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Only 1 in 5 British trains to run on final day of planned strikes
Date: 2023-01-07 15:01:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:9957643
LONDON, Jan 7 (MENA) - Only about one in five trains across Great Britain will run on Saturday as a 48-hour walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union concludes, with no early morning or evening services and a pared-back ....
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16 Chinese military aircraft cross Taiwan Strait median line
Date: 2023-01-07 13:41:43 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:46 - ID:9957599
TAIPEI, Jan 7 (MENA) - The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked 22 Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around Taiwan during Friday and Saturday, according to Taiwan News. Sixteen of the People’s Liberation Army ....
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British PM meets health leaders over NHS pressures
Date: 2023-01-07 13:11:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:9957607
LONDON, Jan 7 (MENA) - The prime minister, health secretary and Treasury ministers are meeting health experts to help tackle crucial challenges facing the NHS in England, the BBC reported. Reports have emerged of patients spending days on ....
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U.S. regulators OK Alzheimer's drug developed by Japan's Eisai
Date: 2023-01-07 11:21:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:33 - ID:9957373
TOKYO, Jan 7 (MENA) - U.S. regulators has approved an Alzheimer's drug developed by Japanese drug maker Eisai Co. and U.S. firm Biogen Inc. for treatment in the early stage of the fatal, brain-robbing disease, reported Japanese Kyodo News Agency on ....
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Judge scolds Trump legal team and lets James’s lawsuit proceed
Date: 2023-01-07 08:52:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9957190
NEW YORK, Jan 7 (MENA) - A New York judge declined on Friday to throw out the state attorney general’s civil fraud case against former President Donald J. Trump, increasing the likelihood that he will face a trial this fall. In a sharply worded ....
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U.S., Japan launch task force to tackle forced labor in supply chains
Date: 2023-01-07 08:42:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9957170
TOKYO, Jan 7 (MENA) - The United States and Japan on Friday agreed to accelerate efforts to address forced labor and other human rights violations in supply chains through the launch of a task force between the governments of the two countries, ....
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Kevin McCarthy takes oath of office
Date: 2023-01-07 08:35:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9957158
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - Republican Kevin McCarthy took the oath of office after being elected Speaker of the House on January 7, CNN said. McCarthy has been elected as the new US Speaker after winning the 15th vote following chaotic scenes in ....
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Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Japan after bomb threat
Date: 2023-01-07 08:27:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9957143
TOKYO, Jan 7 (MENA) - A domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co. made an emergency landing on Saturday morning at an international airport in central Japan following a bomb threat, according to the transport ministry, but no ....
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US, Germany probe boosting security aid to Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-07 08:12:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9957111
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - The US and Germany discussed ways of boosting security assistance to Ukraine, according to a release by the US Department of Defense. Pentagon Spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. ....
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Biden congratulates McCarthy on winning House speakership following dramatic process
Date: 2023-01-07 08:03:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9957097
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden released a statement congratulating House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was officially elected just after midnight Saturday morning. He was sworn in about an hour later, Fox News said. "Jill and I ....
