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  • S. Korea to enhance mpox surveillance following WHO emergency alert

    Date: 2024-08-17 07:06:25 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:10832107

    SEOUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - Following the World Health Organization's declaration of mpox outbreaks in Africa as a global health emergency, South Korean authorities have decided to ramp up quarantine and surveillance measures. The Korea Disease ....

  • Typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast, causing transport disruption, power cuts

    Date: 2024-08-16 19:13:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:10831935

    TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power, Japan ....

  • EU allocating EUR 2M for new humanitarian mine action initiative in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-08-16 16:21:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:45 - ID:10831800

    BRUSSELS/KYIV, Aug 16 (MENA) - The European Union is allocating EUR 2 million to finance a new humanitarian mine action initiative in Ukraine, which will be carried out by Ukrainian handlers with their highly trained dogs. The relevant statement ....

  • No need to panic over Mpox emergency declaration: WHO

    Date: 2024-08-16 15:06:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:39 - ID:10831733

    GENEVA, Aug 16 (MENA) - World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that the current health situation regarding monkeypox does not constitute a significant health concern and does not require taking any precautionary measures. ....

  • West wants to strip Russia of access to Baltic Sea — Kremlin aide

    Date: 2024-08-16 06:55:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10831217

    MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Western countries are seeking to deprive Russia of access to the Baltic Sea and turn it into NATO’s 'inland sea,' said Nikolay Patrushev, the former secretary of the Security Council and aide to the Russian president in ....

  • 7 militants killed, five injured in Kurram operation in Pakistan

    Date: 2024-08-16 06:43:19 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:10831213

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (MENA) - Seven militants were killed and five others injured in a fierce exchange of fire with security forces in Kurram district on Thursday, GEO TV quoted the military’s media wing as saying said. The intelligence-based ....

  • Russian army strikes 13 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region

    Date: 2024-08-16 06:21:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10831204

    KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russian forces launched more than 360 strikes on 13 towns and villages in the Zaporizhzhia region on Thursday, August 15. Zaporizhzhia Region Governor Ivan Fedorov said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform ....

  • Thai lawmakers vote Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra to be next PM

    Date: 2024-08-16 06:17:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:7 - ID:10831198

    BANGKOK, Aug 16 (MENA) - Thailand's parliament voted on Friday for the daughter of divisive tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra to become the country's next prime minister, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. Political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, ....

  • Russian army loses 1,330 soldiers in Ukraine over past day

    Date: 2024-08-16 06:13:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10831196

    KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russia lost about 596,950 troops in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and August 16, 2024, including 1,330 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this ....

  • Lithuania sends new military aid package to Ukraine

    Date: 2024-08-15 21:53:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:64 - ID:10831136

    KYIV, Aug 15 (MENA) - As part of Lithuania's military support for the Ukrainian army, Ukraine received loaders, trailers and folding beds from Lithuania on August 15. That is according to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry's press service, Ukrinform ....

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