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43 killed, injured in missile strike on Ukraine's Chernihiv
Date: 2023-08-19 12:27:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:39 - ID:10306669
KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - At least six people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on the center of Chernihiv, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko was quoted by Ukrinform news agency as saying on Saturday. The Russian attack on the ....
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Russia to get smartphone fully replacing foreign ones by yearend
Date: 2023-08-19 11:46:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:10306615
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Russia’s smartphone with functions fully replacing those of foreign ones, may appear in the country by the end of this year or at the beginning of 2024, deputy head of the Defense Ministry’s department, head of the ERA-IT ....
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Elon Musk removing block feature on X (formerly Twitter)
Date: 2023-08-19 11:21:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:10306502
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - Users of X (formerly Twitter) will not be able to block people from seeing their posts or leaving comments, Elon Musk has said. The social media platform owner said the function "makes no sense" - adding that it will ....
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OSBU lauds great sacrifices of people working in humanitarian field
Date: 2023-08-19 10:50:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:32 - ID:10306454
CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation States Broadcasting Union (OSBU) has praised the great support provided by Member States in the field of humanitarian work and their tangible efforts to mitigate the negative effects of ....
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Handover of F-16s to Ukraine not to affect special op’s outcome - politician
Date: 2023-08-19 09:44:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:10306381
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - A potential handover of F-16 planes to Ukraine will not affect the outcome of Russia’s special military operation, says Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" political party. "A potential handover of ....
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State of emergency in western Canada as wildfires rage
Date: 2023-08-19 09:28:16 GMT - Canada - World - SN:22 - ID:10306258
OTTAWA, Aug 19 (MENA) – Canada's western province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency as firefighters battled wildfires raging in the hills and mountains above the town of West Kelowna, forcing thousands of evacuations, The Japan Times ....
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Reznikov thanks U.S., Denmark, Netherlands for F-16s for Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-19 08:58:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:10306288
KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has confirmed that Denmark and the Netherlands are ready to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets after pilot training is completed, Ukrinform news agency said. "Great news from ....
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Japan, South Korea agree on restart of high-level talks by year-end
Date: 2023-08-19 08:04:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10306199
TOKYO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the resumption of high-level economic and political talks by the end of this year, amid rapid progress in mending ties, Kyodo News said. ....
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Ukraine plans to demine 80% of potentially contaminated territories within ten years - Svyrydenko
Date: 2023-08-19 07:32:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10306160
KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko has called on diplomats to help Ukraine achieve the ambitious goal of demining 80% of potentially contaminated territories within ten years. This ....
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Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant on Sunday for last-minute talks
Date: 2023-08-19 07:20:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10306097
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to be just days away from making a decision on when to authorize the release of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, ....
