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Ukraine launches drone attack on Russia's Bryansk region
Date: 2023-01-02 05:55:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9949153
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Governor of Russia's Bryansk region Aleksandr Bogomaz said Monday that Ukraine had launched a drone attack on the town of Klimovo, with no word of casualties reported. However, one energy facility was damaged by the ....
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Ukrainian air forces strike 13 Russian positions
Date: 2023-01-01 21:26:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:66 - ID:9949101
KYIV, Jan 1 (MENA) - Ukrainian air forces launched 13 strikes on the areas where the Russian invaders were located, and missile and artillery units hit two areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment, the General Staff of the ....
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14,870 air raid sirens rang across Ukraine in 2022
Date: 2023-01-01 21:04:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:9949084
KYIV, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Ukrainian State Border Guard Service said on Sunday a total of 14,870 air raid sirens rang across Ukraine in 2022, Ukrinform reported. Most air raid sirens were recorded in such regions as Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia ....
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Lula sworn in for third term as Brazil's president
Date: 2023-01-01 20:50:21 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:64 - ID:9949086
BRAZILIA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, returning to the job he held from 2003-2010. The 77-year-old secured a third term after defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October ....
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Over 45,000 migrants crossed Channel to UK in 2022
Date: 2023-01-01 20:33:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:9949082
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK from mainland Europe in 2022, surpassing the previous year's record by more than 17,000, according to government figures released Sunday. The last crossings of the ....
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Recession to hit one third of global economy in 2023: IMF
Date: 2023-01-01 20:32:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:9949063
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth - the US, Europe and China - all experience weakening activity, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund ....
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British foreign office deplores N.Korea's launch of ballistic missile
Date: 2023-01-01 13:56:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:9948566
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile in the wee hours of Sunday. "North Korea has once again violated UN Security Council Resolutions by launching a ....
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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 ....
