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King Charles, Queen Camilla return to London
Date: 2022-09-09 13:30:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:9763914
LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - King Charles III and Queen Camilla are back in the heart of England, the BBC reported. The senior royals returned to London Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, who died "peacefully" at Balmoral Castle in ....
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UN: Russian-Ukrainian crisis leads to 14,000 civilian victims
Date: 2022-09-09 13:13:31 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:9763753
GENEVA, Sept 9 (MENA) - Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said that the Russian-Ukrainian crisis led to 14,059 civilian casualties including 5,767 dead civilians and 8,292 injured by hostilities. "As we have ....
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Putin won’t attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral – Kremlin
Date: 2022-09-09 12:29:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9763780
MOSCOW, Sept 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning on going to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in his daily press briefing on Friday. Although “Russians respected her for her wisdom,” Peskov ....
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King Charles leaves Balmoral to fly to London following Queen's death
Date: 2022-09-09 11:20:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:38 - ID:9763592
LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - King Charles III, the Queen's son and successor, has left Balmoral en route to Aberdeen airport where he will fly to London, Sky News said Friday. Dressed in a black suit and tie, the grieving king, left the estate seated ....
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Japan reports 99,491 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2022-09-09 11:12:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:9763595
TOKYO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Japan on Friday reported 99,491 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Japan Today reported. The country detected 211 fresh deaths and recoveries reached 18,501,960. Critical cases hit 461 in the country. The ....
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Buckingham Palace announces period of mourning to last until 7 days after the Queen's funeral
Date: 2022-09-09 10:49:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:9763526
LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) – Buckingham Palace Friday announced a period of royal mourning will be observed from now until seven days after the Queen's funeral as the slowing of everyday life in Britain begins to mark the extraordinary reign of Elizabeth ....
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At least 11 dead after passenger boat sinks in northern Brazil
Date: 2022-09-09 09:53:12 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:24 - ID:9763391
BRASILIA, Sept 9 (MENA) – A passenger boat carrying dozens of people in Brazil’s northern region sank, leaving at least 11 people dead and several still unaccounted for, Al Arabiya quoted officials as saying. The speedboat had departed from ....
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EC endorses the Netherlands' €4.7 billion recovery and resilience plan
Date: 2022-09-09 09:50:48 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:23 - ID:9763399
BRUSSELS, Sept 9 (MENA) – The Netherlands has won the support of the European Commission for its request to receive 4.7 billion euros from the European coronavirus recovery fund. In a statement issued by the Commission, it praised the Dutch ....
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Singapore leaders send condolences after death of Queen Elizabeth II
Date: 2022-09-09 08:59:51 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:21 - ID:9763335
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (MENA) – Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday sent letters of condolences to British leaders after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, CNA reported. Halimah wrote to King Charles III, ....
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Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date: 2022-09-09 08:27:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:9763353
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly, the UN News Center reported. ....