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  • 22 Chinese warplanes approach Taiwan during drills

    Date: 2022-08-07 19:07:40 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:55 - ID:9709026

    TAIPEI, Aug 7 (MENA) - At least 22 Chinese warplanes crossed the so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait during drills on Sunday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said. According to the ministry, the drills involved eight Su-30 fighter jets, ....

  • Over 40 tonnes of NATO-supplied munitions destroyed in Ukraine: Russian army

    Date: 2022-08-07 18:44:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:9709024

    MOSCOW, August 7 (MENA) - Russia’s aircraft, missiles and artillery troops have been destroyed in the Nikolayev Region stores of 45,000 tonnes of munitions supplied to the Ukrainian army by NATO countries, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor ....

  • Zelensky accuses Russia of shelling Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

    Date: 2022-08-07 17:30:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:47 - ID:9708984

    KYIV, Aug 7 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel after an atomic power plant in Ukraine was shelled, according to Politico on Sunday. He urged a stronger response ....

  • Nearly 70% of Americans say US economy getting worse

    Date: 2022-08-07 17:28:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:9708987

    WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Almost 70% of Americans said in a new poll that they believe that the US economy is getting worse, The Hill reported. The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 69% of respondents said that they think the US economy is getting ....

  • Ukranian military official: Russia continues to focus main operations on east of Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-07 10:09:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:9708032

    KIEV, Aug 7 (MENA) - Despite the redeployment of some manpower and equipment to the southern regions, Russians continue to focus their main efforts on the east of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Sunday. "The Russian army organized assaults three ....

  • Head of UN Office in Vienna affirms one-China policy

    Date: 2022-08-07 09:26:07 GMT - Austria - World - SN:11 - ID:9707963

    VIENNA, Aug. 7 (MENA) - Director-General of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and head of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) Ghada Wali said the UN Office in Vienna abides by relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly ....

  • UN: Four more ships carrying foodstuffs leave Ukrainian ports

    Date: 2022-08-07 08:01:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:9707790

    KIEV, Aug 7 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) announced that the second sea caravan carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs left the ports “Odesa” and “Chornomorsk” – three ships from Chornomorsk and another one from Odesa, Ukrinform reported Sunday. As the ....

  • UN chief expresses concern about future of nuclear disarmament

    Date: 2022-08-06 21:24:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:67 - ID:9707627

    TOKYO, Aug 6 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over Russia's nuclear threats and other moves around the world running counter to the goal of nuclear disarmament. Guterres spoke to NHK in an exclusive interview ....

  • Biden tests negative for COVID-19 but will continue isolation

    Date: 2022-08-06 20:23:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:9707622

    WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus but will continue his isolation until he tests negative for a second time, USA Today reported. The president's physician, Kevin O'Connor, wrote in a memo that ....

  • IAEA chief concerned over shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

    Date: 2022-08-06 19:45:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9707586

    MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - IAEA Chief Grossi expressed alarm over shelling at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, IAEA said in a statement on Saturday. "I am extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, ....

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