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US to donate more than 100mn children’s Covid doses to poorer countries
Date: 2022-04-05 11:19:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:9506942
WASHINGTON/LONDON, April 5 (MENA) - The Biden administration will soon start donating children’s doses of Pfizer’s Covid -19 vaccine to poorer countries for the first time, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. Although officers warn some won’t ....
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Moscow vows 'symmetrical' response to Western countries' expulsion of Russian diplomats
Date: 2022-04-05 10:39:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9506846
MOSCOW, April 5 (MENA) - Deputy head of the Russian security council Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow will respond proportionately to the expulsion of its diplomats from a number of Western countries, Russia Today reported Tuesday. "Everyone knows the ....
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Italy expels 30 Russian diplomats
Date: 2022-04-05 10:38:27 GMT - Italy - World - SN:41 - ID:9506868
ROME, April 5 (MENA) - Italy has expelled 30 Russian diplomats "for reasons of national security", ANSA News Agency quoted Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio as saying in Berlin on Tuesday. "On my instruction, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, the ....
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Five dead in Hungary train crash
Date: 2022-04-05 10:36:49 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:40 - ID:9506940
BUDAPEST, April 5 (MENA) - Five people died in a train crash in Hungary on Tuesday when a van drove onto the rails at a crossing, causing the train to derail, New Strait Times quoted police as saying. All of the victims were passengers in the van ....
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Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 14,000, a new low since June 16
Date: 2022-04-05 09:26:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:9506732
MOSCOW, April 5 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 13,947 over the past day to 17,926,104, TASS quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Tuesday. In absolute terms, the growth rate was the lowest since June 16, 2021. In ....
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UNICEF fears more children deaths due to ERWs in Afghanistan
Date: 2022-04-05 09:17:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9506748
NEW YORK, April 5 (MENA) - UNICEF has warned of an increase in the number of children killed by explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan. "UNICEF fears accidents involving children affected by ERWs will continue to rise as the security ....
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Denmark expels 15 Russian intelligence officers
Date: 2022-04-05 09:09:03 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:29 - ID:9506766
COPENHAGEN, April 5 (MENA) - The Danish government revealed on Tuesday that it has decided to expel 15 Russian intelligence officers from Denmark, the Copenhagen Post reported. The Danish Foreign Ministry informed Russian ambassador Vladimir ....
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UN calls for attaining ceasefire in Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-05 08:57:17 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:28 - ID:9506710
NEW YORK, April 5 (MENA) - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani renewed calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine. "We are all devastated by the images of people who have been killed and reports of horrifying violence against ....
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Several dead after train hits car in southern Hungary, say police
Date: 2022-04-05 08:54:24 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:26 - ID:9506674
BUDAPEST, April 5 (MENA) - Several people have died after a train ploughed into a car on railway tracks in southern Hungary, Euronews reported. It happened at Mindszent, 140 kilometres south-east of the capital Budapest, just before 7:00 on ....
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Pentagon: US to provide security assistance to bolster Ukraine's capacity to defend itself
Date: 2022-04-05 08:49:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:9506669
WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said his country will provide security assistance to bolster Ukraine's capacity to defend itself, Alhurra channel reported Tuesday. "The US also continues to work with its ....