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Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine up to 252,780
Date: 2023-08-11 06:53:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10295411
KIEV, Aug 11 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces have killed 252,780 Russian troops, including 580 in the past day. That’s according to an update by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, seen by Ukrinform. Also, Ukraine’s forces destroyed 4,290 ....
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Japan's industry minister seeks deeper ties with Congo on mineral exploration
Date: 2023-08-11 06:50:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10295408
TOKYO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Japan's economy and industry minister Nishimura Yasutoshi has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he sought to bolster ties with the African nation through mineral exploration projects and business exchanges, NHK ....
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34 combat clashes recorded between Ukrainian, Russian troops in last 24 hours
Date: 2023-08-11 06:48:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10295360
KIEV, Aug 11 (MENA) – The Ukrainian forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, where they are entrenched at the achieved boundaries, Ukrinform reported. In total, 34 combat clashes took place at the front ....
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Ukrainian officials: Attack on Zaporizhzhia hotel used by the UN kills one, injures 16
Date: 2023-08-11 05:19:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10295329
KIEV, Aug 11 (MENA) - A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one dead and 16 injured, Ukrainian officials said. National police said an Iskander missile hit the city at 7:20 p.m. ....
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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido: Report
Date: 2023-08-11 05:15:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:2 - ID:10295325
TOKYO, Aug 11 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on Friday, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake's epicenter was 46 km (28.58 miles) below the Earth's surface, GFZ said. (MENA) R R N/ ....
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'Hunt them down and lock them up': UK minister demands police crackdown after Oxford Street chaos
Date: 2023-08-10 21:59:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:10295279
LONDON, Aug 10 (MENA) - Police must "hunt down and lock up" those behind the disorder on Oxford Street and central London, home secretary Suella Braverman has demanded. Young people scuffled with officers after calls on TikTok for a "mass ....
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Poll says 17% of displaced Ukrainians not planning to return to country
Date: 2023-08-10 21:26:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:76 - ID:10295251
KYIV, Aug 10 (MENA) - Nearly 17 percent of Ukrainian citizens who fled the country due to Russian aggression have already decided not to go back to Ukraine after the war ends. That’s according to Olha Aivazovska, political programs coordinator at ....
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Russia confident of neighbors, dialogue unaffected by EU sanctions: diplomat
Date: 2023-08-10 20:00:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:10295206
MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) - The EU obsessively attempts to sow discord in Russia's relations with other CIS countries, but Moscow is confident in its neighbors and that the EU's efforts will not affect cooperation with them, Russian Deputy Foreign ....
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Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
Date: 2023-08-10 20:00:04 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:74 - ID:10295207
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after another deadly shipwreck claimed dozens of lives in the Mediterranean. The ....
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UN experts demand information on 9 imprisoned human rights defenders in China
Date: 2023-08-10 18:50:32 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:73 - ID:10295182
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) – UN-appointed independent rights experts have called on the Chinese Government to provide information about nine Tibetan human rights defenders serving prisoner sentences of up to 11 years. The experts sounded the ....