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Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Sultan Kudarat
Date: 2022-08-02 07:45:56 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:9700173
MANILA, Aug 2 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Sultan Kudarat province Tuesday afternoon, CNN quoted state seismologists as saying. The quake hit 36 kilometers northwest of the province's Lebak municipality at 1:24 p.m. based on the ....
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Obama hails killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
Date: 2022-08-02 07:25:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9700083
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Former US President Barack Obama welcomed Tuesday the killing of al- Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. "More than 20 years ....
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Japan swelters as temperatures approach record highs
Date: 2022-08-02 07:22:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9700120
TOKYO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Temperatures rose across Japan on Tuesday, climbing to near record highs around 40 C in a number of areas, with the weather agency warning of heat-related illnesses, Kyodo news agency reported. The government issued an alert ....
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Kirby on reported Pelosi trip to Taiwan: We shouldn’t be intimidated by China’s rhetoric
Date: 2022-08-02 06:56:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9700056
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - White House national security spokesman John Kirby said a potential visit by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Taiwan is "not uncommon" and there was no reason for recent threats by the Chinese government, The Hill ....
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New Zealand reports 7,388 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-08-02 06:49:04 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:9 - ID:9700069
WELLINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 7,388 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,629,298, according to TVNZ. The death tally reached 1,563 in the country, the ....
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India reports 13,734 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-08-02 06:35:12 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9700047
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 13,734 new Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths, NDTV reported. Total infections reached 44,050,009 in the country, the health ministry announced. With the new rise, the total death toll due to ....
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US House speaker arrives in Malaysia
Date: 2022-08-02 06:32:37 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:7 - ID:9700032
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (MENA) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday as part of the second-leg of her Asian tour. Pelosi landed at a Malaysian air force base ahead of meetings with the prime minister and ....
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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan
Date: 2022-08-02 05:32:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9700003
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The United States killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said in a speech from the White House. "I authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once ....
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US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in CIA drone strike
Date: 2022-08-01 23:01:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:9699960
WASHINGTON, August 1 (MENA) - The United States has killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, in a drone strike, CNN reported Monday. The CIA carried out the drone strike over the weekend in ....
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IAEA chief: World in midst of energy, food, climate crises
Date: 2022-08-01 18:18:24 GMT - Austria - World - SN:85 - ID:9699736
VIENNA/NEW YORK, Aug 1 (MENA) - Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Monday the world is in the midst of an energy crisis, a food crisis, a climate crisis, stressing the very foundations of ....
