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  • US embassy in Moscow advises American citizens to leave Russia

    Date: 2022-09-29 07:02:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9797207

    WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (MENA) - The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert for U.S citizens in Russia, advising them to depart the country immediately. The warning, which was posted to the U.S. Embassy website on Wednesday, also said U.S. ....

  • Myanmar's Suu Kyi jailed for three more years for 'election fraud'

    Date: 2022-09-29 06:52:44 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:4 - ID:9797196

    NAYPYIDAW, Sept 29 (MENA) - A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail "with hard labor" on Friday, for electoral fraud in the 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide, a source familiar with the ....

  • Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as Category 4 storm

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:58:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9797012

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamping streets with water and smashing trees along the coast while moving at a crawl that ....

  • European Commission announces new proposals for sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:50:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:78 - ID:9797013

    BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (MENA) - The European Commission announced proposals for an eighth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes expanding the list of sanctioned persons, introduction of trade restrictions, and a cap on oil prices, media ....

  • Zelensky: Russia wants to annex part of Ukraine to draft Ukrainians into its army

    Date: 2022-09-28 10:47:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:27 - ID:9795799

    KIEV, Sept 28 (MENA) - Russia has long been preparing for a new annexation of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and announced mobilization to draft Ukrainians into its army. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a ....

  • US VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Japan meetings

    Date: 2022-09-28 08:37:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9795292

    TOKYO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Armed with a new law that boosts US support for computer chip manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris said the administration was looking for new investments and partnerships as she sat down with Japanese technology ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 616 mln

    Date: 2022-09-28 08:25:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9795414

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - As many as 616,158,813 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Wednesday. It added that about 6,539,943 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • S. Korea PM meets with Japan's Kishida, calls for improved relations

    Date: 2022-09-28 08:08:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9795291

    TOKYO, Sept 28 (MENA) - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday and called for improved relations between the two countries, saying it serves their common interests, Yonhap ....

  • Singapore Airlines passenger arrested after allegedly making bomb threat; fighter jets scrambled

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:55:30 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:10 - ID:9795277

    SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (MENA) - Police arrested a 37-year-old man on a Singapore Airlines flight after he allegedly assaulted cabin crew and claimed he had a bomb in his carry-on bag, the police said on Wednesday (Sep 28), CNA reported Wednesday. In ....

  • UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests in Iran

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:44:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9795268

    NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict dress codes, the UN human rights ....

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