DAMASCUS -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian opened a new consulate building in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, following the destruction of the previous consulate by an Israeli strike last week, a Xinhua reporter confirmed.

Amir-Abdollahian, alongside his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad, attended the inauguration ceremony of the new building, which is located next to the one demolished by an Israeli missile attack just days ago. (Iran-Damascus-Consulate)

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TOKYO -- The number of people hospitalized in Japan due to health damage related to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's dietary supplement containing red yeast rice, or beni-koji, had risen to 212, local media reported on Monday.

The figure was updated as of Sunday, with those who have since been discharged included, national news agency Kyodo reported citing the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (Japan-Kobayashi Pharmaceutical-Red Yeast Rice)

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MOSCOW -- The recent shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) was "a very dangerous provocation" with negative consequences, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

The spokesperson noted that International Atomic Energy Agency employees who were on the spot witnessed these attacks. (Russia-Zaporizhzhia-Shelling)

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JERUSALEM -- A report on the Israeli water sector, published on Sunday, stated that the extent of pumped water loss in Israel has gradually decreased from 20 percent to 7 percent in the past two decades.

The report, authored by the Arad Group, a leading global water measurement company, and submitted to Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen, noted that water loss volume in Israel is one of the lowest in the world, compared to a global annual average of 30 percent, mainly due to pipeline leaks. (Israel-Water level-Decrease) Enditem

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