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8 killed in shooting at a mall in Texas
Date: 2023-05-07 18:06:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:10145836
WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - A gunman has shot and killed eight people shopping at a mall north of Dallas, Texas, emergency services say. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Allen Premium Outlets mall as eyewitnesses described a man firing ....
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80% in Japan oppose tax hike plan to cover defense spending, poll finds
Date: 2023-05-07 10:24:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:40 - ID:10145091
TOKYO, May 7 (MENA) - A total of 80% of respondents to a Kyodo News poll said they are against possible tax hikes to finance Japan's substantial defense buildup plan, despite an overwhelming majority expressing concern about China potentially taking ....
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Russia returns to top-10 world's largest economies first since 2014
Date: 2023-05-07 09:41:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10145001
MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russia has returned to the top ten largest economies and ranked the eighth for the first time since 2014 by producing $2.3 trillion worth of goods and services in 2022, data from the World Bank and statistical services ....
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UN warns against gender discrimination in Afghanistan
Date: 2023-05-07 08:42:15 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:24 - ID:10144886
GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, and the Chair of the working group on discrimination against women and girls, Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, shared their preliminary observations, ....
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Armed Forces of Ukraine repel about 50 attacks
Date: 2023-05-07 07:33:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:10144704
KIEV, May 7 (MENA) - Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled about 50 Russian attacks as Russia continues to focus its main efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Marinka directions, Ukrinform said Sunday quoting a report of the General Staff of the ....
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8 killed, 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting.
Date: 2023-05-07 07:03:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10144700
WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - Eight people were killed in a shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas, and seven victims are being treated at trauma facilities, officials said Saturday night. The gunman, who authorities believe was acting alone, is ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 194,430
Date: 2023-05-07 06:58:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10144742
KIEV, May 7 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 194,430 Russian military personnel since the start of the military operation on Feb 24, 2022, and including 660 soldiers over the past day, according to Ukrinform News Agency ....
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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian arms depot - Defense Ministry
Date: 2023-05-07 06:42:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:10144703
MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russian artillery units have destroyed a Ukrainian weapons warehouse, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik. "Mortar crews, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a satellite communications system and a ....
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Woman killed as Dnipropetrovsk region struck with Grad MLRS, heavy artillery
Date: 2023-05-07 05:58:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10144653
KIEV, May 7 (MENA) - Russian troops fired Grad MLRS and heavy artillery at Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, killing one person and injuring three more, according to Ukrinform. "Nikopol district was struck twice at night. Grad MLRS and ....
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UK Rights Watch condemns arrests of anti-monarchists
Date: 2023-05-06 16:14:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:10144258
LONDON, May 6 (MENA) - Yasmine Ahmed, the UK director of Human Rights Watch, said Saturday that reports about people being arrested in the UK for peacefully protesting the coronation are incredibly alarming. “This is something you would expect to ....