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Salvadorans protest against re-election
Date: 2023-09-16 07:25:46 GMT - El Salvador - World - SN:10 - ID:10347225
SAN SALVADOR, Sept 15 (MENA) - Some 3,000 people protested in El Salvador’s capital on Friday against President Nayib Bukele’s intention to seek re-election in 2024, EFE reported. Demonstrators marched through the main streets of San Salvador ....
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S.Leone president says US pressured him to interfere in vote
Date: 2023-09-16 07:19:52 GMT - Sierra Leone - World - SN:9 - ID:10347214
FREETOWN, Sept 16 (MENA) - The president of Sierra Leone on Friday accused the United States of pressuring him to interfere in his country's June 24 election count, a statement in stark contrast to the concerns Washington has leveled regarding the ....
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US welcomes Yemeni talks in Saudi Arabia to boost peace
Date: 2023-09-16 07:12:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10347209
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (MENA) - The United States welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosting discussions with the Houthi-led delegation in Riyadh. This important step towards peace expands on a series of engagements between Saudi Arabia and the ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 271,790
Date: 2023-09-16 07:00:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10347175
KIEV, Sept 16 (MENA) – Russia has already lost about 271,790 troops in Ukraine, including 350 over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said according to Ukrinform. Between February 24, 2022 and September 16, 2023, ....
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ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict
Date: 2023-09-16 06:59:00 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:6 - ID:10347191
NDJAMENA/KHARTOUM, Sept 15 (MENA) - Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said they handed over 30 ....
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Italy rushes to relocate thousands of new Lampedusa arrivals
Date: 2023-09-16 06:01:57 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:1 - ID:10347124
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) - Italy was attempting to transfer some 3,000 migrants from the island of Lampedusa to other parts of the country. The UN's refugee agency urged it to make haste, Deutsche Welle said. Italian authorities on Friday ....
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US says committed to protecting democracy worldwide
Date: 2023-09-15 15:12:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:10346693
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has expressed the commitment of his country and its international partners to protecting and promoting democracy across the world. "On this International Day of Democracy, I ....
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EU reiterates commitment to democracy
Date: 2023-09-15 15:02:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:45 - ID:10346628
BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (MENA) - On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy that falls on September 15, the European Union has reaffirmed its continued commitment to supporting and defending democracy based on universal human rights, both at ....
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EMA agrees to authorize an adapted Spikevax vaccine targeting Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant in EU countries
Date: 2023-09-15 14:03:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:41 - ID:10346567
BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (MENA) -The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s human medicines committee has agreed to authorize an adapted Spikevax vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant in the EU member states. The vaccine — known as Spikevax XBB.1.5 ....
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Over 30 migrants rescued off Greece's Rhodes
Date: 2023-09-15 12:54:30 GMT - Greece - World - SN:32 - ID:10346458
ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Greece's coast guard rescued 33 migrants from a boat that was in difficulty off the coast of Rhodes on Thursday evening, the Shipping Ministry has said in a statement carried by Ekathimerini newspaper. After the island’s ....