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Kishida to attend UN debate in New York in September before stepping down
Date: 2024-08-17 18:36:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:65 - ID:10833093
TOKYO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making arrangements to attend the annual world leaders debate session at the U.N. General Assembly in New York next month, government sources said Saturday, in what is likely to be his ....
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Gaza ceasefire deal closer than ever, Biden says
Date: 2024-08-17 07:51:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10832163
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has said he is "optimistic" that a Gaza ceasefire deal can be reached, BBC said. "We are closer than we’ve ever been," the US president said following the latest round of talks, adding he was ....
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S. Korea to enhance mpox surveillance following WHO emergency alert
Date: 2024-08-17 07:06:25 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:10832107
SEOUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - Following the World Health Organization's declaration of mpox outbreaks in Africa as a global health emergency, South Korean authorities have decided to ramp up quarantine and surveillance measures. The Korea Disease ....
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Typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast, causing transport disruption, power cuts
Date: 2024-08-16 19:13:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:10831935
TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power, Japan ....
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EU allocating EUR 2M for new humanitarian mine action initiative in Ukraine
Date: 2024-08-16 16:21:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:45 - ID:10831800
BRUSSELS/KYIV, Aug 16 (MENA) - The European Union is allocating EUR 2 million to finance a new humanitarian mine action initiative in Ukraine, which will be carried out by Ukrainian handlers with their highly trained dogs. The relevant statement ....
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No need to panic over Mpox emergency declaration: WHO
Date: 2024-08-16 15:06:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:39 - ID:10831733
GENEVA, Aug 16 (MENA) - World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that the current health situation regarding monkeypox does not constitute a significant health concern and does not require taking any precautionary measures. ....
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West wants to strip Russia of access to Baltic Sea — Kremlin aide
Date: 2024-08-16 06:55:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10831217
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Western countries are seeking to deprive Russia of access to the Baltic Sea and turn it into NATO’s 'inland sea,' said Nikolay Patrushev, the former secretary of the Security Council and aide to the Russian president in ....
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7 militants killed, five injured in Kurram operation in Pakistan
Date: 2024-08-16 06:43:19 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:10831213
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (MENA) - Seven militants were killed and five others injured in a fierce exchange of fire with security forces in Kurram district on Thursday, GEO TV quoted the military’s media wing as saying said. The intelligence-based ....
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Russian army strikes 13 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region
Date: 2024-08-16 06:21:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10831204
KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russian forces launched more than 360 strikes on 13 towns and villages in the Zaporizhzhia region on Thursday, August 15. Zaporizhzhia Region Governor Ivan Fedorov said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform ....
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Thai lawmakers vote Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra to be next PM
Date: 2024-08-16 06:17:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:7 - ID:10831198
BANGKOK, Aug 16 (MENA) - Thailand's parliament voted on Friday for the daughter of divisive tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra to become the country's next prime minister, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. Political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, ....
