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  • Two killed as storm lashes central Japan

    Date: 2022-09-24 08:58:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9788648

    TOKYO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Talas, the 15th named storm of the season, lashed Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday, bringing heavy rains and killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, Kyodo News reported. The storm came just a ....

  • Somali president meets with UN chief in New York

    Date: 2022-09-24 08:52:34 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:17 - ID:9788644

    MOGADISHU/NEW YORK, Sept 24 (MENA) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held discussions with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in New York. During talks, both sides exchanged views on importance of urgent response on drought ....

  • EU welcomes Israeli PM's proposal on peace deal with Palestinians

    Date: 2022-09-24 08:37:50 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:9788633

    BRUSSELS, Sept 24 (MENA) - The EU welcomed a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to make a peace deal with the Palestinians based on two states for two peoples. " I warmly welcome Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s support for a peace ....

  • Police in Tokyo beef up security for Abe's state funeral

    Date: 2022-09-24 08:13:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9788605

    TOKYO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Police in Tokyo are increasing security across the capital before the arrival of foreign dignitaries for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. The funeral is set to take place on Tuesday at Nippon Budokan ....

  • Toyota to end auto output in Russia over military operation-induced supply crunch

    Date: 2022-09-24 07:46:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9788563

    TOKYO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it has decided to exit from auto production in Russia, saying it sees no prospect of resuming already suspended output as supplies of key materials remain disrupted seven months into Moscow's ....

  • Indonesia: Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes, no casualty reported

    Date: 2022-09-24 07:32:07 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:9 - ID:9788545

    JAKARTA, Sept 24 (MENA) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Saturday morning, but did not leave casualties or damages, an official said. There is no tsunami warning, Indiablooms said. The quake hit ....

  • Hurricane Fiona likely to be 'extreme weather event' as it barrels toward eastern Canada, forecasters warn

    Date: 2022-09-24 07:06:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9788508

    WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Sept 24 (MENA) - Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still packing forceful winds of 125 mph as it barrels toward Canada's Atlantic coast, CNN said. It's expected to bring hurricane ....

  • Zelensky: World will condemn sham referenda

    Date: 2022-09-24 06:52:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:9788489

    KIEV, Sept 24 (MENA) - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said the international community will condemn sham referenda held by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories. "The world will react absolutely fairly to sham referenda – they ....

  • Less than 2% of eligible people have gotten updated Covid booster shots, 3 weeks into the rollout

    Date: 2022-09-24 06:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9788480

    WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - The CDC recommends that everyone over 12 get an updated booster as long as at least two months have passed since their last Covid shot. At least 4.4 million people have received an updated Covid booster since the ....

  • World Bank president says he will not resign, apologizes for remarks on climate science

    Date: 2022-09-24 06:37:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9788475

    WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - World Bank President David Malpass will not resign, he said Friday during a virtual conversation with Global Insider author Ryan Heath. NGOs and leading climate activists have been calling for Malpass to step down ....

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