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Germany records more than 198,000 Covid cases
Date: 2022-04-20 07:31:05 GMT - Germany - World - SN:10 - ID:9530757
BERLIN, April 20 (MENA) - In Germany, 198,583 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 23,658,211. The data for Germany was provided by the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s epidemiological ....
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Poland welcomes 2.86 million refugees from Ukraine: officials
Date: 2022-04-20 07:23:21 GMT - Poland - World - SN:8 - ID:9530706
WARSAW, April 20 (MENA) - Poland has taken in 2.86 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Radio Poland quoted the Polish Border Guard agency as saying on Wednesday. "Since February 24, a total of 2,863,000 people have crossed into ....
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Belgium reports 25,759 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-04-20 07:12:38 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:7 - ID:9530705
BRUSSELS, April 20 (MENA) - Belgium registered 25,759 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The Belgian Health ministry said on Wednesday that the death toll from the virus reached 31,262 after reporting 97 new death cases over the past ....
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Norway sends 100 Mistral air defense missiles to Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-20 07:01:24 GMT - Norway - World - SN:5 - ID:9530703
OSLO, April 20 (MENA) - Norway has donated about 100 Mistral air defense missiles to Ukraine, the Norwegian defense ministry said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, the weapons had already been shipped. A press release from the ministry ....
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IMF: War in Ukraine triggered economic damage, significant slowdown in global growth
Date: 2022-04-19 19:59:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:9530351
WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said war in Ukraine has triggered an economic damage that will contribute to a significant slowdown in global growth in 2022. War-induced commodity price increases and ....
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UN chief urges 4-day Easter 'pause' in fighting in Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-19 19:56:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:100 - ID:9530432
NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a four-day “humanitarian pause” in fighting in Ukraine, starting Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week observances, ABC News reported on Tuesday. ....
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European Commission approves €20 billion German scheme to support companies affected by Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2022-04-19 19:54:23 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:99 - ID:9530434
BRUSSELS, April 19 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved an up to €20 billion German scheme to support companies active in all sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it said in a statement Tuesday. The scheme was approved ....
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WFP: 6 million Ukrainians in need of humanitarian assistance
Date: 2022-04-19 13:34:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:66 - ID:9529589
GENEVA, April 19 (MENA) - Over six million Ukrainians are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, the United Nations World Food Program warned on Tuesday. Another twelve million Ukrainians will need humanitarian assistance in the near ....
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Pakistan strongly condemns recent Islamophobic incidents in Sweden, Netherlands
Date: 2022-04-19 12:32:42 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:58 - ID:9529541
ISLAMABAD, April 19 (MENA) - Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran during rallies in Sweden, Geo News reported on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ....
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Biden has told Obama he’s running again
Date: 2022-04-19 12:20:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9529531
WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - President Joe Biden has told former President Obama that he is planning to run for reelection in 2024, two sources tell The Hill. The admission to Obama is the latest indication that Biden is likely to run for a ....
