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  • 3.2 magnitude quake hits Himachal Pradesh's Chamba

    Date: 2023-01-14 07:49:21 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9967305

    NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (MENA) - A mild earthquake of 3.2 magnitude hit Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Saturday morning, officials were quoted by NDTV as saying. The tremors were felt around 5:17 am and the depth of the quake was 5 km, National ....

  • Blinken, Ukrainian FM probe security, economic aid

    Date: 2023-01-14 07:19:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9967246

    WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed ways of continuing robust security and economic assistance. Blinken spoke over phone with Kuleba and the two focused on ....

  • Ukrainian forces eliminate about 114,660 Russian troops

    Date: 2023-01-14 07:08:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:9967231

    KIEV, Jan 14 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 114,660 troops in Ukraine (+530 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • Avalanche advisory issued for northern to western Japan

    Date: 2023-01-13 19:36:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:72 - ID:9966963

    TOKYO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued an avalanche advisory for snowy regions along the Sea of Japan coast due to unseasonably high temperatures, NHK reported. Temperatures rose much higher than usual on Friday, ....

  • WHO says masks continue to be key tool against COVID

    Date: 2023-01-13 19:35:36 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:71 - ID:9966885

    GENEVA, Jan 13 (MENA) - The WHO continues to recommend the use of masks by the public in specific situations, and this update recommends their use irrespective of the local epidemiological situation, given the current spread of the COVID-19 ....

  • Sweden takes over EU presidency

    Date: 2023-01-13 18:27:12 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:69 - ID:9966959

    STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (MENA) - For the third time since joining the European Union, Sweden is taking over the rotating presidency of the EU Council, one of the bloc's co-legislators, Euronews reported. For the next six months, the Nordic country will ....

  • No local Omicron XBB.1.5 infections detected so far - Chinese authorities

    Date: 2023-01-13 18:12:26 GMT - China - World - SN:68 - ID:9966956

    BEIJING, Jan 13 (MENA) - There have been no local cases of the COVID-19 Omicron XBB.1.5 detected in China so far, according to a virology expert at a press conference for COVID-19 response held Friday. Since October, there have been 16 local ....

  • Sri Lanka to slash military by a third amid economic crisis

    Date: 2023-01-13 16:36:35 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:63 - ID:9966861

    COLOMBO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the defense minister said on Friday, as the country facing its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades tries to cut ....

  • Taiwan ready to assist Ukraine with digital reconstruction

    Date: 2023-01-13 16:14:31 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:61 - ID:9966787

    TAIPEI, Jan 13 (MENA) - Taiwan is ready to help Ukraine upgrade its digital infrastructure in fields such as remote learning as part of rebuilding efforts after the war, the island's Digital Minister Audrey Tang said. Tang was visiting Vilnius in ....

  • UN urges charges dropped in Greek migrant rescue trial

    Date: 2023-01-13 15:37:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:9966781

    GENEVA, Jan 13 (MENA) - The United Nations on Friday urged all charges to be dropped in a long-delayed Greek trial of 24 migrant rescue workers accused of espionage, including prominent Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini, Alarabiya news channel ....

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