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Four employees killed in hostage-taking incident at Russian prison
Date: 2024-08-23 21:17:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:10841299
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Four employees of Penal Colony No. 19 in the Volgograd Region were killed in a hostage-taking incident, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service said. "Four criminals took eight employees and four inmates hostage at the ....
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is "suspending" campaign for US presidency
Date: 2024-08-23 21:08:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:10841298
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he is suspending his campaign — “not ending it,” CNN reported. “I am not terminating my campaign I am simply suspending it and not ending it. My ....
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NATO airbase in Germany raises security over potential threat
Date: 2024-08-23 06:17:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:10840504
BERLIN, Aug 23 (MENA) – A NATO airbase in western Germany said it has raised its security to the second-highest level citing intelligence reports of a potential threat, DW reported. "We raised the security level at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen ....
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Death toll of India's Tripura floods climbs to 20
Date: 2024-08-23 06:09:18 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:10840498
NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (MENA) – The death count from the recent rains and floods in India’s Tripura has risen to 20, NDTV quoted officials as saying. This increase follows the deaths of at least seven more people from two families, including three ....
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9 believed dead after plane crashes in Thai jungle
Date: 2024-08-23 06:02:05 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:9 - ID:10840503
BANGKOK, Aug 23 (MENA) - Rescuers scoured the Thai jungle on Friday for nine missing people after a turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok, though authorities expected no survivors, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The aircraft ....
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US senators to visit S. Korea in September
Date: 2024-08-23 05:56:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:10840500
SEOUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - A delegation of US senators from both the Democratic and Republican parties are scheduled to visit South Korea early next month ahead of the US presidential election in November, KBS reported. According to multiple ....
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Significant increase in mpox cases in Kinshasa
Date: 2024-08-23 05:51:18 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:7 - ID:10840496
KINSHASA, Aug 23 (MENA) - The mpox epidemic has seen a significant increase in Kinshasa, with the number of suspected cases increasing from 81 to 111 in a single day, including 21 confirmed cases, according to the latest information provided by the ....
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11 Pakistani policemen killed in intense attack in Rahim Yar Khan
Date: 2024-08-23 05:06:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:3 - ID:10840469
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (MENA) - At least 11 policemen were killed and three others injured in a severe attack by bandits in the Kacha area of Rahim Yar Khan on Thursday, the Express Tribune reported. The assailants targeted police vehicles with ....
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EU issues death sentence to Ukraine, pushing it to suicide — Russian diplomat
Date: 2024-08-22 22:00:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:10840347
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW, Aug 22 (MENA) - The European Union has ultimately sentenced Ukraine to death, pushing it to suicide in order to deliver irreparable damage to Russia, Kirill Logvinov, Russia's acting permanent representative to the EU, told ....
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Canada pledges $5.7M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Date: 2024-08-21 21:59:00 GMT - Canada - World - SN:69 - ID:10839053
OTTAWA, Aug 21 (MENA) - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada will provide $5.7 million for Ukrainians to meet their basic needs. Ottawa says it's maintaining solidarity with Ukraine two-and-a-half years into Russia's ....
