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Central Japan quake death toll tops 200
Date: 2024-01-09 08:01:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10525403
TOKYO, Jan 9 (MENA) - The death toll from the powerful New Year's Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan has topped 200, Kyodo quoted the prefectural government as saying Tuesday. Local police ....
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More than 300 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests blocking NYC bridges, Holland Tunnel
Date: 2024-01-09 07:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10525355
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The New York Police Department (NYPD) said it arrested 325 pro-Palestinian protesters blocking three bridges in the New York area, as well as the Holland Tunnel, The Hill reported. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said ....
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Austin leaves intensive care amid growing scrutiny of Pentagon secrecy
Date: 2024-01-09 07:36:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10525381
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose failure to disclose his need for emergency hospitalization has ignited a firestorm, was moved out of intensive care on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans intensified their calls ....
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49 killed, injured in Russian missile attack - Zelensky
Date: 2024-01-08 22:21:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:93 - ID:10525189
KIEV, Jan 8 (MENA) – Another Russian massive missile attack on Ukraine has killed four people and left 45 others injured, Ukrinform quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying. "This morning, unfortunately, began with a massive ....
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UN calls for independent probe into killings of journalists in Gaza
Date: 2024-01-08 21:59:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:92 - ID:10525150
GENEVA, Jan 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has expressed concern over the many journalists killed in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters died in an Israeli strike on their car. "Very ....
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Ukrainian Armed Forces shells Russia's Belgorod region over 100 times per day
Date: 2024-01-08 21:52:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:88 - ID:10525148
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) – Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have fired more than 100 ammunition into populated areas of the Belgorod region, and several attacks have also been carried out using UAVs, TASS reported. As a result of ....
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First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward the moon, but suffers early glitch
Date: 2024-01-08 21:51:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:10525145
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - The first US lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed into space Monday, but encountered a problem shortly after launch that may prevent it from reaching the moon, according to NBC News. The spacecraft, developed by ....
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Ukraine’s Envoy to NATO: Door to alliance open
Date: 2024-01-08 20:29:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:86 - ID:10525112
KYIV, Jan 8 (MENA) - Ukraine inches closer to NATO membership but no clear timeline has been set yet for the nation to achieve it and the diplomatic work is ongoing behind the scenes with Ukraine's "advocates" among member states to come up with the ....
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Ukrainian military loses up to 40 troops in Zaporozhye direction in 24 hours
Date: 2024-01-08 20:22:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:10525108
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) – The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Zaporozhye direction reached up to 40 troops over the past 24 hours, TASS reported. "In the Zaporozhye direction the units of the Russian military group supported by aviation and artillery ....
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Armenia Security Council chief meets with OSCE Minsk Group US co-chair
Date: 2024-01-08 20:20:58 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:81 - ID:10525109
YEREVAN, Jan 8 (MENA) - Armenian Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan met on Monday with United States Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations, the United States Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Louis Bono. Grigoryan and Bono ....