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Japan to ask for electricity saving this winter to avoid power crunch
Date: 2022-11-01 06:39:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9851752
TOKYO, Nov. 1 (MENA) - The Japanese government officially decided Tuesday to ask households and businesses across Japan to save electricity this winter following a similar request in summer amid lingering power crunch concerns. "As part of ....
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Biden issues warning, accuses energy companies of ‘war profiteering’
Date: 2022-11-01 05:37:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9851706
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has warned energy producers of a so-called “windfall” tax on their corporate profits if they do not ramp up production. According to Biden, major gas companies are racking up gains from a spike ....
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Biden greets Lula Da Silva on winning Brazil's presidency
Date: 2022-10-31 07:30:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9850122
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden greeted Brazil's leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on winning the presidential elections. In a statement released by the White House on Monday, Biden said: " I send my congratulations to Luiz ....
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More than 130 killed in India suspension bridge collapse
Date: 2022-10-31 07:22:40 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:9850112
NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (MENA) - At least 132 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below, France 24 ....
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Lula da Silva wins Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback
Date: 2022-10-31 07:12:44 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:9 - ID:9850089
BRAZILIA, Oct 31 (MENA) - Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race on Sunday, CNN reported. His victory heralds a political about-face for Latin America’s ....
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At least 68 killed in India bridge collapse
Date: 2022-10-30 18:55:01 GMT - India - World - SN:65 - ID:9849694
NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (MENA) - At least 68 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Sunday, plunging hundreds of people into the water, local media reported. Authorities said more than ....
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Talks on Ukraine should be held first of all with Washington - Kremlin
Date: 2022-10-30 16:14:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:9849447
MOSCOW, Oct 30 (MENA) - Talks on Ukraine should first of all be held with Washington, since Kiev is acting at its dictation, reported Russian News Agency (TASS), quoting Russian presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, as saying on ....
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UK reviews counter-terror strategy to tackle threats
Date: 2022-10-30 14:10:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:9849111
LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - The government will carry out a wholesale refresh of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, to protect its citizens from new, emerging and persistent threats. In the UK and overseas, there has been a shift towards ....
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US urges Russia to respect its grains agreement
Date: 2022-10-30 10:40:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9848834
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that a disruption to the Black Sea Grain Initiative risks spiking food prices, lowering the confidence of insurers and commercial shippers who have returned to Black Sea ....
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FT: Germany rejects push for fresh EU borrowing to battle energy crisis
Date: 2022-10-30 09:41:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:9848691
LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Germany’s finance minister has rejected common borrowing by the EU as a way to address the bloc’s energy crisis, saying it was cheaper for individual states to raise debt by themselves given the higher interest rates faced by ....
