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Zelenskiy pledged not to attack nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, says IAEA chief
Date: 2023-10-11 06:10:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:10385945
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised him that Ukraine will not attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as part of its counteroffensive against ....
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6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
Date: 2023-10-11 05:56:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:10385922
KABUL, Oct 11 (MENA) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken Western Afghanistan, just days after two quakes of the same magnitude left more than 1,200 dead, ABC News reported. The quake struck 28 kilometers (17.39 miles) Northwest of Herāt, ....
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Japan payments clearing system glitch impacts 1.4 mil. transactions
Date: 2023-10-10 14:24:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:10385199
TOKYO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Japan's payments-clearing network suffered a system problem Tuesday, affecting 11 banks including MUFG Bank and disrupting at least 1.4 million transactions, the network's operator said. Japanese Banks' Payment Clearing ....
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Moscow clarifying whether Russian nationals present among Hamas hostages in Gaza — Kremlin
Date: 2023-10-10 13:26:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:10384889
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - Russia is taking measures to clarify whether any Russian nationals may be among the hostages being held by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, Tass News Agency reported quoting Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as ....
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2 more French nationals killed in Hamas attack
Date: 2023-10-10 13:26:14 GMT - France - World - SN:49 - ID:10384750
PARIS, Oct 10 (MENA) - Two more French nationals were killed in the Hamas attack on Israel, said the French foreign ministry, taking the death toll of French victims to four, France 24 reported on Tuesday. France mourns the tragic death of two ....
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Russian diplomat highlights risk of further escalation in Israel-Palestine conflict zone
Date: 2023-10-10 11:43:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:10384757
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - Moscow maintains close contact with all parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict amid the risk of further escalation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters at the State Duma, or lower house of ....
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Venezuela demands an immediate ceasefire in Palestinian territories
Date: 2023-10-10 07:07:35 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:19 - ID:10384100
CARACUS, Oct 10 (MENA) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territories, Russia Today reported. Maduro, during his televised program on Tuesday, said "We have witnessed in the past massacres and ....
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Japan to ensure safety of nationals amid Israel conflict
Date: 2023-10-10 06:44:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10384075
TOKYO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Japan will make every effort to ensure the safety of its nationals, the government said Tuesday, as the death toll continues to rise from the ongoing events between the Palestinian factions and Israel, Kyodo news agency ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to over 283,000
Date: 2023-10-10 06:40:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10384064
KIEV, Oct 10 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 283,080 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and October 10, 2023, including 450 in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on ....
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DOH reports 1,264 new COVID cases, 6 more deaths
Date: 2023-10-10 06:38:49 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:10384061
MANILA, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it had logged 1,264 new cases of COVID from October 2 to 8 or in the past week, ABS-CBN reported Tuesday. The number of active coronavirus cases is now at 3,062, while some ....