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  • Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine rises by 1,690 in past day

    Date: 2024-12-28 07:10:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:1 - ID:11007405

    KIEV, Dec 28 (MENA) - As of December 28, 2024, Russia has suffered approximately 784,200 casualties in Ukraine since the invasion began on February 24, 2022, with 1,690 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the ....

  • Japan to earmark over 1.6 trillion yen for 2011 quake reconstruction

    Date: 2024-12-27 15:39:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:11007146

    TOKYO, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Japanese government has decided to earmark over 1.6 trillion yen or around 10 billion dollars, in its next five-year plan to reconstruct areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan, NHK ....

  • Acting South Korean President says he respects National Assembly's decision

    Date: 2024-12-27 09:13:24 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:11006662

    SEOUL, Dec 27 (MENA) - Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo said he respects the results of the National Assembly’s impeachment vote against him and will suspend his duties in line with related laws to avoid adding further confusion or ....

  • Malaysian PM: No to electricity tariff hike that would badly impact majority of Malaysians

    Date: 2024-12-27 09:00:19 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:23 - ID:11006654

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (MENA) - The government will not allow an increase in electricity tariffs that could adversely affect the majority of Malaysians, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar stated that although there is a need for ....

  • TV BRICS: Thailand’s Foreign Ministry confirms BRICS partner country status

    Date: 2024-12-27 08:57:02 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:22 - ID:11006651

    BANGKOK, Dec 27 (MENA) - Thailand has officially accepted an invitation from Russia, the 2024 BRICS Сhair, to become a partner country of the BRICS group, TV BRICS reported. This is reported by the official website of Thailand's Ministry of ....

  • Russian forces kill three civilians in Donetsk region

    Date: 2024-12-27 08:53:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:11006648

    KIEV, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russian forces killed three civilians and injured two others in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Thursday. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Facebook, according to ....

  • Kazakhstan finds 2nd black box of crashed Azerbaijani plane

    Date: 2024-12-27 08:44:18 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:18 - ID:11006546

    ASATANA, Dec 27 (MENA) - Kazakhstan authorities announced the discovery of the second black box of the Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed near Aktau Airport in western Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing dozens, CNN reported. The black box ....

  • South Korean opposition passes motion to impeach acting president Han

    Date: 2024-12-27 08:42:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:11006635

    SEOUL, Dec 27 (MENA) - The opposition-led National Assembly has passed a motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo, KBS reported Friday. In a plenary session at the National Assembly on Friday, 192 lawmakers out of the 192 in attendance ....

  • ICG rescues crew of sunken Indian vessel with support of Pakistan

    Date: 2024-12-27 07:59:26 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:11006542

    NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued the nine crew members from a sunken vessel in the Arabian Sea with support from Pakistan maritime authorities. "A sunken vessel, MSV Taj Dhare Haram, located approximately 311 km ....

  • India declares 7-day state mourning in honor of former PM Manmohan Singh

    Date: 2024-12-27 07:55:47 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:11006587

    NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Indian government has declared a seven-day state mourning in honor of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, NDTV quoted chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as saying on Friday. The national flag will fly at half mast ....

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