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  • US suicides hit an all-time high last year

    Date: 2023-08-11 16:00:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:10295999

    NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the US, the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet ....

  • Russia’s Northern Fleet begins exercises to protect the Northern Sea Route

    Date: 2023-08-11 11:07:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:10295580

    MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) – The Northern Fleet of Russia has begun a command and staff training, during which the protection of the communications of the Northern Sea Route will be worked out, INA news agency reported. The exercise is led by the ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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. ....

  • 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/ ....

  • '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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