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Kim Jong Un Left North Korea By Train For Russia To Meet Vladimir Putin

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North Korea has confirmed that its supreme leader Kim Jong Un left for Russia by Train on Sunday. Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was travelling to Russia by armoured train early Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang reported, with face-to-face talks potentially focused on weapon sales. Experts suggest Putin is seeking artillery…

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Over 10,000 More Jobs To Go At UK Household Goods Company Wilko

September 11, 2023 admin

Wilko had earlier announced its collapse in August, putting 12,500 jobs at risk. London: More than 10,000 staff will lose their jobs at struggling UK household goods retailer Wilko, administrators said Monday, after last-ditch talks on a rescue deal with the owner of the HMV music store chain collapsed. Canadian businessman Doug Putman had been…

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Death Count Rises To Nearly 2,900, Over 2,500 Injured

September 11, 2023 admin

At least 2,862 people were killed in the strongest-ever earthquake to hit Morocco. Rabat, Morocco: At least 2,862 people were killed in the strongest-ever earthquake to hit Morocco, the interior ministry said on Monday, revising an earlier toll of nearly 2,700 dead. Another 2,562 people were injured, the ministry said, with rescue workers now facing…

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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

September 11, 2023 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most…

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US Explorer Mark Dickey Trapped 1,000 Metres Deep In Turkey May Be Rescued Today

September 11, 2023 admin

Mark Dickey developed stomach problems while exploring the depths of the Morca Cave Mersin, Turkey: A US explorer trapped for more than a week deep in a Turkish cave with internal bleeding could be pulled to safety as early as Monday night, rescuers said. Mark Dickey, 40, developed stomach problems on September 2 while exploring…

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Vladimir Putin Invites North Koreas Kim Jong Un To Russia Summit What To Watch Out For

September 11, 2023 admin

Kim Jong Un is likely to hold bilateral talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (File) Moscow, Russia: What should the world be looking for when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Russia in the coming days? The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia…

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Foreign rescuers join Morocco quake race against time

September 11, 2023 admin

Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages, on the third day after the country’s strongest-ever earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas mountains late on Friday southwest of the tourist centre of Marrakesh. It killed almost…

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Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’, says UN rights chief

September 11, 2023 admin

Furniture piled up on a sofa in a flooded house in Larissa, central Greece on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said on Monday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who “plunder our environment”. Speaking before the…

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PM Justin Trudeau, delegation’s earliest possible departure from Delhi is Tuesday late afternoon: Canada

September 11, 2023 admin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media during a press conference after attending G20 Summit, in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Canada on Monday said the earliest possible departure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation from the national capital is Tuesday late afternoon and that the country’s…

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U.S., Vietnam warn against ‘threat or use of force’ in South China Sea

September 11, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, attends a state luncheon hosted by Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, center right, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea,…

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