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Thousands in shelters in Japan as 'very dangerous' Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall
Date: 2022-09-18 10:23:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9778014
TOKYO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, CNA reported. Authorities have urged more than 4 million ....
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Russia's security chief to start Monday two-day visit to China
Date: 2022-09-18 09:37:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9777997
MOSCOW, Sept 18 (MENA) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev heads for China Monday to hold security talks on strategic stability. Patrushev will attend the 17th round of China-Russia strategic security consultations and the 7th ....
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Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Date: 2022-09-18 08:12:51 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:12 - ID:9777823
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking alongside his Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, drew attention to the critical issue of innovative financing for education, UN News reported. He reminded ....
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Indian president arrives in London to attend queen's funeral
Date: 2022-09-18 07:02:05 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9777678
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (MENA) - Indian President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government, NDTV reported. Queen Elizabeth II, ....
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Biden touches down in UK ahead of Queen’s funeral
Date: 2022-09-17 22:23:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:9777594
LONDON, Sept 17 (MENA) – Joe Biden has touched down at Stansted Airport for his UK visit to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the Independent reported. The US President and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the London airport on Air Force ....
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More than 1,500 people evacuated from Kharkiv region over past week
Date: 2022-09-17 21:08:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:78 - ID:9777545
KYIV, Sept 17 (MENA) – More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from Kharkiv region in Ukraine over the past week, Ukrinform reported. Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukranian Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 611 mln
Date: 2022-09-17 18:35:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:9777426
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - As many as 611,647,467 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Saturday. It added that about 6,525,605 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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President Tokayev signs decree on renaming Nur-Sultan city
Date: 2022-09-17 15:34:05 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:50 - ID:9777089
ASTANA, Sept 17 (MENA) - Astana will once again be the name of the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree on renaming the city of Nur-Sultan – the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan, allowing ....
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S. Korea, U.S. warn of 'overwhelming, decisive' response to any N. Korean nuclear attack
Date: 2022-09-17 11:41:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9776648
SEOUL, Sept 17 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States warned North Korea would face an "overwhelming and decisive" response in the event of a nuclear attack, as the allies had a high-level deterrence dialogue in Washington D.C. on Friday (local ....
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In Ukraine, 389 children killed in Russian operation
Date: 2022-09-17 10:35:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:31 - ID:9776608
KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - Russian troops have killed 389 children across Ukraine since the Russian military operation, having wounded another 756. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "As of the morning of ....