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Singapore, Japan discuss boosting cooperation
Date: 2022-10-08 11:31:35 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:30 - ID:9811779
SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (MENA) – Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received Saturday Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi as part of his first official visit to Singapore, The Straits Times reported. During their meeting, Lee and ....
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Blast hits Crimea bridge, key supply route in Russia’s military operation ar
Date: 2022-10-08 10:34:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9811732
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - A truck bomb Saturday caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia, Russian officials said, damaging a key supply artery for Moscow’s faltering war effort in southern ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 621mln
Date: 2022-10-08 09:56:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9811709
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - As many as 621,025,371 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that about 6,556,290 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Are Putin’s nuclear threats really likely to lead to Armageddon?
Date: 2022-10-08 09:51:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:9811563
LONDON, Oct 8 (MENA) – The past week has seen a rapid escalation in nuclear rhetoric, beginning with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use “all forces and means” to defend newly seized territory in Ukraine and ending with Joe Biden’s ....
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US diplomat to visit Vietnam, Laos
Date: 2022-10-08 09:29:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9811566
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) – US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will travel to Vietnam and Laos Oct. 9-14, the Department of State said. The visits will reaffirm the US commitment to two ....
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IMF approves Argentina loan review, to disburse $3.8 billion
Date: 2022-10-08 08:09:34 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:11 - ID:9811544
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 8 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund approved the second review of Argentina’s $44 billion program, passing a key hurdle even as Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned the government against creating multiple exchange ....
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11 dead, several injured as bus catches fire in Maharashtra's Nashik
Date: 2022-10-08 07:54:32 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9811517
NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (MENA) - At least 11 persons were killed and more than 20 others injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday, officials were quoted by Times ....
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Two-thirds ready to vote in November Midterms, Poll Finds
Date: 2022-10-08 07:44:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9811424
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) – Approximately two thirds of US voters are “definitely” planning to go to the polls in the November midterms, new polling from Morning Consult finds, with Republican voters and men so far appearing slightly more likely to ....
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US, UK announce launch of Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology, Data
Date: 2022-10-08 06:23:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9811412
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - The United States and the United Kingdom announced Friday the launch of the U.S.-UK Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data. US President Joseph Biden and the then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed at Carbis ....
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Pakistan’s ‘climate carnage beyond imagination’, UN chief tells General Assembly
Date: 2022-10-08 06:15:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9811406
NEW YORK, Oct 8 (MENA) - The people of Pakistan are the victims of “a grim calculus of climate injustice”, Secretary General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Friday, reminding that while the country was responsible for less than one ....