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  • Ukraine Army eliminates about 44,900 enemy troops

    Date: 2022-08-20 08:15:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:9729380

    KIEV, Aug 20 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 44,900 troops in Ukraine (+200 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Between ....

  • US military assistance for Ukraine surpasses $10bn - Blinken

    Date: 2022-08-20 08:03:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9729327

    WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington’s security assistance Ukraine hit more than $10 billion, the US Department of State said in a press release on Saturday. “As part of those efforts, pursuant to a ....

  • Drone attack on Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol reported

    Date: 2022-08-20 07:26:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:9729303

    MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters was attacked with a drone on Saturday, with no casualties reported, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on his Telegram-channel, Tass news agency reported. "I am at the [Black ....

  • China launches new remote sensing satellite group

    Date: 2022-08-20 07:16:27 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:9729288

    BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - China on Saturday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket to place a remote sensing satellite group in space. As the fourth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 1:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the ....

  • Rescue work continuing after flash flood in NW China, with 23 killed, 8 missing

    Date: 2022-08-20 07:03:01 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:9729269

    BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - The mountain flash flood disaster hitting Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Northwest China's Qinghai Province was mainly caused by sudden heavy rains, with 23 people killed and 8 missing as of 8 pm Friday, Xinhua ....

  • Japan grounds Ospreys after U.S. Air Force safety concerns

    Date: 2022-08-20 06:54:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:9729260

    TOKYO, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Ground Self-Defense Force has temporarily grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet based at a camp east of Tokyo after the U.S. Air Force halted flights of its fleet over safety concerns, the Defense Ministry said Saturday. The ....

  • Vietnam gives priority to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with India - Vietnamese official

    Date: 2022-08-19 22:43:23 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:68 - ID:9729119

    HANOI, Aug 19 (MENA) – Vietnam consistently attaches importance and gives priority to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with India, Vietnam’s Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nguyen Minh Vu said at an event marking the 75th ....

  • Russian army downs Ukrainian drone in Sevastopol

    Date: 2022-08-19 20:46:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9729123

    MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Russian air defense system reportedly intercepted and shot down a drone in midair over Sevastopol on Friday night, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on his Telegram channel. "I am in my office in the government. Like ....

  • 2 injured in shooting at Malmo shopping center

    Date: 2022-08-19 20:35:49 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:66 - ID:9729087

    STOCKHOLM, Aug 19 (MENA) – A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting at the Emporia shopping center in Malmö, police reported on Friday evening. Shortly after 5pm, police received reports of multiple shots being fired within the shopping ....

  • Japanese lawmakers to visit Taiwan next week

    Date: 2022-08-19 20:33:20 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:65 - ID:9729086

    TAIPEI, Aug 19 (MENA) – Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday said that two leaders of a Japanese parliamentary group promoting Taiwan-Japan bilateral ties are scheduled to embark on a three-day visit to Taiwan next week, during which ....

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