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UN chief says to launch action plan to provide early warning systems during COP27
Date: 2022-10-13 21:54:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:113 - ID:9821516
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he will launch an action plan to provide early warning systems for all disasters within five years during the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. In a ....
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Congress Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump
Date: 2022-10-13 21:52:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:112 - ID:9821635
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - The US Congress Jan. 6 committee has voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump as they investigate the riot at the US Capitol, CNN reported. The unanimous vote marks an escalation in the committee’s efforts to ....
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UK treasury secretary says he's not going anywhere
Date: 2022-10-13 21:51:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:110 - ID:9821634
LONDON, Oct 13 (MENA) – UK Treasury Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told reporters that he and the prime minister will "100%" be in office in a month's time, the BBC reported. Kwarteng acknowledged there was "some turbulence" following his ....
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US citizen died recently in Donbas region of Ukraine: US State Department
Date: 2022-10-13 14:34:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9820984
WASINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - A US State Department spokesperson on Thursday confirmed that a US citizen recently died in the Donbas region of Ukraine, CNN reported. "We are in touch with the family and are providing all appropriate assistance," the ....
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Britain to donate air defense missiles to Ukraine
Date: 2022-10-13 12:18:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:9820606
LONDON, Oct 13 (MENA) - Britain said it would donate air defense missiles capable of shooting down cruise missiles to Ukraine in the wake of Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent days, the official UK government website said quoting ....
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Taiwan lifts COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers
Date: 2022-10-13 08:03:39 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:19 - ID:9819993
TAIPEI, Oct 13 (MENA) - Taiwan on Thursday lifted its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers to remain in isolation for three days, in a move aimed at reviving its pandemic-battered tourism industry, the Japanese news agency Kyodo ....
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China launches new environmental satellite
Date: 2022-10-13 07:54:04 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:9819960
BEIJING, Oct 13 (MENA) - China launched a new satellite for disaster reduction, emergency management, and environment monitoring from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province early Thursday, the Chinese news agency Xinhua ....
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IMF announces operationalization of Resilience and Sustainability Trust
Date: 2022-10-13 07:43:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9819939
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announces operationalization of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to help vulnerable countries meet long-term challenges. “I am ....
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JCS chairman to meet American, Japanese counterparts in US next week
Date: 2022-10-13 07:20:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:9819853
SEOUL, Oct 13 (MENA) - The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks in the US next week, Seoul's military said Thursday, as they are cranking up security cooperation to counter evolving North ....
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Putin: Afghanistan remains one of pressing global security challenges
Date: 2022-10-13 07:17:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9819821
MOSCOW/ASTANA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the situation in Afghanistan remains one of the most pressing global security challenges, according to the Russian news agency Sputnik. Putin has called for the ....
