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - Even though Russia is going through new trials and tribulations at present, they are being tackled and will be overcome, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with military college graduates on ....
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Russian rouble firms past 55 vs dollar to strongest since June 2015
Date: 2022-06-21 09:04:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:9633263
MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - The Russian rouble jumped to a near seven-year high against the dollar on Moscow Exchange on Tuesday, supported by capital controls and the prospect of favourable month-end tax payments, Russia Today reported. The rouble ....
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Kremlin hits back at EU’s ‘man-made crisis’, says Russia remains reliable gas supplier
Date: 2022-06-20 15:51:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9632140
MOSCOW, June 20 (MENA) - Europe’s anti-Russia sanctions have impacted the Nord Stream gas pipeline's physical infrastructure, but Moscow remains an utterly reliable gas supplier, TASS quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as telling reporters on ....