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Syrian photojournalist injured by police during Paris protests
Oct 19, 2022 09:42A Syrian photojournalist has suffered an injury above his eye after French police intervened in a protest over wages and working conditions in the capital, Paris, amid soaring inflation in the country.
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North Korea confirms firing artillery shells, calls it ‘serious warning’ to South
Oct 19, 2022 06:48North Korea's military has confirmed firing over 250 artillery shells into maritime buffer zones near the inter-Korean border, describing it as a "serious warning" against the South's ongoing joint war games with the United States.
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Biden to release 15m more barrels from US oil reserves ahead of midterm elections
Oct 19, 2022 05:59US President Joe Biden is set to announce the release of 15 million barrels of strategic oil reserves in a bid to counter soaring energy prices ahead of midterm elections, with more releases possible if energy prices spike, a senior US official said.
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Biden’s approval rating stays close to lowest level of his presidency
Oct 19, 2022 05:54US President Joe Biden’s approval rating stays close to the lowest level of his presidency three weeks from midterm elections in the country, according to a new poll.
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UK PM fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns
Oct 19, 2022 05:49British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her tax-slashing economic agenda, as she seeks to reassert her waning political authority.
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Ukraine will receive anti-drone systems soon: NATO
Oct 18, 2022 15:18NATO says it will deliver anti-drone systems to Ukraine in the coming days to help it fend off Russian aerial attacks, including those carried out with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Brits warned to prepare for power cuts, blackouts on ‘really, really cold’ evenings
Oct 18, 2022 15:16The chief executive of the UK’s national grid has warned British households to prepare for a “worst-case scenario” of power cuts and blackouts on “really, really cold” weekdays in winter.
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South Korea says North fired artillery into ‘buffer zone’
Oct 18, 2022 15:15South Korea says the North has fired artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts, urging Pyongyang to immediately halt such actions.
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Zelensky: Russian airstrikes destroyed 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in single week
Oct 18, 2022 14:21Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian airstrikes have destroyed 30 percent of his country’s energy infrastructure in the past week and have caused “massive blackouts” across Ukraine.
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Russia rejects using Iranian drones in Ukraine war, says no information available
Oct 18, 2022 11:03Russia has rejected allegations concerning the use of Iranian drones in his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, saying Russia is rather using domestically-manufactured drones.