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  • 13 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall

    Date: 2022-10-11 07:52:30 GMT - Guatemala - World - SN:14 - ID:9816192

    GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 11 (MENA) - Now a tropical depression, former Hurricane Julia drenched Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua, CP24 reported. Thirteen people ....

  • Ukraine to demand step-change in western aid after Russian missile blitz

    Date: 2022-10-11 07:47:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:9816194

    LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address G7 leaders on Tuesday to demand a significant increase in their military and diplomatic support after the biggest Russian missile attack on Ukrainian cities since the start ....

  • White House: Biden pledges to provide Ukraine with advanced air defense system

    Date: 2022-10-11 07:38:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9816123

    WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems, the White House reported. During a phone call with Ukrainian President ....

  • Russia attacks Ladyzhyn TPP in Vinnytsia with kamikaze drones

    Date: 2022-10-11 07:38:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9816116

    KYIV, OCT 11 (MENA) - Russian forces struck the Ladyzhyn thermal power plant (TPP) in Vinnytsia with kamikaze drones on Tuesday morning, Ukrinform reported. "An attack was launched on the Ladyzhyn TPP. Two Shahed-136 kamikaze drones," Serhiy ....

  • Seoul named host of FIFA Fan Festival during World Cup

    Date: 2022-10-11 06:52:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9816110

    SEOUL, Oct 11 (MENA) - Seoul has been selected as one of six global hosts of the FIFA Fan Festival, a public viewing event during the World Cup that will also feature live performances and other entertainment, Yonhap news agency reported. FIFA ....

  • Japan scraps COVID border controls in hopes of reviving tourism boom

    Date: 2022-10-11 06:47:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9816037

    TOKYO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Japan removed on Tuesday its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the country's struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its COVID-19 border controls, Kyodo news ....

  • G7 leaders to hold virtual talks following Russian missile assault

    Date: 2022-10-11 06:45:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9816023

    TOKYO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Leaders of the Group of Seven nations will hold talks on Tuesday to coordinate a response to Russian missiles that slammed into Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, NHK reported. A German government spokesperson told reporters ....

  • Blinken offers condolences over victims of Russia's strikes on Ukrainian cities

    Date: 2022-10-10 23:01:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:9815896

    WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) - The US will continue to provide vital economic, humanitarian, and security assistance so Ukraine can defend itself and take care of its people, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro ....

  • UN chief deeply shocked over Russia's airstrikes on Ukraine

    Date: 2022-10-10 16:26:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:72 - ID:9815458

    NEW YORK, Oct 10 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was “deeply shocked” by Russia’s most widespread air strikes since the start of the Ukraine war, a spokesperson said on Monday, the Guardian reported. “The Secretary-General ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 621 mln

    Date: 2022-10-10 12:17:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9815016

    WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) - As many as 621,524,510 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Monday. It added that about 6,557,653 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

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