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  • Global Covid-19 cases surge past 518 million: Johns Hopkins University

    Date: 2022-05-11 05:18:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9561949

    WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - The total number of Covid-19 cases has surged past 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University, the total case count mounted to 518,735,232 while the death ....

  • US calls UN council meeting Wednesday on North Korea tests

    Date: 2022-05-10 22:38:13 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:98 - ID:9561924

    NEW YORK, May 10 (MENA) - The United States scheduled an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday following North Korea's latest test of a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine as it presses for new sanctions on ....

  • Record levels of hunger persist in Afghanistan: UN-backed report

    Date: 2022-05-10 11:26:36 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:9560675

    GENEVA, May 10 (MENA) - Record levels of hunger persist in Afghanistan as lingering drought and the deep economic crisis continue to threaten lives and livelihood, according to a new UN-backed report. Some 19.7 million people, almost half of ....

  • Iraq hosts nearly 260,000 Syrian citizens: Iraqi FM

    Date: 2022-05-10 11:21:43 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:40 - ID:9560676

    BRUSSELS/BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein affirmed on Tuesday the necessity to take serious measures in order to address the Syrian crises, pointing out that Iraq hosts nearly 260,000 registered citizens, Iraqi News ....

  • Europe Future conference recommends introducing reforms to EU institutions

    Date: 2022-05-10 10:06:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:31 - ID:9560401

    BRUSSELS, May 12 (MENA) - A conference about the future of Europe has recommended at the end of its proceedings in Strasbourg, France, introducing reforms to the organizations and institutions of the European Union. In a closing ceremony of the ....

  • Target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees to be exceeded by 2026, WMO warns

    Date: 2022-05-10 09:42:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:29 - ID:9560407

    GENEVA, May 10 (MENA) - The world faces a 50 per cent chance of warming of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels – if only briefly – by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has predicted. That does not mean the world would be ....

  • Japan reports over 25,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-05-10 09:40:49 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9560367

    TOKYO, May 10 (MENA) - Japan recorded 25,652 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,000,000, NHK World Japan reported. Meanwhile, 15 deaths have also been recorded over the same ....

  • Bitcoin falls below $30,000 for first time since July 2021

    Date: 2022-05-10 08:24:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9560128

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - Bitcoin has tumbled below $30,000 for the first time since July as interest rate rises send investors fleeing from the riskiest corners of global financial markets, the Financial Times reported. The world’s most actively ....

  • Japan approves more sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-05-10 07:43:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9560134

    TOKYO, May 10 (MENA) - Japan's government formally approved additional sanctions on Russia in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in response to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, according to NHK News Agency. The move reflects Japan's belief that ....

  • Biden calls on Congress to immediately pass nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-10 07:03:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9560068

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - Amid the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war, Democrats in Congress are currently working on a plan to increase US President Joe Biden's proposed $33 billion Ukraine assistance package to over $40 billion, with the US House expected ....

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