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  • Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts

    Date: 2022-12-04 09:23:38 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:21 - ID:9905357

    JAKARTA, Dec 4 (MENA) - Indonesia’s Semeru highest volcano on its most densely populated island, Java Island, erupted early on Sunday, spewing a column of ash 1.5km into the air and prompting evacuations of residents from the eruption area, the ....

  • Russian troops shell four communities in Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery

    Date: 2022-12-04 08:48:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9905307

    KIEV, Dec 4 (MENA) - Russian troops Saturday night shelled four communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region with Grad multiple rocket launchers and heavy artillery, Ukrinform reported Sunday. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military ....

  • Nigeria hosts ECOWAS heads of states summit

    Date: 2022-12-04 08:48:23 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:16 - ID:9905241

    ABUJA, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Sixty-Second Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will open in Abuja later on Sunday. The Session of the Heads of State will be ....

  • Ukrainian Defense Forces repel attacks near 17 settlements in Luhansk, Donetsk regions

    Date: 2022-12-04 08:04:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9905215

    KIEV, Dec 4 (MENA) - Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on Saturday repelled attacks near 17 settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, Ukrinform reported, quoting the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as saying. According to ....

  • Finnish diplomat says Russia's ‘nuclear threats’ were why country sought NATO membership

    Date: 2022-12-04 07:20:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9905210

    TOKYO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The main reason for Finland's aspiration to join NATO was the alleged nuclear threats from Russia after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told Kyodo news agency in ....

  • Ukrainian flag raised on left-bank part of Kherson region

    Date: 2022-12-04 06:58:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9905178

    KIEV, Dec 4 (MENA) - Soldiers from Ukraine's Karlson air intelligence unit have raised the Ukrainian flag on the left-bank part of the Kherson region, the special forces unit said in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. According to the report, ....

  • Special operation won’t end as long as West wants to continue war — Belarusian president

    Date: 2022-12-03 22:08:16 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:61 - ID:9905078

    MINSK, Dec 3 (MENA) - The West is currently considering options to continue military activities in Ukraine, which ensures the continuation of Russia’s special military operation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with ....

  • Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia’s West Java

    Date: 2022-12-03 15:21:08 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:41 - ID:9904639

    JAKARTA, Dec 3 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.4 quake hit Indonesia’s West Java area on Saturday at a depth of 118 km (73 miles), the country’s geophysics agency BMKG said. The quake has no tsunami potential, it said. The quake was felt in capital ....

  • Johns Hopkins University: COVID-19 infections in the world exceed 644 mln

    Date: 2022-12-03 15:10:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9904586

    WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - As many as 644,938,478 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that about 6,640,260 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • The European Commission and WHO extend their strategic cooperation to deliver better health for all

    Date: 2022-12-03 13:37:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:32 - ID:9904311

    BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (MENA) - The European Commission (EC) and the Word Health Organization (WHO) agreed to enhance strategic cooperation in global health security and architecture. They will also cooperate on the implementation of major initiatives, ....

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