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White House: French president to visit US on Dec. 1
Date: 2022-09-27 07:18:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9793372
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - The White House announced that US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host French President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs Brigitte Macron of France for a State visit to the United States, which will include a ....
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US VP Kamala Harris set to visit Korean DMZ Thursday
Date: 2022-09-27 07:17:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9793385
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris is planning a trip to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Republic of Korea and North Korea, in a high-stakes visit that comes as the US is confronting fresh provocations from Pyongyang ....
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Abe funeral service starts in Tokyo
Date: 2022-09-27 07:13:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9793324
TOKYO, Sept 27 (MENA) - The funeral ceremony for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe started at 2 pm local time. Abe's ashes were carried into the Nippon Budokan Hall in central Tokyo by his widow, Akie, to music from a military band and ....
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Russia expels Japanese diplomat accused of espionage
Date: 2022-09-26 20:25:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:9793164
MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russia said Monday it had detained a Japanese diplomat based in the eastern city of Vladivostok for carrying out espionage-related work and declared the official persona non grata, news agencies reported. "A Japanese ....
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At least 15 killed in school shooting in Russia, including children
Date: 2022-09-26 19:53:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:9793146
MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Fifteen people were killed and 24 injured in a school shooting on Monday in the Russian city of Izhevsk, 600 miles east of Moscow, Tass news agency reported. A gunman entered School Number 88, which teaches the first to ....
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Zelensky thanks US for advanced air defense systems, calls for more help
Date: 2022-09-26 18:44:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9793071
WASHINGTON/KIEV, Sept 26 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is thanking the United States for the advanced air defense systems it has sent to his country to aid in its military operation with Russia, but he also is pressing for more, ....
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Apple is making the iPhone 14 in India
Date: 2022-09-26 18:17:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:9793033
CALIFORNIA, Sept 26 (MENA) - Apple has started making its new iPhone 14 in India, as the technology giant looks to diversify its supply chain away from China, CNN said. While the company manufactures the bulk of its products in China, it has ....
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Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship – decree
Date: 2022-09-26 17:59:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9793016
MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency and was granted refuge by Moscow. A ....
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UN chief calls for an end to ‘nuclear blackmail’
Date: 2022-09-26 17:44:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:9792996
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 26 (MENA) - In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe and recommit to peace, UN News said. The UN ....
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Former U.S. top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrives in Taiwan
Date: 2022-09-26 17:36:59 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:64 - ID:9792979
TAIPEI, Sept 26 (MENA) - Former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Taiwan on Monday night ahead of his planned attendance at a business forum in Kaohsiung on Tuesday, CNA reported. Pompeo is scheduled to deliver a speech ....