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WHO: COVID-19 remains global health threat
Date: 2023-08-09 15:56:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:51 - ID:10293575
GENEVA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom said "three months ago, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency, although I said that it remains a global health threat." "Since ....
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Putin signs decree on special payment procedure to export food products from Russia
Date: 2023-08-09 15:16:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:10293530
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on a special payment mechanism for export of agricultural products from Russia, Tass reported. It allows the use of special accounts in transactions with foreign buyers at ....
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UNICEF urges safer legal paths to migration
Date: 2023-08-09 14:49:04 GMT - Italy - World - SN:46 - ID:10293525
ROME, Aug 9 (MENA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe, according to the UN News Center. A pregnant woman and a young child ....
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US defense official says force posture in Niger unchanged
Date: 2023-08-09 11:54:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:10293198
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Defense Department's force posture in Niger has not changed, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh. There are over 1,000 US troops in Niger, and the US embassy is still open, she said in statements ....
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Powerful explosion at factory in Moscow Region
Date: 2023-08-09 09:34:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:10292966
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) - A powerful explosion rocked an optical equipment factory in the town of Sergiyev Posad outside of Moscow, with evacuation efforts underway, RT reported Wednesday quoting local authorities. The incident took place at the ....
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UN welcomes Syria’s permission to use Bab al-Hawa crossing point
Date: 2023-08-09 09:32:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:10292849
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) welcomed Wednesday Syria’s decision to extend the permission for UN agencies to use Bab al-Hawa crossing point to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need for the upcoming six months. According ....
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Russian forces shell Kherson region 66 times, two civilians injured
Date: 2023-08-09 07:42:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10292735
KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Russian army struck Kherson region 66 times, injuring two civilians, Ukrinfrom reported Wednesday quoting Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration as saying in a post on Telegram. According to the ....
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31,800 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-08-09 07:28:12 GMT - Poland - World - SN:9 - ID:10292702
WARSAW, Aug 9 (MENA) - About 31,800 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 31,900 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Wednesday. More than 12.65 ....
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Japan marks 78th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing on Nagasak
Date: 2023-08-09 06:32:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10292606
TOKYO, Aug 9 (MENA) - People in Japan have marked 78 years since the US military dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, NHK news said Wednesday. The city remains the last place to suffer a nuclear attack. Survivors, known as "hibakusha," say world ....
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes southern Philippines
Date: 2023-08-09 05:47:24 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:10292544
MANILA, Aug 9 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Wednesday morning, ABS-CBN News said quoting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic quake's epicenter was 7 kilometers southwest ....
