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Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany
Date: 2023-03-27 09:01:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:18 - ID:10085682
BERLIN, March 27 (MENA) - Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an effort to win inflation-busting raises for their members, AP ....
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Zelensky meets UNICEF Ambassador
Date: 2023-03-27 08:53:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:10085624
KIEV, March 27 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with UNICEF Ambassador Orlando Bloom. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the return of Ukrainian children deported, the creation of bomb shelters in ....
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N. Korea fires 2 SRBMs toward East Sea
Date: 2023-03-27 07:59:43 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:10085525
SEOUL, March 27 (MENA) - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Monday, hours before a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier staged joint drills in waters south of Jeju Island, Yonhap reported. The Joint ....
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US urges Israel leaders to find compromise
Date: 2023-03-27 07:44:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10085521
WASHINGTON, March 27 (MENA) - The United States is deeply concerned by events in Israel and "strongly urges" leaders there to find compromise as soon as possible, a White House spokesperson said. The move came after Israeli Prime Minister ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 171,160 troops
Date: 2023-03-27 06:55:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10085484
KYIV, March 27 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 171,160 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to March 27, 2023, including 610 over the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a ....
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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 ....
