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  • Haiti: Türk warns of deepening human rights crisis following most violent month in two years

    Date: 2024-02-09 14:11:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:32 - ID:10572812

    GENEVA, Feb 9 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday issued an urgent warning about the deepening human rights catastrophe in Haiti, after figures showed that January was the most violent month in more than two ....

  • Italy: 259 emigrants arrive at Sicilian island of Lampedusa

    Date: 2024-02-09 12:05:27 GMT - Italy - World - SN:22 - ID:10572652

    ROME, Feb 9 (MENA) - As many as 259 emigrants have arrived at the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italian security sources said on Friday. The sources added that the emigrants were on board boats that were intercepted by coast guard forces. ....

  • Russians have already wounded 1,218 children in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-02-09 11:04:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:10572391

    KIEV, Feb 9 (MENA) – The Russian army killed 523 children and injured another 1,218 children in Ukraine, Ukrinform reported. "More than 1741 children have been injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. As of the ....

  • Moscow to respond to 13th package of EU sanctions — Russian MFA

    Date: 2024-02-09 10:49:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:10572498

    MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - Russia will take decisions to minimize the effect of the 13th package of EU sanctions as well as retaliation measures if the European Union adopts the package, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told ....

  • 19,700 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2024-02-09 10:25:44 GMT - Poland - World - SN:16 - ID:10572485

    WARSAW, Feb 9 (MENA) - About 19,700 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 17,100 Ukrainians crossed from Poland back into Ukraine on Thursday. More than ....

  • Russia downs 19 Ukrainian drones over four regions, Black Sea

    Date: 2024-02-09 10:20:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:10572390

    MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) – The Russian air defense downed 19 Ukrainian drones over Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Krasnodar regions and the Black Sea overnight, TASS reported. "Tonight, an attempt of the Kiev regime to stage terrorist attacks with the use of ....

  • 65 combat clashes reported along frontlines in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-02-09 08:55:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10572310

    KIEV, Feb 9 (MENA) – Over the past 24 hours, 65 combat engagements took place at the front in Ukraine, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces as saying. Ukraine’s Air Forces hit seven Russian manpower and weapons ....

  • Japan OKs new foreign trainee program to strengthen rights protection

    Date: 2024-02-09 08:29:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10572330

    TOKYO, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Friday approved a policy to replace its controversial trainee program for foreigners, featuring improved rights protection with increased flexibility for changing jobs and tougher oversight, Kyodo ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine climbs to over 393,290

    Date: 2024-02-09 08:05:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10572295

    KIEV, Feb 9 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces killed 393,290 Russian troops, including 910 in the past 24 hours. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported. Also, Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed ....

  • Evacuees in quake-hit Suzu City move into temporary housing

    Date: 2024-02-09 07:01:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10572253

    TOKYO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Evacuees in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, have started moving into temporary housing after many homes were severely damaged in the Noto Peninsula earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day, NHK reported. In ....

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