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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years
Date: 2023-08-02 15:24:04 GMT - China - World - SN:46 - ID:10284117
BEIJING, Aug 2 (MENA) - The torrential rains hitting Beijing in the past few days are the heaviest downpour the city has seen in the past 140 years, Chinese authorities said Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of extreme weather events ....
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Russia kicks off Ocean Shield 2023 naval maneuvers in Baltic Sea
Date: 2023-08-02 13:02:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:10283740
MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) – The naval drills codenamed Ocean Shield 2023 kicked off in the Baltic Sea, Tass quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying on Wednesday. "From August 2, a naval exercise, Ocean Shield 2023, is running in the Baltic Sea under ....
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Turkmenistan halts Moscow flights amid drone attacks
Date: 2023-08-02 12:21:19 GMT - Turkmenistan - World - SN:35 - ID:10283737
ASHGABAT, Aug 2 (MENA) - Turkmenistan’s flagship carrier Turkmenistan Airlines announced it was suspending direct flights to Moscow starting Tuesday, just days after consecutive drone attacks on the Russian capital, The Moscow Times ....
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5.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Andaman, Nicobar Islands
Date: 2023-08-02 08:37:45 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:10283184
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale has jolted Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake occurred at around 5:40 am in the morning hours with its depth ....
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30,800 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-08-02 08:25:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:13 - ID:10283275
WARSAW, Aug 2 (MENA) - About 30,800 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 34,800 people crossed from Poland back into Ukraine on Tuesday. About 12.4 ....
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Ukraine:Russians shell Nikopol district three times at night
Date: 2023-08-02 08:25:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10283310
KIEV, Aug 2 (MENA) - Russia shelled the Nikopol region three times with heavy artillery, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram Wednesday, according to Ukrinform. "During the ....
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Blinken asserts unwavering support of US for Nigerian president
Date: 2023-08-02 07:19:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10283135
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Wednesday with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum to assert the continued unwavering support of the United States for President Bazoum and Niger’s democracy. According to ....
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Japanese among evacuated from Niger with help of France: gov't
Date: 2023-08-02 06:30:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10283120
TOKYO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Two Japanese citizens and a family member of another nationality were among those evacuated from Niger with the support of France following a military coup in the western African state, Kyodo reported Wednesday quoting the top ....
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Ukraine: Kiev’s air defense shoots down Russian drones overnight
Date: 2023-08-02 05:38:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:10283084
KIEV, Aug 2 (MENA) - Kiev’s air defense shot down all incoming Russian drones overnight Wednesday, Ukrinform said quoting Kiev City Military Administration. Groups of kamikaze drones attacked Kiev simultaneously from multiple directions. ....
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Scientists develop groundbreaking cancer-killing pill
Date: 2023-08-01 21:38:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:10282988
LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - Scientists at a leading US hospital have developed a “cancer-killing pill” that kills solid tumors through “targeted chemotherapy,” The Independent reported. Likened to a “snowstorm that closes a key airline hub, shutting ....
