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Vnukovo, Kaluga airports in Russia temporarily suspend flights amid drone reports
Date: 2023-08-11 10:38:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:10295698
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - The airspace over two Russian airports was temporarily closed on Friday, with all arrivals and departures suspended, in a move that the RIA state news agency said was caused by suspected drone flights. The airspace over ....
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33,700 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-08-11 07:29:56 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:10295440
WARSAW, Aug 11 (MENA) - About 33,700 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 31,600 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 14.477 ....
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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 ....