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  • Washington Post: Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate

    Date: 2024-09-03 07:02:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10854328

    WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) - A Venezuelan judge has ordered the arrest of opposition candidate Edmundo González, who the United States and other countries say clearly beat the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, in the July 28 ....

  • Storm Yagi heads for China after killing 13 in Philippines

    Date: 2024-09-03 06:46:25 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:7 - ID:10854297

    MANILA, Sept 3 (MENA) - Storm Yagi killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and forced thousands to flee to safer ground, and is now slowly heading for mainland China with high winds and squally rains, The Star reported Tuesday. Schools and ....

  • Russia loses 1,360 soldiers in Ukraine over past day

    Date: 2024-09-03 06:07:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10854303

    KIEV, Sept 3 (MENA) - About 1,360 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Russian casualties since the start of the full-scale military operation in Ukraine to 618,960 ....

  • Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour

    Date: 2024-09-03 06:03:50 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:5 - ID:10854294

    JAKARTA, Sept 3 (MENA) - Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The head ....

  • 900 cases of monkeypox reported in 12 countries in Eastern Mediterranean Region: WHO

    Date: 2024-09-02 17:24:59 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:42 - ID:10854016

    CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - As many as 900 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, said technical officer at the World Health Organization Shaza Mohamed. Only one death from the virus has been ....

  • Ukraine: Russian army loses another 1,300 soldiers in last day

    Date: 2024-09-02 06:25:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10852903

    KIEV, Sept 2 (MENA) - The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 2, 2024, amounted to about 617,600 people, including another 1,300 people in the last day, Ukrinform reported Monday. The General ....

  • Ukraine: Military training helicopter crash kills 2

    Date: 2024-09-02 05:37:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10852863

    KIEV, Sept 2 (MENA) - A military training helicopter crash killed both crew members on board, the Kyiv Independent reported. "Investigators, specialized experts, and specialists of the special commission of the Defense Ministry are working at ....

  • Scholz calls for ceasefire in Gaza as path to release all hostages

    Date: 2024-09-01 19:19:02 GMT - Germany - World - SN:61 - ID:10852751

    BERLIN, Sept 1 (MENA) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as the only way to release all hostages held by Hamas. "The news about six hostages who were found dead in the Gaza Strip fills up with grief and ....

  • 7 killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Mississippi

    Date: 2024-08-31 19:00:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10851375

    WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Seven people were killed and dozens more were injured when a commercial bus overturned early Saturday morning in Warren County, Mississippi, US Today quoted officials as saying. The crash happened at about 12:40 a.m. ....

  • WHO: Mpox not to lead to int'l lockdown

    Date: 2024-08-31 09:32:53 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:16 - ID:10850563

    GENEVA, Aug 31 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris warned against the risk of the surge of mpox worldwide, especially Africa. However, the pandemic will not lead to an international lockdown, she added. In ....

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