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Ukraine: More than 25 combat clashes recorded at front in past day
Date: 2023-09-01 05:55:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10324573
KIEV, Sept 1 (MENA) - More than 25 combat clashes have taken place at the front in the 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning update on Facebook. Ukrinform reported "In the past 24 hours, 25 combat ....
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Voting underway in Singapore's Presidential Election
Date: 2023-09-01 05:36:09 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:6 - ID:10324559
SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (MENA) - Voting is currently underway in the Presidential Election as Singaporeans on Friday cast their ballot for the country's ninth President, Channel News Asia reported. The three candidates for the 2023 Presidential ....
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Australia renews anti-Russian sanctions imposed in 2014
Date: 2023-08-31 20:11:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:10324399
SYDNEY, Aug 31 (MENA) - Australia has renewed its package of anti-Russian sanctions first introduced after Crimea’s reunification with Russia in 2014, the Department of Home Affairs told TASS. The effect of "sanctions in respect of certain ....
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UK hot weather: Nine-day mini-heatwave to blast Britain as summer makes blistering return
Date: 2023-08-31 20:01:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:10324397
LONDON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Weather forecasters have predicted that summer will make a blistering last minute return this September as temperatures soar, the Daily Express reported on Thursday. Following a lacklustre August, the mercury is set to ....
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Global North States’ refusal to waive COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights violated non-discrimination guarantee: UN
Date: 2023-08-31 15:22:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:50 - ID:10324117
GENEVA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Thursday called on State parties in the global North, in particular Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the ....
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US: Arms aid to Taiwan doesn't imply recognition of sovereignty
Date: 2023-08-31 13:10:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:10323960
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - The US State Department insisted that military aid to Taiwan doesn't not imply any recognition of the sovereignty of Taiwan, the Independent newspaper reported on Thursday. The US has approved for the first time a ....
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Biden promises to continue supporting Afghan people
Date: 2023-08-31 12:49:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:10323987
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden promised to continue supporting the Afghan people, expressing pride that the US is the largest aid donor to Afghanistan. "Two years ago, the United States ended nearly two decades of war in ....
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Ben Wallace confirms resignation as UK defense minister in letter to PM Sunak
Date: 2023-08-31 07:52:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:10323285
LONDON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Ben Wallace confirmed his resignation as defense minister on Thursday in a letter to Rishi Sunak, offering the government his continued support while warning the British prime minister not to see defense as a “discretionary ....
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Japanese Prime Minister criticizes latest North Korea missile launches
Date: 2023-08-31 06:32:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10323140
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has strongly criticized the latest missile launches by North Korea, NHK reported. Kishida spoke to reporters on Thursday, the morning after North Korea fired two ballistic ....
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Kishida vows support for fishers amid China's seafood imports ban
Date: 2023-08-31 06:30:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10323129
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has visited a wholesale market in Tokyo and vowed to draw up support measures for those affected by China's suspension of Japanese seafood imports, according to NHK. China strongly ....
