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3 killed, 20 injured as bus collides with truck in west Bengal
Date: 2022-08-25 06:53:52 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9737656
NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (MENA) - Three people were killed and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in West Bengal's Howrah district late on Thursday evening, NDTV reported, quoting police. The accident took place ....
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India reports 10,725 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Date: 2022-08-25 06:09:37 GMT - India - World - SN:1 - ID:9737619
NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (MENA) - India reported 10,725 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's total tally to 44,378,920; active cases declined to 94,047, The Economic Times reported. Today's count is 2,395 cases down from the ....
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BBC ‘no longer fit for purpose’ as new poll shows staggering majority supports defunding
Date: 2022-08-24 22:20:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:9737512
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The BBC should be defunded, according to a new poll of Express newspaper. The BBC is celebrating its 100th year of operations after launching regular television programming on August 22, 1932, from the basement of ....
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Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago emerge in Texas due to severe drought
Date: 2022-08-24 21:58:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9737513
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (MENA) - Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago have been revealed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas due to severe drought conditions that dried up a river, York News-Times quoted the park as saying in a ....
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UN chief welcomes dispatching IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia nuke plant in Ukraine
Date: 2022-08-24 20:58:08 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:78 - ID:9737477
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could send a mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as soon as possible. "In close ....
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Russia alarmed at deteriorating situation on Korean Peninsula, diplomat says
Date: 2022-08-24 19:28:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:9737387
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - Russia has raised concerns about the situation on the Korean Peninsula, which has escalated in connection with the resumption of joint military drills by the US and the Republic of Korea, TASS reported. "We are concerned ....
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Thunderstorms, flash floods may lead to power loss in UK tomorrow: MET Office
Date: 2022-08-24 18:45:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:9737411
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The United Kingdom's Met Office has issued three weather warnings alerting about thunderstorms that could cause flooding and power loss on Thursday. The thunderstorm is expected to affect the East Midlands, London and ....
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Italy reports 25,389 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-08-24 17:53:11 GMT - Italy - World - SN:74 - ID:9737245
ROME, May 16 (MENA) - Italy reported on Wednesday 25,389 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours. The new figures bring the total cases to 21,721,630. The Civil Protection Department said 112 coronavirus-related deaths were registered ....
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China eases visa restrictions as pandemic concerns subside
Date: 2022-08-24 17:42:58 GMT - China - World - SN:73 - ID:9737294
BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated procedures would take ....
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OPEC Fund offers loan to improve food security and climate resilience in Zimbabwe
Date: 2022-08-24 17:24:32 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:71 - ID:9737243
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The OPEC Fund for International Development is providing a US$15 million loan to the Republic of Zimbabwe in support of the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project (SACP) to increase productivity and improve household incomes, ....
