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Biden administration urges US citizens to leave Belarus immediately
Date: 2023-08-21 18:45:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:10309896
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Biden administration has urged US citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there, according to a statement carried by The Hill newspaper on Monday. The updated travel warning ....
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Serial killer nurse sentenced to whole-life jail term after murdering 7 babies in UK
Date: 2023-08-21 15:57:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:10309716
LONDON, Aug 21 (MENA) - The serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will never be released from prison after a judge sentenced her to a rare whole-life term for the “sadistic” murder of seven babies, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday. Letby, 33, ....
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UN chief expresses solidarity with terror victims
Date: 2023-08-21 15:18:55 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:54 - ID:10309541
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres expressed on Monday solidarity with terrorism victims. In a message on the occasion of the international day of remembering the victims and survivors of terrorism he said ....
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Villages evacuated NE Greece as wildfire rages
Date: 2023-08-21 08:26:51 GMT - Greece - World - SN:20 - ID:10308863
ATHENS, Aug 21 (MENA) - More than 10 villages have been evacuated as a large wildfire rages for a third day on Monday near Alexandroupolis, north-eastern Greece, according to Greek Reporter. The wildfire has already destroyed several homes but ....
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Australia to buy long-range missiles from US
Date: 2023-08-21 08:06:25 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:10308808
SYDNEY, Aug 21 (MENA) - Australia has locked in a deal to buy potent long-range weapons from the United States, officials said Monday, as the country looks to counter China’s rising military power. Defence industry minister Pat Conroy said the ....
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Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes Southern California during tropical storm
Date: 2023-08-21 06:31:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10308638
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California north of Los Angeles on Sunday, rocking much of the region as residents hunkered down for the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary, CNN reported. There were no immediate ....
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China launches new satellite for Earth observation
Date: 2023-08-21 06:02:50 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:10308608
BEIJING, Aug 21 (MENA) - China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday. The satellite, Gaofen-12 04, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 1:45 a.m. ....
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Ukraine's army: 25 combat engagements with Russians in past day
Date: 2023-08-21 05:58:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10308599
KYIV, Aug 21 (MENA) - Over the past day, more than 25 combat engagements with the Russian army took place, while the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is ongoing, Ukrinform news agency reported. This is stated in the morning ....
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Zelensky, Danish PM discuss expanding Ukrainian pilot training missions
Date: 2023-08-20 20:56:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:10308457
KIYV, Aug 20 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen discussed Sunday expanding Ukrainian pilot training missions. During at a joint press conference at the Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark ....
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Dutch PM: The Netherlands, Denmark will give F-16s to Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-20 15:30:25 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:50 - ID:10308243
AMSTERDAM, Aug 20 (MENA) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday that the Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. Rutte, meeting with Zelenskyy at a Dutch air base, said the ....