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Japan, US eye joint research to counter hypersonic weapons
Date: 2022-09-15 06:13:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9773124
WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Sept 15 (MENA) - The Japanese and US defense chiefs on Wednesday agreed their nations will undertake joint technological research to counter hypersonic weapons, as they work to closely align their national security strategies amid ....
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Guterres warns war in Ukraine may lead to global economic collapse
Date: 2022-09-14 19:25:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:84 - ID:9772872
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres has warned that the war in Ukraine is destroying an entire nation, leading to a global economic collapse. Speaking during a press conference, held Wednesday in ....
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China's Zhejiang province on high alert ahead of Typhoon Muifa
Date: 2022-09-14 07:52:59 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:9771395
BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - Typhoon Muifa gained strength in the East China Sea on Wednesday (Sep 14), forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights out of the financial hub of Shanghai and threatening the busy port shared by Ningbo and Zhoushan ....
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Japan to start Omicron targeted vaccinations next week
Date: 2022-09-14 07:38:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9771393
TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says coronavirus vaccinations that target Omicron variants will start next week. The vaccines will be categorized as public inoculations so people can get them for free, NHK News reported. The health ....
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House passes resolution honoring Queen Elizabeth II
Date: 2022-09-14 07:25:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9771381
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The House on Tuesday approved a resolution honoring Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, The Hill newspaper said. The chamber passed the bereavement resolution by unanimous consent before ....
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Japan emperor, empress to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral
Date: 2022-09-14 07:18:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9771365
TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in Britain next week, the Japanese government said Wednesday, in what will be the couple's first overseas trip since his ascension ....
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Five civilians killed in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region
Date: 2022-09-14 07:13:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9771329
KYIV, Sept 14 (MENA) - Five civilians have been killed and 16 injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day, Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo ....
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Macron: Strategic partnership agreement with Greece bulwark against any provocation in region
Date: 2022-09-13 17:39:06 GMT - France - World - SN:59 - ID:9770652
PARIS, Sept 13 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron cited the strategic partnership agreement between Greece and France as a strong bulwark against any kind of provocation in the wider region, eKathimerini reported Tuesday. “This strategic ....
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Blinken says Ukraine's forces making "significant progress"
Date: 2022-09-13 16:31:37 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:57 - ID:9770593
MEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Ukrainian forces had made important progress in their counter-offensive against Russian troops, although it was too early to predict the outcome, The Defense Post ....
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Ukrainian FM regrets Germany's refusal to send offensive weapons
Date: 2022-09-13 15:57:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:9770636
KYIV, Sept 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has expressed regret over the stance pursued by the German government, which refused to send offensive weapons to Ukraine, including Leopard tanks and Marder infantry ....