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Philippines: Child, woman among new mpox patients, active cases hit 5
Date: 2024-08-28 06:29:38 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:11 - ID:10846768
MANILA, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Department of Health in the Philippines on Wednesday reported two more cases of mpox, raising confirmed active cases to 5, ABS-CBN reported. The two new patients include a 26-year-old woman from Metro Manila and a ....
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White House: US would defend Israel in Iranian attack
Date: 2024-08-28 06:24:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10846739
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - The US remains committed to defending Israel in the event of an Iranian attack, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said Wednesday. According to Al-Hurra TV channel the White House national ....
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Emergency warnings possible for Typhoon Shanshan in southern Japan
Date: 2024-08-28 05:37:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10846738
TOKYO, August 28 (MENA) - Japanese weather officials say they could issue storm, high wave and storm surge emergency warnings for the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima around Wednesday noon due to Typhoon Shanshan, NHK reported. Officials of ....
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Mexico puts relations with Canada, U.S. embassies 'on pause'
Date: 2024-08-27 21:36:52 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:70 - ID:10846656
MEXICO CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) – Mexico's president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul, CTV News ....
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Starmer says first budget ‘going to be painful’
Date: 2024-08-27 19:28:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:10846594
LONDON, Aug 27 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the first budget under his government is “going to be painful.” At the Rose Garden in the Downing Street, Starmer asked the country to "accept short-term pain for long-term ....
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Russia supports Kazakhstan’s application for BRICS membership: senior diplomat
Date: 2024-08-27 19:21:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:10846595
MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - Moscow supports Astana's application for BRICS membership, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, said, according to TASS News Agency. "BRICS will add value to [bilateral] cooperation. Naturally, Russia supports ....
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Biden condemns 'outrageous' Russian attack on Ukraine power grid
Date: 2024-08-27 18:43:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10846490
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden denounced an "outrageous" Russian assault on Ukraine's power grid Monday, vowing Moscow would "never succeed" in its ongoing war and pledging continued support to Kyiv. Russia fired hundreds of ....
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Ukraine successfully tests first domestic-made ballistic missile
Date: 2024-08-27 14:34:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:46 - ID:10846256
KYIV, Aug 27 (MENA) - Ukraine has successfully tested its first domestically-produced ballistic missile, The Telegraph quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president made the announcement to reporters ....
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WHO expresses concern over rapid spread of monkeypox virus
Date: 2024-08-27 10:49:13 GMT - Republic of the Congo - World - SN:27 - ID:10845798
BRAZZAVILLE, Aug 27 (MENA) - Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, expressed the organization's concern over the rapid spread of the monkeypox virus. During the 74th session of the WHO African Regional ....
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Tokyo startup turns tempura flakes into aviation fuel
Date: 2024-08-27 07:52:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10845462
TOKYO, Aug 27 (MENA) - A Tokyo startup has some ambitious plans to turn what's left over from cooking tempura and other deep-fried dishes into sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, NHK reported. Ecolio now produces about 200 tons of a raw material ....