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9 killed after Colombia guerrillas clash despite peace talks
Date: 2023-09-05 06:44:55 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:11 - ID:10329922
BOGOTA, Sept 5 (MENA) - Nine people were killed in fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups, an official said Monday, even as progress was reported in talks seeking to end decades of armed conflict in the South American nation, Hindustan ....
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Philippines inflation quickens to 5.3 pct in August
Date: 2023-09-05 06:41:48 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:10329915
MANILA, Sept 5 (MENA) - After slowing down for six months, inflation again quickened in August following increases in fuel and food prices, particularly rice, ABS-CBN quoted the state statistics bureau as saying Tuesday. Inflation hit 5.3 ....
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Japan protests China's import ban over Fukushima water release at WTO
Date: 2023-09-05 06:36:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10329906
TOKYO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Japanese government said Tuesday it has submitted a document to the WTO protesting China's blanket seafood import ban following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, ....
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27,100 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-09-05 06:31:04 GMT - Poland - World - SN:8 - ID:10329900
WARSAW, Sept 5 (MENA) - About 27,100 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 25,600 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Monday. More than 15.27 ....
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Russian death toll in Ukraine up to 265,680: Ukrainian army
Date: 2023-09-05 06:28:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10329857
KIEV, Sept 5 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces on Tuesday said that it had killed 265,680 Russian troops, including 560 over the past day, since February 2022, Ukrinform news agency quoted the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as ....
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Japan PM Kishida starts trip to Indonesia, India for ASEAN, G-20 talks
Date: 2023-09-05 06:26:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10329887
TOKYO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida embarked on a seven-day trip to Indonesia and India on Tuesday, seeking to address concerns about the disposal of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, especially in ....
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Lavrov to visit Bangladesh soon — senior diplomat
Date: 2023-09-04 20:54:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:10329688
MOSCOW, Sept 4 (MENA) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will soon pay a visit to Bangladesh, TASS reported Monday, quoting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. "We are flying tomorrow to another event in this region - the East ....
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UN reveals invasive species cost world at least dlrs 423bln every year
Date: 2023-09-04 20:53:44 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:69 - ID:10329689
NEW YORK, Sept 4 (MENA) - The United Nations released a fresh assessment of the cost of invasive and alien species to the global economy, estimating that, together, the pests and efforts to control them suck dlrs 423 billion from the world's economy ....
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Biden 'too old to run' again, nearly three-quarters say: poll
Date: 2023-09-04 20:00:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10329658
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (MENA) - A majority of voters said President Biden is "too old to run for president," a new Wall Street Journal poll has found. The poll, conducted between Aug. 24-30, found that 73 percent of registered voters think the ....
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Russian-Chinese ties hit highest point since Soviet times: Senior Russian diplomat
Date: 2023-09-04 20:00:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:10329653
MOSCOW, Sept 4 (MENA) - Relations between Moscow and Beijing have blossomed to reach the highest point since the Soviet times, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said. "Our relations with China have been steady for a very long time, several ....