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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits northeast Afghanistan
Date: 2023-03-27 06:28:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:3 - ID:10085466
KABUL, March 27 (MENA) - An Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted the Northeast Province of Afghanistan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 rocked Taloqan capital centre of Takhar ....
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Ukraine calls for emergency UN meeting to counter Russia’s ‘nuclear blackmail’
Date: 2023-03-26 21:37:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:64 - ID:10085385
KIEV, March 26 (MENA) - Ukraine is requesting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday after Russia said it had reached an agreement to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, calling on the U.S. and other world powers to ....
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Biden declares emergency for Mississippi after massive storm kills at least 25
Date: 2023-03-26 21:23:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10085375
WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden declared an emergency to aid recovery and clean-up efforts in Mississippi after a storm left at least 25 people dead over the weekend, making federal funds available for a number of counties that ....
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Biden 'absolutely' committed to keeping American troops in Syria
Date: 2023-03-26 20:51:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:10085339
WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - US National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Joe Biden is committed to keeping American troops in Syria in the wake of Iranian-backed attacks. “We’re going to always act to defend ....
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OIC condemns burning of Quran copies in Denmark
Date: 2023-03-26 18:24:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:53 - ID:10085124
RIYADH, March 26 (MENA) - The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vehemently condemned the provocative burning of copies of the Holy Quran, which took place in two different locations in Copenhagen, Denmark, on ....
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Russia's nuclear rhetoric 'dangerous,' NATO says
Date: 2023-03-26 15:56:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:47 - ID:10085120
BRUSSELS, March 26 (MENA) - NATO on Sunday criticized Russia for its "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. "NATO is vigilant, ....
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Moscow-Beijing relations to bring global peace and stability - Chinese FM
Date: 2023-03-26 15:51:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:10085114
MOSCOW, March 26 (MENA) - Russian-Chinese relations are the factor that will bring global peace and stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Sunday. "Chinese-Russian relations rest on mutual interest. We are neighbours and we are ....
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Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break
Date: 2023-03-26 15:26:52 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:43 - ID:10085087
TAIPEI CITY, March 26 (MENA) - Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states, Fox Taiwan reported. Foreign ....
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Russia launches missile strike on Kramatorsk
Date: 2023-03-26 11:58:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:32 - ID:10084665
KYIV, March 26 (MENA) - Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region at around midnight and are using Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, and cluster munitions to shell Avdiivka. Pavlo Kyrylenko, ....
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Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt
Date: 2023-03-26 11:32:21 GMT - Germany - World - SN:30 - ID:10084672
BERLIN, March 26 (MENA) - Lufthansa's operations were disrupted Sunday at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems, according to Associated Press. Check-in systems on the airline's website and at the counter, as well as boarding, were ....