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IAEA embarks on Antarctic mission to research microplastic impact
Date: 2024-01-09 20:08:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:10526725
NEW YORK, Jan 9 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, has launched a small scientific research expedition to investigate the presence of microplastics in Antarctica as part of efforts to combat this ....
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3-meter tsunami reached nuclear plant after powerful Japan quake
Date: 2024-01-09 18:49:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:69 - ID:10526736
TOKYO, Jan 9 (MENA) - A tsunami measuring about 3 meters high reached the Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture following a powerful earthquake that shook central Japan last week but caused no major safety problems, its operator said ....
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Central Japan quake death toll tops 200, over 100 unaccounted for
Date: 2024-01-09 18:48:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:68 - ID:10526737
TOKYO, Jan 9 (MENA) - The death toll from a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan has surpassed 200, with over 100 people still missing, as a large-scale search operation started at ....
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Macron appoints Attal as PM
Date: 2024-01-09 14:59:36 GMT - France - World - SN:41 - ID:10526100
PARIS, Jan 9 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Minister of National Education Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, succeeding Elisabeth Borne, who submitted her resignation yesterday. With this appointment, Attal, 34, becomes ....
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IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research microplastic impact
Date: 2024-01-09 10:58:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:10525608
NEW YORK, Jan 9 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, has launched its first scientific research expedition to investigate the presence of microplastics in Antarctica as part of efforts to combat this ....
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Central Japan quake death toll tops 200
Date: 2024-01-09 08:01:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10525403
TOKYO, Jan 9 (MENA) - The death toll from the powerful New Year's Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan has topped 200, Kyodo quoted the prefectural government as saying Tuesday. Local police ....
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More than 300 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests blocking NYC bridges, Holland Tunnel
Date: 2024-01-09 07:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10525355
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The New York Police Department (NYPD) said it arrested 325 pro-Palestinian protesters blocking three bridges in the New York area, as well as the Holland Tunnel, The Hill reported. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said ....
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Austin leaves intensive care amid growing scrutiny of Pentagon secrecy
Date: 2024-01-09 07:36:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10525381
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose failure to disclose his need for emergency hospitalization has ignited a firestorm, was moved out of intensive care on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans intensified their calls ....
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49 killed, injured in Russian missile attack - Zelensky
Date: 2024-01-08 22:21:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:93 - ID:10525189
KIEV, Jan 8 (MENA) – Another Russian massive missile attack on Ukraine has killed four people and left 45 others injured, Ukrinform quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying. "This morning, unfortunately, began with a massive ....
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UN calls for independent probe into killings of journalists in Gaza
Date: 2024-01-08 21:59:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:92 - ID:10525150
GENEVA, Jan 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has expressed concern over the many journalists killed in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters died in an Israeli strike on their car. "Very ....
