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Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Myanmar
Date: 2024-01-12 09:01:57 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:18 - ID:10530152
NAYPYIDAW, Jan 12 (MENA) – An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at 07:23 am (IST) on Friday, at a depth ....
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US air forces strike 60 Houthi targets
Date: 2024-01-12 08:58:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:10530186
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - US and coalition forces executed deliberate strikes on over 60 Houthi targets at 16 Iranian-backed Houthi militant locations, CNN reported. The strikes included command and control nodes, munitions depots, launching ....
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EC approves €126 million Romanian State aid scheme to support ports
Date: 2024-01-12 08:51:12 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:10530183
BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €126 million Romanian scheme to support investments in ports facing increased trade flows after Russia's war against Ukraine. The measure facilitate flow ....
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25,300 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-12 08:45:24 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10530176
WARSAW, Jan 12 (MENA) - About 25,300 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 19,500 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 18.4 ....
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Blinken to travel to Switzerland to attend WEF
Date: 2024-01-12 08:22:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:10530096
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Davos, Switzerland on January 15-17 to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), the US Department of State said in a press release. During the World Economic Forum, ....
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Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine up to 368,460
Date: 2024-01-12 08:21:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10530123
KIEV, Jan 12 (MENA) – The Ukrainian Defense Forces have killed 840 Russian forces over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces as saying. In total, Russian losses amounted to 368,460 since February 24, ....
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Zelensky, Latvia’s PM Silina discuss continued aid to Ukraine
Date: 2024-01-12 08:14:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10530141
KIEV, Jan 12 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met during his official visit to Latvia with the country’s Prime Minister, Evika Silina. That’s according to the President’s Office, Ukrinform reported. The Head of State ....
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US to send general, top State Department officials to Ecuador
Date: 2024-01-12 08:11:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10530034
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) – Senior US officials will visit Ecuador in the coming weeks to explore with Ecuadorian counterparts ways to work together more effectively to confront the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations, the US ....
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Australia supports US and UK airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Date: 2024-01-12 07:10:46 GMT - Australia - World - SN:5 - ID:10530032
CANBERRA, Jan 12 (MENA) - Australia has supported the US and UK militaries as they launched more than a dozen airstrikes against sites used by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, The Guardian reported. The US president, Joe Biden, confirmed the ....
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Biden: Strikes on Houthi sites 'direct response' to rebels' Red Sea attacks
Date: 2024-01-12 06:53:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:10530027
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen a direct response to rebels' Red Sea attacks. "Today, at my direction, US military forces — together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, ....