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  • 2 dead, 35 injured after heavy rain pounds Japan

    Date: 2023-06-03 22:04:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:56 - ID:10191942

    TOKYO, June 3 (MENA) – Two people died and at least 35 people were injured after heavy rain pounded wide areas of Japan, local authorities said Saturday, with landslides and river flooding occurring in many parts in the country's east, Kyodo News ....

  • Ukraine’s Air Force launches 11 strikes on Russian forces

    Date: 2023-06-03 21:42:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:10191900

    KYIV, June 3 (MENA) – Ukraine’s Air Force launched 11 strikes on Russian personnel clusters during the day, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday. "During the day, the aircraft of the defense forces ....

  • Biden signs debt ceiling deal into law, averting historic default

    Date: 2023-06-03 21:42:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:10191899

    WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden signed into law Saturday a bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025, to avert a first-ever US default, the CNN reported. Suspending the debt limit through early 2025 takes ....

  • Erdogan sworn in as he begins third term as Turkey's president

    Date: 2023-06-03 15:18:32 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:39 - ID:10191602

    ANKARA, June 3 (MENA) - Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Saturday sworn in for a third term as president, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule, France 24 reported. The ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 209,470 troops

    Date: 2023-06-03 07:17:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10190836

    KIEV, June 3 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 209,470 troops in Ukraine (+560 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • 238 dead, 900 injured after horrific three-train crash in Odisha

    Date: 2023-06-03 07:12:37 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:10190824

    NEW DELHI, June 3 (MENA) - At least 238 people were killed and around 900 were injured in a horrific three-train collision in Odisha's Balasore, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Prime Minister ....

  • Ukraine’s Air Force launches 15 strikes on Russian positions

    Date: 2023-06-03 07:03:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10190805

    KIEV, June 3 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have launched 15 air strikes on Russian personnel clusters and two more on Russian air defense missile systems. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed ....

  • Japanese officials warn of continuing widespread heavy rain

    Date: 2023-06-03 06:55:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10190791

    TOKYO, June 3 (MENA) - Japanese weather officials say bands of heavy rain clouds caused downpours in the Shikoku and Tokai regions on Friday. They warn that the cloud bands will also develop over other areas in western and eastern Japan through ....

  • Coronavirus cases edging up across Japan

    Date: 2023-06-03 06:38:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10190767

    TOKYO, June 3 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says coronavirus infections are edging up nationwide, NHK reported. Officials say about 5,000 medical institutions reported 17,864 new cases for the seven-day period through May 28. The figure is ....

  • More than 120 people dead and 850 injured in train collision in India

    Date: 2023-06-02 21:41:20 GMT - India - World - SN:62 - ID:10190607

    NEW DELHI, June 2 (MENA) – More than 120 people have been killed after three trains were involved in a crash in eastern India, according to the fire service. Around 850 others were injured when a passenger train derailed and collided with another ....

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