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Snow forces closure of third airport runway in Britain
Date: 2025-01-05 09:17:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:11 - ID:11015712
LONDON, Jan 5 (MENA) - Leeds Bradford Airport has cancelled flights and closed their runway due to the snowfall over Yorkshire, Sky News reported on Sunday. Liverpool and Manchester airports had also announced the closure of their runways due to ....
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Russian Army loses another 1,510 soldiers in Ukraine over last day
Date: 2025-01-04 07:06:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:1 - ID:11014601
KIEV, Jan 4 (MENA) - The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to January 4, 2025, amounted to about 794,760 people, including 1,510 invaders killed in the last day. This was reported by the General Staff of ....
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Mike Johnson re-elected as US House speaker
Date: 2025-01-03 23:13:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:11014559
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) - House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term on Friday after a nail-biter finish and now has the daunting task of trying to unify a fractured but potentially powerful group of Republican lawmakers anxious ....
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Thousands of British troops to lead major NATO exercise in Eastern Europe
Date: 2025-01-03 18:26:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:11014426
LONDON, Jan 3 (MENA) - Thousands of UK personnel will continue to deploy to Europe in the next two months to spearhead a major NATO exercise, the British Government official website said in a statement on Friday. Leading from the front, the UK is ....
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Indian MEA spox: US national security advisor to visit India for talks with Indian counterpart
Date: 2025-01-03 17:41:13 GMT - India - World - SN:27 - ID:11014374
NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will pay a visit to India for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. The Indian News Agency (ANI) quoted Spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) ....
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Biden’s veto of US steel deal raises multitude of new questions
Date: 2025-01-03 17:25:24 GMT - Austria - World - SN:26 - ID:11014413
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp. has sparked fresh uncertainty for the American icon that’s been at the heart of a domestic political ....
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Earthquake of Magnitude 5.1 Jolts Myanmar
Date: 2025-01-03 15:57:08 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:21 - ID:11014312
NAYPYIDAW, Jan 3 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday morning, National Center for Seismology (NCS) said, according to the Times of India. According to NCS, the magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred ....
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Russia's operation casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,080 in last 24 hours
Date: 2025-01-03 08:42:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:11013866
KIEV, Jan 3 (MENA) – Russia suffered approximately 793,250 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and January 3, 2025, with 1,080 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed ....
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21 dead, hurt after small plane crashes into furniture warehouse in Southern California
Date: 2025-01-03 06:56:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:11013842
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) – Authorities in Southern California say two people are dead and 19 others were hurt after a small plane crashed into an furniture warehouse just minutes after taking off from a nearby airport, ABC News reported. The ....
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Gold futures rise, starting 2025 on positive note
Date: 2025-01-02 13:22:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:11013157
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - Gold prices increased in the first trading session of 2025 on Thursday, continuing their positive momentum as the US dollar weakened, enhancing the precious metal's appeal as a safe haven for investors. Gold futures for ....