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2 dead, 1 injured in shooting incident at SDF firing range in Japan
Date: 2023-06-14 05:31:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10208694
TOKYO, June 14 (MENA) - Two Self-Defense Forces members died and another was seriously injured after being shot by a trainee member with a rifle at an SDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan, on Wednesday, Kyodo news agency quoted police and other ....
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Int'l organizations not arenas for geopolitical games: China on US rejoining UNESCO
Date: 2023-06-13 22:17:59 GMT - China - World - SN:79 - ID:10208323
BEIJING, June 13 (MENA) - A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed Tuesday that international organizations are not arenas for geopolitical games. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to ....
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US hits dlrs 40 bln in weapons pledged to Ukraine
Date: 2023-06-13 20:18:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:10208577
WASHINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced an additional dlrs 325 million in security assistance for Ukraine, including more rockets, artillery and armored vehicles, bringing total weapons pledged to the country amid ....
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Funding for Humanitarian Operations in Syria and Neighbouring Countries at Critical Low: IOM Chief
Date: 2023-06-13 12:21:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:10207685
GENEVA, June 13 (MENA) - Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) António Vitorino is raising alarm over the scarcity of funding for humanitarian operations required to support millions of Syrians and their host ....
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Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying another dam to slow counteroffensive
Date: 2023-06-13 08:39:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:10207014
LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - Ukraine has accused Russian forces of destroying another dam with the aim of slowing a counteroffensive launched by Kyiv, The Guardian reported. As rescue and relief efforts entered their seventh day for victims of the ....
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Kryvyi Rih missile strike left three dead, 25 injured
Date: 2023-06-13 07:31:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10207019
KIEV, June 13 (MENA) - At least three civilians were killed and another 25 were injured by a Russian missile strike that hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region overnight Tuesday. That’s according to an update posted by the chief of ....
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Russian death toll in Ukraine up to 216,650
Date: 2023-06-13 07:28:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10207065
KIEV, June 13 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 216,650 Russian forces, including 470 in the past day. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported. In addition, Ukraine’s defense forces ....
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Experts warn of ‘one of the most dangerous periods in human history’ amid nuclear arsenal development
Date: 2023-06-12 22:02:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10206849
WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - The development of nuclear arsenals is leading to a perilous period in history, a group of experts warns. “We are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history,” Dan Smith, director of the Stockholm ....
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Royal fan faints metres away from King Charles in Yorkshire
Date: 2023-06-12 21:21:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:10206831
LONDON, June 12 (MENA) - As King Charles was greeted by hundreds of well-wishers on his extended walkabout during a royal engagement in Yorkshire on Monday, a woman fell through the barrier just a couple of metres away from where he was talking to ....
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UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
Date: 2023-06-12 18:12:42 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:70 - ID:10206638
NEW YORK, June 12 (MENA) - Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to shore up information integrity on ....