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Ukraine receives German air defense system
Date: 2022-10-12 08:35:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:9818140
KYIV, Oct 12 (MENA) - Ukraine received the German air defense weapon system Iris-T a day after dozens of Russian missile strikes rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine reported Wednesday. The actual transfer of the ....
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Russia says arrested 8 people linked to Crimea bridge blast
Date: 2022-10-12 07:28:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9818041
MOSCOW, Oct 12 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested eight accomplices in the recent attack on the Crimean Bridge, FSB told TASS News Agency on Wednesday. According to Russian investigators, Ukraine’s chief of intelligence ....
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South Korea's BOK delivers another big-step rate hike
Date: 2022-10-12 07:18:01 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9818010
SEOUL, Oct 12 (MENA) - South Korea's central bank delivered another big-step rate hike Wednesday as it is striving to bring inflation under control despite worries that it could excessively slow down economic growth, Yonhap reported. The Bank of ....
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Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
Date: 2022-10-12 07:13:45 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:8 - ID:9817961
NAYPYITAWI, Oct 12 (MENA) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges on Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous ....
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US places more sanctions on Taliban over treatment of women
Date: 2022-10-12 06:02:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9817899
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - The US announced new sanctions against the Taliban as punishment for their repressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, Voice of America reported Wednesday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the new ....
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On International Day of the Girl Child .. US recommits to advancing rights, empowerment of girls, young women around world
Date: 2022-10-11 23:03:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9817838
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 ( MENA) - On the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child, the United States recommits to advancing the rights and empowerment of girls and young women in all their diversity around the world, the US Department ....
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G-7 leaders promise ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses chemical, nuclear weapons
Date: 2022-10-11 22:29:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9817788
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Group of Seven (G-7) leaders met virtually on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hours after Russia launched its latest barrage of strikes against the country, vowing to hold the Kremlin accountable ....
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King Charles III coronation date set for May 6
Date: 2022-10-11 21:10:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9817780
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The coronation of British King Charles III will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced. The ceremony will take place in Westminster ....
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Greece reports 10 more cases of West Nile virus
Date: 2022-10-11 15:27:20 GMT - Greece - World - SN:51 - ID:9817214
ATHENS, Oct 11 (MENA) - As many as 10 more cases of the West Nile virus were reported by Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) in its weekly bulletin on Tuesday, taking the nationwide total since the start of the year to 278 ....
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Biden scrambles to avert cracks in pro-Ukraine coalition - Paper
Date: 2022-10-11 14:33:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:9816921
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - US President Biden has held hours of conversations in current months with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and different overseas leaders who haven’t all the time supported the ....