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EU increases support for protection of human right defenders worldwide
Date: 2022-09-29 17:41:54 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:62 - ID:9798181
BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (MENA) - The European Commission on Thursday announced a decision to increase the allocations for supporting and protecting human right defenders worldwide for the period 2022-2027, amid the increasing threats against human rights ....
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N. Korea fires 'what may be' ballistic missile: Japan's Defense Ministry
Date: 2022-09-29 12:45:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:9797979
TOKYO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Ministry said North Korea has fired what may be a ballistic missile. It said the projectile fell outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone, NHK reported Thursday, without providing further details. (MENA) ....
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Japan, China mark 50 yrs since normalization of ties
Date: 2022-09-29 11:58:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:35 - ID:9797906
TOKYO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Japanese and Chinese leaders exchanged messages to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties on Thursday, with little mood for a grand celebration as tensions remain over a territorial row and a ....
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UN condemns attack on school in Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2022-09-29 08:37:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:17 - ID:9797372
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (MENA) - UNICEF, UNHCR and UNAMI abhor and condemn the attack which impacted a school in a refugee settlement in Koya, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. “At least two children were injured, and one pregnant woman was killed, ....
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C.D.C. says early data offers positive signs about monkeypox vaccine
Date: 2022-09-29 08:24:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9797350
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (MENA) - Americans who received a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine were significantly less likely to be infected by the virus over the summer than those who did not, according to an analysis published on Wednesday by the ....
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Power outages from Hurricane Ian in Florida climb past 2 million
Date: 2022-09-29 07:38:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9797260
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (MENA) - More than 2.1 million customers were without power in Florida as Hurricane Ian continued to batter the state overnight, Axios reported. Ian unleashed widespread life-threatening storm surge flooding after making ....
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US embassy in Moscow advises American citizens to leave Russia
Date: 2022-09-29 07:02:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9797207
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (MENA) - The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert for U.S citizens in Russia, advising them to depart the country immediately. The warning, which was posted to the U.S. Embassy website on Wednesday, also said U.S. ....
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi jailed for three more years for 'election fraud'
Date: 2022-09-29 06:52:44 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:4 - ID:9797196
NAYPYIDAW, Sept 29 (MENA) - A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail "with hard labor" on Friday, for electoral fraud in the 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide, a source familiar with the ....
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Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as Category 4 storm
Date: 2022-09-28 21:58:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9797012
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamping streets with water and smashing trees along the coast while moving at a crawl that ....
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European Commission announces new proposals for sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-09-28 21:50:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:78 - ID:9797013
BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (MENA) - The European Commission announced proposals for an eighth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes expanding the list of sanctioned persons, introduction of trade restrictions, and a cap on oil prices, media ....
