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Japan begins 2nd round of treated, diluted water release from Fukushima Daiichi
Date: 2023-10-05 07:31:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10376243
TOKYO, Oct 5 (MENA) – The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun its second round of the release of treated and diluted water from the crippled plant into the sea, NHK reported. The nuclear plant in northeastern Japan suffered ....
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Small tsunami waves reach Japan’s Izu islands after 6.6 M earthquake
Date: 2023-10-05 05:57:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:10376195
TOKYO, Oct 5 ( MENA) - Tsunami waves measuring up to 30 cm in height were observed on at least one of the Izu islands following a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in the western Pacific Ocean Thursday morning, Japan Times reported. The quake struck at 11 ....
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Zelensky says Ukraine doing 'everything' to obtain more air defense systems
Date: 2023-10-04 20:33:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:91 - ID:10376069
KIEV, Oct 4 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Kiev was doing "everything" to make sure the war-torn country receives more air defense systems in the next few months. "We are doing everything to provide Ukraine with ....
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Biden says he’s concerned about Ukraine support amid House chaos
Date: 2023-10-04 19:40:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:10376067
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he’s worried that the disarray on Capitol Hill could mean he can’t deliver the aid promised to Ukraine’s war efforts, adding that he will give a speech on the issue shortly, The ....
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Greece offers its ports as another way to export Ukrainian grain
Date: 2023-10-04 18:04:04 GMT - Greece - World - SN:75 - ID:10375963
ATHENS, Oct 4 (MENA) - Greece has offered its ports in the Aegean Sea as another corridor for Ukrainian grain exports in the face of the Black Sea blockade, eKathimerini newspaper reported. The Greek government has discussed its proposal with EU ....
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Putin to take part in nuclear fuel hand over ceremony for RNPP
Date: 2023-10-04 17:43:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:10375772
MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - The nuclear fuel hand over ceremony (graduation ceremony) for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will be held at the plant site here tomorrow as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin is ....
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2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus , Alexei Ekimov
Date: 2023-10-04 13:57:41 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:45 - ID:10375346
STOCKHOLM, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for their discovery and development of "quantum dots". The Nobel ....
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Spain: 500 migrants arrive in 4 wooden boats
Date: 2023-10-04 13:56:50 GMT - Spain - World - SN:44 - ID:10375254
MADRID, Oct 4 (MENA) - Emergency services on the Spanish Canary Islands said Wednesday more than 500 migrants arrived in four wooden boats this week. Only five of the migrants needed medical treatment upon arrival at the small port of La Restinga ....
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Several EU states could collapse without U.S. aid — to Ukraine
Date: 2023-10-04 08:50:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:10374790
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - Those who want to pull U.S. aid from Ukraine fail to understand the devastating impact that such a move would have on many other countries — and especially those in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sights, the Washington ....
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US, Sweden underscore commitment to Transatlantic partnership
Date: 2023-10-04 07:30:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10374581
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström to underscore their commitment to the transatlantic partnership and the strong relationship between the United States and Sweden. ....