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  • Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Japan

    Date: 2023-12-15 09:05:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10491843

    TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says the number of coronavirus cases across the country has risen for the third straight week, NHK reported Friday. The ministry says about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide reported 17,379 cases ....

  • 110 combat clashes recorded on battlefield in Ukraine in past day

    Date: 2023-12-15 08:29:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10491795

    KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, 110 combat clashes took place on the front lines in Ukraine. The Air Force of Ukraine launched two strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment. The General Staff of the Armed Forces ....

  • Blinken thanks Brazil for seeking peaceful resolution of dispute between Venezuela & Guyana

    Date: 2023-12-15 08:09:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10491773

    WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to thank Brazil for its diplomatic leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the ....

  • Japan, US craft measures to step up cooperation in education

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:59:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10491762

    TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan and the United States have agreed to help increase the number of licensed Japanese language teachers and roll out various measures to step up education cooperation, Kyodo quoted officials with knowledge of the matter as ....

  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 343,890

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:56:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10491761

    KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 343,890 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 15, 2023, including 1,090 occupiers in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said ....

  • 21,200 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:53:49 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:10491757

    WARSAW, Dec 15 (MENA) - About 21,200 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 18,600 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 17.7 ....

  • EU Commission approves €1bn Slovak aid for Green Energy

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:28:36 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:9 - ID:10491735

    BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Slovak scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial ....

  • 4 officers, 3 militants killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:22:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:10491730

    ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - Militants attacked a regional police headquarters and two military posts in northwest Pakistan early Friday, triggering firefights that killed four officers and three insurgents, ABC news quoted security officials as ....

  • Hungary blocks EU financial aid worth €50bn for Ukraine

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:17:05 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:7 - ID:10491724

    BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc, RTE reported. A crunch summit in ....

  • Australia expands training support to Ukrainian forces

    Date: 2023-12-15 07:09:06 GMT - Australia - World - SN:6 - ID:10491716

    CANBBERA, Dec 15 (MENA) - Australia will expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of Operation Kudu in 2024. This is said in a press release by the Ministry of Defense of Australia, Ukrinform ....

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