news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Residents told the Indian news agency PTI that at least 10-12 people were feared to be trapped under the debris.
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight Aug. 3 for the first time in 600 years, Russia's RIA state news agency and scientists reported, according to Reuters.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
In the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea where Sochi is located, a fuel tank with a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters (70,000 cubic feet) was on fire, Russia’s RIA news agency reported, citing emergency officials.
—CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The volcano, located in the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia, erupted in the morning of Sunday, Aug. 3, Reuters and CNN reported, citing Russia’s RIA state news agency and scientists.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight Aug. 3 for the first time in 600 years, Russia's RIA state news agency and scientists reported, according to Reuters.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
In the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea where Sochi is located, a fuel tank with a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters (70,000 cubic feet) was on fire, Russia’s RIA news agency reported, citing emergency officials.
—CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The volcano, located in the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia, erupted in the morning of Sunday, Aug. 3, Reuters and CNN reported, citing Russia’s RIA state news agency and scientists.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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