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US, Philippines reinforce alliance with joint military drills
Date: 2022-10-07 13:37:13 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:36 - ID:9810932
MANILA, Oct 7 (MENA) - US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea on Friday as part of joint military drills involving more than 3,500 troops, ABS-CBN reported. Around 300 troops were involved ....
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EU to send 'civilian mission' to Armenian-Azerbaijani borders
Date: 2022-10-07 12:58:29 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:35 - ID:9810798
YEREVAN, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Union will send a "civilian EU mission" to Armenia to help delineate the borders with Azerbaijan, France24 reported. The mission will start in October for a maximum of two months, according to a joint ....
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Another caravan of grain ships leaves Ukrainian ports
Date: 2022-10-07 12:38:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:34 - ID:9810773
KYIV, Oct 7 (MENA) - Three ships carrying Ukrainian agricultural products sailed from the ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi, Ukrinform quoted the Ministry of Infrastructure as saying on Friday. "The bulk carrier NEW ISLAND, chartered by ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 620 mn
Date: 2022-10-07 12:23:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:9810777
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - As many as 620,622,441 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that about 6,555,074 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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European Commission approves €10 billion Finnish scheme to support electricity producers
Date: 2022-10-07 11:27:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:28 - ID:9810675
BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a €10 billion Finnish loan guarantee scheme to support energy producers in the context of Russia's operation in Ukraine. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of ....
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S. Korea, US stage combined naval exercise in East Sea
Date: 2022-10-07 10:51:42 GMT - south korea - World - SN:26 - ID:9810559
SEOUL, Oct 7 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States began another joint naval exercise, involving a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, in waters east of the Korean Peninsula on Friday in order to reinforce the allies' operational capabilities ....
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Nobel peace prize 2022 awarded to human rights campaigners in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
Date: 2022-10-07 09:50:13 GMT - Norway - World - SN:17 - ID:9810485
OSLO, Oct 7 (MENA) - Ales Bialiatski, a human rights activist from Belarus, along with who human rights organizations, the group Memorial in Russia, and the Ukraine Center for Civil Liberties, were announced Friday as the winners of the 2022 Nobel ....
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Biden warns world would face 'Armageddon' if Putin uses a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine
Date: 2022-10-07 08:45:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9810355
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden has warned the world could face "Armageddon" if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses a tactical nuclear weapon to try to win the war in Ukraine, The Guardian reported. The US president made his ....
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Japan's Cabinet decides to impose more sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-10-07 08:36:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9810399
TOKYO, Oct 7 (MENA) - Japan's Cabinet has agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia following Moscow's move to unilaterally annex four regions in Ukraine, NHK reported Friday. A total of 81 people and nine organizations will be added to a list of ....
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Flags fly at half-mast in mourning for victims of Thailand childcare center attack
Date: 2022-10-07 08:34:55 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:13 - ID:9810391
BANGKOK, Oct 7 (MENA) - Flags on government buildings flew at half-mast on Friday in a gesture of mourning for one of the deadliest days in recent Thai history, France 24 reported. Nanthicha Punchum, acting chief of the nursery, described ....