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  • AP: Strong earthquake in NW China causes economic losses worth millions

    Date: 2023-12-24 08:43:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10504471

    WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, and killed at least 148 people, has caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions in the agricultural and fisheries industries, Chinese state ....

  • US 'deeply concerned' over fate of jailed Putin foe Navalny

    Date: 2023-12-24 06:19:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:10504315

    WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The United States on Saturday voiced deepening concern over the fate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has not been heard from since early December. "We are deeply concerned about the ....

  • Economic issues top mind for US voters ahead of presidential election - Washington Post

    Date: 2023-12-23 22:33:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10504223

    WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) – The US presidential election is less than a year away, and economic issues are once again top of mind for voters around the country, the Washington Post said in a commentary on Saturday. “Despite the economy’s rapid ....

  • Ability to shoot down Russian fighter jets key to ending war - Ukrainian president

    Date: 2023-12-23 22:33:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:62 - ID:10504232

    KYIV, Dec 23 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the ability to shoot down Russian fighter jets is one of the keys to ending the war, Ukrinform reported Saturday. He said this in his evening video address to the ....

  • 127,000 recipients without power in Dagestan due to bad weather

    Date: 2023-12-23 22:32:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:10504233

    MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Strong wind caused a mass power outage in Russia’s Dagestan with a total of 127,000 recipients left without power, the Russian Ministry of Energy reported on its Telegram channel. "Winds up to 25 m/s have caused mass power ....

  • Russian air defenses intercept 6 HIMARS, Uragan rockets, down 36 Ukrainian drones

    Date: 2023-12-23 19:35:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:10504181

    MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) – Russian air defenses intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan rockets in the past day and downed 36 Ukrainian drones, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. "Air defenses intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan rockets in the past ....

  • UNICEF: 80% of children in Gaza experiencing severe food poverty

    Date: 2023-12-23 09:57:16 GMT - palestine - World - SN:18 - ID:10503481

    GAZA CITY, Dec 23 - (MENA) - At least 10,000 children under five years in Gaza will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition in the coming weeks, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement. UNICEF warns that acute ....

  • More than 35,000 Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-23 09:42:41 GMT - Poland - World - SN:17 - ID:10503544

    WARSAW, Dec 23 (MENA) - About 35,200 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Saturday. Meanwhile, nearly 39,700 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Friday. More than 17.9 ....

  • White House accuses Iran of being 'deeply involved' in Red Sea attacks on commercial ships

    Date: 2023-12-23 09:34:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:10503524

    WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - The U.S. accused Iran of close involvement in attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebels, stepping up the tone as Washington considers tougher measures including possible force, CBS News reported. The White ....

  • EU sends additional 500 power generators to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-12-23 08:44:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10503437

    BRUSSELS, Dec 23 (MENA) - The EU is mobilising a further 500 power generators from its strategic rescEU reserves to strengthen Ukraine's energy resilience, according to a press release by the European Commission. Continued brutal attacks by ....

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