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BRICS President says bloc is in 1st phase of membership expansion
Date: 2023-08-24 10:17:38 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:27 - ID:10313862
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (MENA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose country presided over the fifth summit of BRICS, said member states reached a consensus on the first phase of expansion process, stressing that further phases will follow. ....
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S. Korea arrests 14 protesters seeking to enter Japan embassy
Date: 2023-08-24 08:55:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:20 - ID:10313514
SEOUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - South Korean police arrested on Thursday at least 14 people who entered a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a protest against Tokyo's release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to Channel ....
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China suspends imports of all Japanese aquatic products
Date: 2023-08-24 07:35:50 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:10313483
BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - China's General Administration of Customs announced Thursday that the country will suspend the imports of all aquatic products, including edible aquatic animals, originating from Japan starting from Aug. 24 to prevent risks ....
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Guterres: UN committed to territorial integrity of Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-24 06:56:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10313429
KIEV/NEW YORK, Aug 24 (MENA) - The United Nations is committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated this in his ....
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Japan begins releasing Fukushima treated radioactive water into sea
Date: 2023-08-24 05:26:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:1 - ID:10313340
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japan started discharging treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea Thursday, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo. The Japanese government announced earlier in the ....
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Pentagon official says could not confirm Russia's reports on death of Wagner boss
Date: 2023-08-23 22:10:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:10313262
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - A Pentagon official said they could not confirm the reports from Russia that Wagner mercenary group’s Yevgeny V. Prigozhin had been killed in an airplane crash, or why the jet went down. In a statement reported by ....
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Moscow confirms death of Wagner chief in plane crash
Date: 2023-08-23 21:15:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:10313249
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency. The crash immediately raised suspicions since the ....
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Biden to host Costa Rican counterpart at White House next week
Date: 2023-08-23 19:19:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10313201
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - President Biden will host Costa Rica’s president at the White House next week to discuss migration and other issues, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday. Biden and Costa Rican President ....
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BRICS countries appreciate Russia seeking ways to resolve Ukraine crisis, Ramaphosa says
Date: 2023-08-23 18:48:32 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:64 - ID:10313176
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 23 (MENA) - BRICS members value Russia's position on peacekeeping efforts aimed at finding ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said during the plenary session of the BRICS summit after ....
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At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires as FBI seeks help in identifying dead
Date: 2023-08-23 17:04:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:10313081
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said, with the FBI seeking family members' help in identifying the remains of the dead. The ....
