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Pope Francis appeals for peace in war-torn countries
Date: 2023-01-01 13:27:25 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:32 - ID:9948560
VATICAN CITY, Jan 1 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis has appealed for peace, alluding to war-torn countries, including Ukraine, as he gave a speech to mark the start of the new year, ABC News reported Sunday. "Let us pray ... for our many brothers and ....
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Russia says 8 int'l military exercises to take place in 2023
Date: 2023-01-01 13:26:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9948513
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - Russia's ground forces will take part in eight international military exercises at Russian training ranges in 2023, the Russia Defense Ministry said in a statement carried by Tass News Agency on Sunday. "Eight bilateral ....
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JHU: global coronavirus cases surpass 660mn
Date: 2023-01-01 13:25:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9948554
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 660 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Sunday that the current ....
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10 killed, injured in New Year’s Eve shooting in Alabama
Date: 2023-01-01 13:25:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9948552
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - One person was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday night, just blocks from where people had gathered for the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, according to CNN. Police got a ....
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US confident of Ukraine victory in 2023 -- Ambassador
Date: 2023-01-01 11:32:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:26 - ID:9948387
KIEV, Jan 1 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has said the United States is confident of Ukraine's victory in 2023, Ukrinform reported Sunday. Brink, in a tweet, stated that Russia attacked Ukraine in the early hours of the new ....
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‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
Date: 2023-01-01 10:44:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9948257
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - A powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California on Saturday, snarling traffic and closing highways as the state prepared to usher in a new year, according to the Associated Press. In the ....
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Ukraine’s Armed Forces repel Russian attacks near nine settlements
Date: 2023-01-01 07:40:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:9948002
KIEV, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near nine settlements on December 31. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a morning update published on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Over the ....
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UN Secretary General mourns Pope Benedict XVI
Date: 2023-01-01 07:39:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9948008
NEW YORK, Jan 1 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sadness at the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In a statement, Guterres said, “It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of His Holiness Pope Emeritus ....
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N.Korea announces test-fire of super-large multiple rocket launchers held
Date: 2023-01-01 06:50:12 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:6 - ID:9947958
PYONYAND, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Second Economic Commission in the DPRK conducted on the morning of December 31, 2022, a test-fire of the super-large multiple rocket launchers being presented to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to ....
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Japan joins U.N. Security Council as new nonpermanent member
Date: 2023-01-01 06:49:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9947965
TOKYO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Japan joined the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member Sunday, starting a two-year stint amid growing calls for the world body's reform following its failure to halt Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Tokyo takes a ....
