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Biden administration plans to end COVID-19 emergency declarations May 11
Date: 2023-01-31 08:56:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9994788
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The White House is planning to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, CBS News reported. May 11 will mark more than three years of the US being under an emergency related to the pandemic. Former President ....
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US sends first batch of Bradleys to Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-31 08:07:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:9994742
KYIV, Jan 31 (MENA) - More than 60 Bradley Fighting Vehicles are already being transported to Ukraine as part of the US military assistance to the nation, Ukrinform reported Tuesday. "The shipment — containing more than 60 Bradleys — left the ....
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Guterres strongly condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
Date: 2023-01-31 08:06:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:9994714
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (MENA) - The UN chief and top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, that left at least 59 dead and 150 injured, according to the UN News Center. "It is particularly abhorrent ....
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Ex-US admiral visits Taiwan
Date: 2023-01-31 07:43:59 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:16 - ID:9994684
TAIPEI, Jan 31 (MENA) - US Retired Admiral Philip Davidson, who served as head of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from 2018 to 2021, is in Taiwan to discuss regional security-related issues, Focus Taiwan reported Tuesday. Davidson is part ....
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K-P observes day of mourning as Peshawar blast death toll rises to 92
Date: 2023-01-31 07:29:33 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:9994664
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (MENA) - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan on Tuesday announced a day of mourning in the province as the death toll of the Peshawar blast rose to 92, Express Tribune reported. The rescue ....
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France to consider training Ukrainian fighter jet pilots
Date: 2023-01-31 07:27:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9994650
KIEV, Jan 31 (MENA) - France is considering Ukraine’s request for fighter-jet pilot training, per an aide to French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. This is according to Politico, Ukrinform reported. The French and Ukrainian defense ....
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Poland could supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, Kyiv suggests
Date: 2023-01-31 07:26:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:9994635
LONDON, Jan 31 (MENA) - Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s most senior adviser has suggested Poland is willing to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters as Ukraine’s lobbying for the combat jets steps up only a few days after Germany and the US agreed to send over ....
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US, Israel affirm need of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons
Date: 2023-01-31 07:22:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9994603
GAZA/WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed the need of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Speaking during a press conference with Netanyahu, Blinken ....
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Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese military aircraft, 3 naval ships around country
Date: 2023-01-31 06:54:42 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:10 - ID:9994622
TAIPEI, Jan 31 (MENA) - Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around the country between 6 a.m. on Monday and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported. Of the nine People’s ....
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Seventh Memphis police officer relieved of duty over fatal Tyre Nichols traffic stop
Date: 2023-01-31 06:54:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9994591
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - Authorities announced that a total of seven Memphis Police officers were relieved of duty this month after police officers brutally beat, Tased and pepper sprayed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols after pulling him over, USA Today ....