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33 killed, injured in Dominican Republic's market explosion
Date: 2023-08-15 05:51:27 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:4 - ID:10300217
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 15 (MENA) - A powerful explosion rocked a bustling market area near the capital of the Dominican Republic, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 others as people tried to flee amid the chaos, ABC news quoted ....
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UK intercepts Russian bombers flying north of Scotland
Date: 2023-08-14 21:20:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:68 - ID:10300084
LONDON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as they transited north of the Shetland Islands within ....
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US hails Nigeria's presidency of ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Niger
Date: 2023-08-14 21:20:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10300083
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended Monday Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his chairmanship of the 2nd ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Niger crisis. According to a press release by the US State Department, ....
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Germany, Ukraine sign memorandum of cooperation
Date: 2023-08-14 21:19:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:66 - ID:10300082
KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Finance Minister of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko and German counterpart Christian Lindner signed a memorandum of cooperation between the two countries, Ukrinform reported Monday. The memorandum provides for ensuring ....
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Russian deputy defense minister discusses military cooperation with Bangladeshi delegation
Date: 2023-08-14 21:19:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:10300081
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin and Tarique Ahmed Siddique, a defense and security advisor to the Bangladeshi prime minister, discussed military cooperation between the countries on the ....
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US ambassador in Moscow meets detained WSJ reporter
Date: 2023-08-14 19:54:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10300036
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The US ambassador to Russia was granted access to jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Monday in the third such visit since his detention in March, the Wall Street Journal reported. US Ambassador ....
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Hawaii wildfires death toll approaches 100
Date: 2023-08-14 19:53:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:10299964
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The death toll from the catastrophic wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui reached 96 people as of Sunday night, making it the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century, The Hill reported Maui County ....
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Kyiv condemns Russia's provocative actions in the Black Sea
Date: 2023-08-14 19:53:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:60 - ID:10300034
KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the provocative actions carried out by the Russian Federation on August 13 in the Black Sea in relation to the Turkish dry cargo vessel Sukru Okan, which was en route ....
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Putin: Russia open to defense cooperation with countries protecting their interests
Date: 2023-08-14 17:26:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10299844
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations seeking to protect their interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership and defense cooperation ....
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RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying north of Scotland
Date: 2023-08-14 16:29:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:10299838
LONDON, Aug 14 (MENA) - RAF Typhoon jets intercepted Russian bombers flying north of Scotland in the early hours of Monday morning, the UK government has said. Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol ....