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  • New COVID-19 cases hit fresh high of 57,177 in S. Korea

    Date: 2022-02-15 07:03:30 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:9418084

    SEOUL, Feb 15 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections rose sharply to hit another high of over 57,000 cases Tuesday, putting health authorities on alert amid the fast spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant across the nation, ....

  • Germany records new 159,217 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-02-15 07:02:20 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9418096

    BERLIN, Feb 15 (MENA) - Germany reported more than 159,217 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 12,580,343, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday. While the ....

  • US considers offering Ukraine up to dlrs 1bln in sovereign loan guarantees

    Date: 2022-02-15 06:30:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9418067

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The White House announced that the United States is considering offering Ukraine up to dlrs 1 billion in sovereign loan guarantees to help Ukraine’s economy amid pressures from the Russian military build-up, Alhurra ....

  • Dissatisfaction with US immigration level rises to 58%

    Date: 2022-02-15 06:25:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9418050

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Nearly six in 10 Americans, 58%, are dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the US today, while 34% are satisfied, Gallup News reported. This marks an eight-percentage-point increase in dissatisfaction since ....

  • India logs 27,409 new cases in last 24 hrs

    Date: 2022-02-15 06:13:11 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9418019

    NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 27,409 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period, bringing the Covid tally to 42,692,943, NDTV reported. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 82,817 patients have recovered on ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 413 million

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:41:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9417994

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 413 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....

  • Canada to send lethal weapons, $500mn loan to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:22:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:2 - ID:9417993

    OTTAWA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Canada is providing lethal weapons to Ukraine and a $500-million loan as the Eastern European country girds for possible war with Russia, The Globe And Mail reported. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government has ....

  • Pentagon says Russia yet to make final decision on invading Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:15:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9417990

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the US Department of Defense does not believe Russia has made a final decision on invading Ukraine but warned that military action could happen any day. “We still don’t believe ....

  • Canadian PM plans to use Emergencies Act to quell anti-vax protests

    Date: 2022-02-14 22:24:19 GMT - Canada - World - SN:98 - ID:9417892

    OTTAWA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his caucus (parliamentary group) he will invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to give the federal government extra powers to handle anti-vaccine mandate protests, CBC reported ....

  • UN chief speaks separately with Russian, Ukrainian FMs

    Date: 2022-02-14 21:22:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:9417890

    MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke separately on Monday with the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine to discuss the escalating tension on the border between the two countries, Sputnik news agency quoted UN ....

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