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First quarter of 2023 deadliest in Mediterranean since 2017, says UN
Date: 2023-04-12 17:41:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:10110353
GENEVA, April 12 (MENA) - The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017, with hundreds of lives lost trying to reach Europe, Euronews quoted the UN as saying on Wednesday. The United Nations' ....
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UN condemns execution of Ukrainian soldiers
Date: 2023-04-12 17:20:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:72 - ID:10110278
KYIV, April 12 (MENA) - The United Nations said it is "appalled" by the footage of a gruesome video appearing to show a Ukrainian captive being beheaded by a Russian soldier. "Regrettably this is not an isolated incident," the UN Human Rights ....
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UN urges all members of Black Sea grain initiative to honor commitments
Date: 2023-04-12 16:06:40 GMT - Austria - World - SN:67 - ID:10110172
GENEVA, April 12 (MENA) - The United Nations on Wednesday called on all members of the Black Sea initiative on exporting grains from Ukrainian ports to respect their commitments. The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) has not been able to conduct ....
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UN marks Int'l Day of Human Space Flight
Date: 2023-04-12 10:41:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:10109517
NEW YORK, April 12 (MENA) - The UN celebrates Wednesday the International Day of Human Space Flight, which falls on April 12 each year. On April 7, 2011, the UN General Assembly had issued a resolution, declaring the International Day of Human ....
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China's AI system advances global medium-range weather forecasts
Date: 2023-04-12 09:09:04 GMT - China - World - SN:30 - ID:10109434
BEIJING, April 12 (MENA) - Chinese researchers have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) weather forecast system, pushing global medium-range weather forecasts beyond 10 days, Xinhua reported. The system, FengWu, is based on deep ....
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UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians in Myanmar
Date: 2023-04-12 08:21:14 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:24 - ID:10109349
NEW YORK, April 12 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned deadly airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Armed Forces, which reportedly killed at least 100 people in an opposition stronghold in the northwest on Tuesday. ....
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4 jawans dead in Punjab army station firing
Date: 2023-04-12 07:58:00 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:10109214
NEW DELHI, April 12 (MENA) - Four soldiers were killed in an incident of firing inside Bathinda military station in Punjab early this morning, NDTV reported. The jawans belonged to an artillery unit of the Army. The area has been sealed off and ....
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India logs 7,830 new cases, highest in over 7 months
Date: 2023-04-12 07:55:30 GMT - India - World - SN:20 - ID:10109209
NEW DELHI, April 12 (MENA) - India has registered a single-day rise of 7,830 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 223 days, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 40,215, according to the Indian Union Health Ministry ....
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Russian troops again shell Mykolaiv region’s Ochakiv with MLRS
Date: 2023-04-12 07:52:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:10109267
KIEV, April 12 (MENA) - The Russian military shelled Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region, with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Serhii Shaikhet, Mykolaiv region’s police chief, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. "There were strikes again, ....
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Philippines to offer 2nd COVID booster to general public
Date: 2023-04-12 07:37:25 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:10109237
MANILA, April 12 (MENA) - The Philippines will offer the second COVID-19 booster to the general public, the Department of Health announced Wednesday, allowing more Filipinos get additional protection against the virus, ABS-CBN News reported ....
