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53 killed In Sikkim floods, 27 Bodies found in Teesta River
Date: 2023-10-07 07:52:12 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:10379064
NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, with 27 more dead bodies found in the Teesta river bed in neighboring West Bengal over the last three days. Seven of these bodies have ....
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Thirty-four combat engagements in different front sections
Date: 2023-10-07 06:16:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10378946
KIEV, Oct 7 (MENA) - Over the past 24 hours, 34 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders took place in different directions of the front, Ukrinform news agency. This is stated in the report by the General ....
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US expels 2 Russian diplomats after Moscow expelled American diplomats last month
Date: 2023-10-06 21:13:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10378808
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (MENA) – Two Russian diplomats have been expelled from Moscow’s embassy in Washington, the US State Department confirmed Friday. The expulsion is in response to Russia’s “specious expulsion of two US Embassy Moscow diplomats” ....
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Russia delivers 14 multiple-launch strikes on Ukrainian sites over week
Date: 2023-10-06 17:35:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:10378569
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (MENA) - Russian forces delivered 14 multiple-launch strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian military sites over the week, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "In the period of September ....
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Germany plans to send 150 soldiers to Kosovo in 2024
Date: 2023-10-06 16:01:17 GMT - Germany - World - SN:58 - ID:10378604
BERLIN, Oct 6 (MENA) - Germany will send around 150 soldiers to Kosovo in April 2024, a spokesperson for the Defense Ministry said in Berlin on October 6, confirming a report by news magazine Der Spiegel. The office of German Chancellor Olaf ....
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European Commission welcomes agreement on new legislation to prevent 500 million tonnes of emissions from fluorinated gases, ozone depleting substances
Date: 2023-10-06 15:55:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:57 - ID:10378597
BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (MENA) - The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on strengthened rules to massively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluorinated gases (F-gases) and ....
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UN chief condemns drone attack in Syria
Date: 2023-10-06 15:02:58 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:52 - ID:10378535
NEW YORK, Oct 6 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the drone attack on a military academy graduation in Syria. He said he is deeply concerned about the drone attack, which took place in Homs, Syria, according to ....
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn 2 last Geneva
Date: 2023-10-06 14:37:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:50 - ID:10378500
As with other major trends relating to maternal health, no region of the world has significantly reduced rates of preterm births over the last decade. The annual global rate of reduction in preterm births between 2010 and 2020 was just 0.14 per ....
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
Date: 2023-10-06 14:34:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:49 - ID:10378496
GENEVA, Oct 6 (MENA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday. The data is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies ....
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Russians shell Kherson’s central part
Date: 2023-10-06 07:30:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10377644
KIEV, Oct 6 (MENA) - The Russian invasion force shelled the center of Kherson, hitting a number of residential buildings. That’s according to the head of the Kherson City Military Administration, Roman Mrochko, Ukrinform reported. "At about ....