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Russia reports 180,622 new cases
Date: 2022-02-17 08:44:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9422128
MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - Russia has confirmed 14,840,502 cases of coronavirus and 343,173 deaths after 180,622 new infections and 790 deaths were reported, according to the national coronavirus information center. Russia’s total excess fatality ....
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US, Canadian top diplomats discuss possible sanctions against Russia
Date: 2022-02-17 08:29:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9421949
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed possible sanctions against Russia with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly in a phone conversation on Wednesday, TASS reported. "Secretary Blinken discussed the threat ....
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260,000 kids ages 5-11 get first COVID-19 jab; no serious adverse effect monitored
Date: 2022-02-17 07:40:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:16 - ID:9422019
MANILA, Feb 17 (MENA) - At least 263,000 children ages 5 to 11 have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, the Department of Health said on Thursday, adding that it did not monitor any serious adverse effect, ABS-CBN reported. About 55,000 ....
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Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing
Date: 2022-02-17 07:34:23 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:14 - ID:9421992
BRASILIA, Feb 17 (MENA) - Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how ....
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EU ambassador says Russia-Ukraine crisis has unified EU, NATO
Date: 2022-02-17 07:32:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9421969
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - European Union Ambassador to the U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis blamed Russia for the tensions with Ukraine, the European Union and the rest of the world, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions have helped unify ....
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US sends F-35 fighter jets to Germany to bolster NATO defenses
Date: 2022-02-17 07:08:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9421924
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - The United States sent F-35 fighter jets to Germany on Monday to bolster NATO defenses, the Air Force Reserve Command announced Wednesday. The jets were sent to Spangdahlem Air Base with pilots, maintainers and support ....
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Biden, Scholz stress NATO reinforcements if Russia invades Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-17 07:05:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9421938
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - President Joe Biden had talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the Ukrainian crisis, according to the White House. The leaders discussed their respective conversations with President Putin and President Zelenskyy ....
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases rise closer to 100,000 over raging omicron
Date: 2022-02-17 07:03:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:9421922
SEOUL, Feb 17 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 90,000 for the second straight day Thursday to hit another record high amid concerns that the peak of the current wave has yet to come amid the fast spread of the omicron ....
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Japan Jan. goods trade deficit largest in 8 yrs on energy cost surge
Date: 2022-02-17 06:49:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9421920
TOKYO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Japan posted its largest goods trade deficit in eight years in January, as imports continued to swell on the back of higher energy costs and a weaker yen, Kyodo quoted government data as showing Thursday. The country had a ....
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India Records 30,757 Fresh COVID-19 Cases
Date: 2022-02-17 06:37:12 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9421919
NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (MENA) - India reported 30,757 new coronavirus cases in a day, NDTV reported. India's total tally of cases rose to 42,754,315, while the recovery rate crossed the 98 per cent-mark again, according to Union health ministry data ....
