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Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewables by 2040
Date: 2024-12-17 17:42:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:10995511
TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, according to a draft of its revised basic energy policy, as it makes a clean energy ....
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S. Korean president to express position in court when hearings are held
Date: 2024-12-17 08:34:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:19 - ID:10994516
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will express his position in court when public hearings are held, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. The counsel was quoted as saying that when public hearings are held, ....
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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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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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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 ....
