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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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UK Defense Ministry: Russia ‘highly likely’ resorts to convict labor in defense sector
Date: 2023-01-13 14:49:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:9966734
LONDON, Jan 13 (MENA) - Russia’s defense sector “highly likely” relies on convict labor to meet war-time production demands, the UK Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update on Twitter on Friday. With a prison population reaching ....
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Over 200 Ukrainian troops are traveling to Spain for training
Date: 2023-01-13 14:24:28 GMT - Spain - World - SN:49 - ID:9966653
MADRID, Jan 13 (MENA) - Spain will receive 225 Ukrainian troops late on Thursday at an air force base near Madrid, including 20 who will get training on HAWK air defense systems to counter air attacks, Spain's Defense Ministry said in a statement, ....
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Azerbaijan to produce over 600,000 barrels of oil per day in 2023 - EIA forecasts
Date: 2023-01-13 12:34:30 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:43 - ID:9966456
BAKU, Jan 13 (MENA) – The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its forecast on petroleum and other liquids production for 2023 and 2024, Azernews reported. According to EIA, Azerbaijan will produce between 640,000 to 670,000 ....
