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US not changing 'sanctions compliance standards' as part of nuclear deal, envoy says
Date: 2022-08-13 09:48:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9717552
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said Washington has not negotiated plans to change “due diligence” or other sanctions compliance standards as part of the revival of a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program, The ....
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Biden welcomes US House’s approval on massive bill on climate change, drug prices
Date: 2022-08-13 09:25:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9717485
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden welcomed Saturday the approval by the US House of Representatives of a bill to combat inflation, climate change and acts to down drug prices. The Democrat-led US House of Representatives has ....
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Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes off Antique
Date: 2022-08-13 09:19:30 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:9717590
MANILA, Aug 13 (MENA) - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck off the shores of Antique province past Saturday noon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The epicenter of the tectonic quake was located 20 kilometers ....
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The Guardian view on Taliban’s victory: Afghanistan’s nightmare is intensifying
Date: 2022-08-13 09:06:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:9717569
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - On Monday it will be a year since the Taliban seized Kabul, marking "not the collapse of a regime, but the collapse of the dreams of a nation." Some welcomed the departure of foreign troops and the prospect of peace after ....
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Industry minister Nishimura visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine
Date: 2022-08-13 08:47:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9717544
TOKYO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Japanese Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday visited Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, which is seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. The Shinto shrine honors convicted war criminals ....
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Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Maguindanao
Date: 2022-08-13 08:41:52 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:9717538
MANILA, Aug 13 (MENA) - State seismologists warned of aftershocks after a magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck Maguindanao on Saturday afternoon, Philstar newspaper reported. According to Phivolcs, the tectonic tremor hit 11 kilometers northwest of ....
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Blinken says US concerned about charges against foreign mercenaries in DPR
Date: 2022-08-13 08:25:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9717468
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – The United States authorities are concerned that the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) may bring charges against a Croatian citizen, three British nationals and a Swedish national who were members of ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 589 mln
Date: 2022-08-13 07:24:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9717433
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - As many as 589,249,795 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Saturday. It added that about 6,433,434 have died from the virus ....
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Typhoon Meari to make landfall on Japan's Pacific coast Aug. 13
Date: 2022-08-13 07:18:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9717425
TOKYO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Typhoon Meari is expected to make landfall on Japan's Pacific coast close to Tokyo on Saturday, during the annual Bon summer holiday season, the weather agency said. The agency warned of disasters including potential ....
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India reports 15,815 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-08-13 06:52:35 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9717386
NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (MENA) - India on Saturday reported 15,815 new Covid-19 cases and 68 deaths, NDTV reported. Total infections reached 44,239,372 in the country, the health ministry announced. With the new rise, the total death toll due to ....