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Security analysis for G7 host city Hiroshima
Date: 2023-05-13 06:59:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10154977
TOKYO, May 13 (MENA) - The Japanese city of Hiroshima is preparing for an influx of global leaders and dignitaries at this month's G7 summit. Security is a paramount concern for the visitors, as well as local people, NHK World reported. ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine up to 198,260
Date: 2023-05-13 06:49:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:10154962
KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 198,260 Russian persons between February 24, 2022 and May 13, 2023, including 590 in the past day alone. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said this in a Facebook post, ....
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Pentagon sending reinforcements to Gulf after Iran threats
Date: 2023-05-12 18:46:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10154693
WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) – The Pentagon will send “reinforcements” to the Gulf due to Iranian threats to interfere with commercial shipping in the Middle East, a White House official said Friday. “The US strongly condemns actions that threaten ....
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Indonesia: Mount Anak Krakatau erupts with 2,500-meter-high ash burst
Date: 2023-05-12 14:41:36 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:41 - ID:10154393
JAKARTA, May 12 (MENA) - The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that an eruption had occurred at Mount Anak Krakatau located in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung District, Lampung Province, according ....
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US, NATO mull efforts to back Ukraine
Date: 2023-05-12 06:32:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10153603
WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană in Washington, D.C, the US Department of State said in a press release. Sherman and Geoană discussed preparations for the ....
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South Korea to drop mandatory 7-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients from June
Date: 2023-05-11 07:30:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:10151896
SEOUL, May 11 (MENA) - South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and will from June no longer require infected people to quarantine for seven days, dropping one of the country's few remaining pandemic-related restrictions, ....
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4 people injured after magnitude 5.2 quake strikes near Tokyo
Date: 2023-05-11 06:43:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:10151851
TOKYO, May 11 (MENA) – A strong earthquake struck the greater Tokyo region early Thursday. Local authorities say four people have been injured, NHK reported. There was no tsunami. Some elevators in a high-rise condominium in Tokyo were stopped ....
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Armenian military positions in Sotk under Azeri gunfire
Date: 2023-05-11 06:14:27 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:10 - ID:10151838
YEREVAN, May 11 (MENA) - As of 08:45 the Armenian positions in the direction of Sotk were still under Azerbaijani gunfire, ARMENPRESS reported, quoting the Armenian Ministry of Defense. The Armed Forces of Armenia are taking the relevant ....
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant facing ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage amid Russian evacuation
Date: 2023-05-11 06:04:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:10151827
LONDON, May 11 (MENA) - Russia plans to relocate about 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company has claimed, warning of a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia ....
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Ukraine Army repels 39 Russian attacks in four directions
Date: 2023-05-11 05:37:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10151806
KIEV, May 11 (MENA) - Russian troops continue focusing efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on ....