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Dangerous heat expected for much of Japan on Friday
Date: 2024-08-09 07:43:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:10821890
TOKYO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Japanese authorities expect Friday to be another dangerously hot day and urge people across the country to continue taking precautions against heat stroke, NHK reported. The Meteorological Agency expected daytime highs to ....
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35 killed, injured when bus crashes into a pillar of an overpass in Turkey
Date: 2024-08-09 07:40:49 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:17 - ID:10821886
ANKARA, Aug 9 (MENA) - A bus traveling between cities in Turkey swerved off a highway and slammed into an overpass pillar Friday, killing nine people and injuring 26 others on board, ABC News quoted an official as saying. The crash occurred near ....
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Nagasaki urges nuke abolition on A-bomb anniv. rocked by Israel snub
Date: 2024-08-09 07:37:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10821853
TOKYO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Nagasaki called for a shift toward abolishing nuclear weapons on the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city on Friday, in the absence of ambassadors from the United States and other key nuclear states at its ....
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China says it welcomes establishment of Bangladesh interim gov't
Date: 2024-08-09 07:03:25 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:10821849
BEIJING, Aug 9 (MENA) - China welcomes the establishment of Bangladesh's interim government, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that China respects its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and the development path ....
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6 injured as Russian forces shell 19 settlements in Ukraine’s Kherson region last 24 hours
Date: 2024-08-09 07:00:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:10821826
KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Russian military attacked 19 towns and villages in the Kherson region, injuring six people, Ukrinform quoted Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the region's military administration, as saying. According to the regional ....
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Japan PM Kishida cancels Central Asia trip after powerful Miyazaki quake
Date: 2024-08-09 06:59:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10821845
TOKYO, Aug 9 (MENA) - NHK has learned that Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has canceled a visit to three Central Asian countries to deal with the magnitude 7.1 quake that struck off Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday. He also wants to take ....
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Russian army loses 1,030 more soldiers in Ukraine last 24 hours
Date: 2024-08-09 06:32:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10821815
KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 9, 2024 amount to nearly 588,540 troops, including another 1,030 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff ....
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Ghana opens its first gold refinery
Date: 2024-08-09 06:29:03 GMT - Ghana - World - SN:9 - ID:10821831
ACCRA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Ghana on Thursday opened a new gold refinery, the first of its kind in West Africa, to bring more value from the natural resource and solidify its standing as the continent’s top gold producer, Radio France Internationale (RFI) ....
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Ukrinform: Russia lost about 587,510 troops in Ukraine
Date: 2024-08-08 05:37:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:2 - ID:10820408
KIEV, Aug 8 (MENA) - Russia lost about 587,510 troops in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and August 8, 2024, including 1,140 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this ....
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Philippines holds joint patrols with US, Canada, Australia
Date: 2024-08-07 07:28:08 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:10818869
MANILA, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Philippines launched on Wednesday two days of joint sea and air exercises with the United States, Canada and Australia, a joint statement said, as Beijing presses its territorial claim over the South China Sea, ABS-CBN ....
