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16 dead from Hurricane Milton in Florida
Date: 2024-10-12 07:55:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:10907991
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - At least 16 people have died from Hurricane Milton, which roared onshore on Florida's west coast as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing tornadoes, powerful winds and flooding rains, ABC News reported. The monster storm ....
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19 injured in train crash in Tamil Nadu in India
Date: 2024-10-12 07:48:52 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:10907990
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (MENA) - A passenger train, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary goods train on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at around 8:30 pm. The train entered a loop line instead of the main line, following which at least 12 coaches derailed, ....
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US soldier sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to assist Daesh
Date: 2024-10-12 07:46:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10908009
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - A U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to help terrorist Daesh group conduct a deadly ambush of U.S. troops, the US Department of Justice said. Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, ....
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UN disarmament chief calls Nihon Hidankyo 'source of energy'
Date: 2024-10-12 07:34:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10907985
TOKYO, Oct 12 (MENA) - The head of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs has expressed delight at Nihon Hidankyo, an organization representing survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, receiving this year's Nobel Peace ....
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Russia attacks Zaporizhzhia region 425 times in past day
Date: 2024-10-12 07:14:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10907984
KIEV, Oct 12 (MENA) - During the past 24 hours, the Russian forces launched 425 strikes targeting 11 settlements across Zaporizhzhia region. That’s according to Ivan Fedorov, chief of the regional military administration, Ukrinform ....
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Russia’s war casualty toll up by 1,290 in past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-10-12 07:03:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10907974
KIEV, Oct 12 (MENA) - Since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian forces have suffered an estimated 667,630 casualties, including 1,290 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. This is reported on Facebook by the General Staff ....
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Boeing says it’s cutting 10% workforce
Date: 2024-10-12 05:35:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:10907897
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - Boeing has said it is cutting 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 employees. In a memo on Friday, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced the layoffs, writing that the aerospace giant must make "tough decisions" to stay ....
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UK 'appalled' by reports of Israeli forces' firing on UNIFIL base in Lebanon
Date: 2024-10-11 15:43:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:10907583
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The UK government said it is "appalled" by reports that Israel has deliberately fired at an observation post belonging to the UN's peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon (UNIFIL), the BBC reported. It follows a statement ....
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France summons Israeli ambassador over shots fired at Lebanese UNIFIL mission
Date: 2024-10-11 14:49:09 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:10907584
PARIS, Oct 11 (MENA) - France summoned Israel's ambassador on Friday to seek an explanation after Israeli troops fired at positions held by UN peacekeepers, including at the Naqoura base in southern Lebanon, the French Foreign Ministry said in a ....
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Iranian president tells Putin he hopes to conclude partnership treaty at BRICS summit
Date: 2024-10-11 13:37:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:10907490
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Tehran hopes to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Moscow at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Ashgabat. "I ....