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Sweden referred to Court of Justice for failing to transpose EU rules on acquisition, possession of firearms
Date: 2022-02-09 19:58:24 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:109 - ID:9409726
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (MENA) - The European Commission has decided on Wednesday to refer Sweden to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to notify some of the national measures necessary to transpose EU rules on the acquisition and ....
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New York state lifts indoor mask mandate as surge in omicron cases subsides
Date: 2022-02-09 19:18:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:9409679
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (MENA) - New York is dropping its strict indoor mask mandate as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday as quoted by euronews. Hochul doesn’t plan to renew the health ....
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ICJ orders Uganda to pay for DR Congo occupation
Date: 2022-02-09 18:53:56 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:104 - ID:9409582
AMSTERDAM, Feb 9 (MENA) - Uganda has been ordered to pay $325m to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in the conflict there, BBC reported. The International Court for Justice ruled Uganda had violated international norms as an occupying ....
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WHO: COVID-19 cases down 17 percent globally
Date: 2022-02-09 18:38:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:100 - ID:9409621
GENEVA, Feb 9 (MENA) - Coronavirus cases dropped 17 percent worldwide in the week between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6 when compared with the prior week, though the global death rate increased by seven percent, according to the World Health Organization’s ....
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Denmark's queen tests positive for virus
Date: 2022-02-09 16:25:02 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:86 - ID:9409438
COPENHAGEN, Feb 9 (MENA) - The queen of Denmark tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated, ABC news reported. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, 82, has mild COVID-19 symptoms and has isolated herself in the Copenhagen palace where she ....
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Boris Johnson announces plan to end all Covid restrictions in England one month early
Date: 2022-02-09 16:12:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9409427
LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a plan to end all domestic Covid restrictions, including self-isolation, a month earlier than planned, The Independent newspaper reported. “Provided the current encouraging ....
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EU Commission refers Poland to EU Court of Justice over urban waste water
Date: 2022-02-09 15:27:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:75 - ID:9409194
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (MENA) – The EU Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The Directive requires Member States to ensure that urban ....
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Boris Johnson says govt wants to end isolation rules at end of Feb.
Date: 2022-02-09 14:21:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:9409139
LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government wants to end isolation rules a month early, at end of February, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. Johnson starts by saying on the Monday after the half term recess ....
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White House advisor hopes for an end to all pandemic-related restrictions in months
Date: 2022-02-09 12:52:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:9408900
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - The US is heading out of the “full blown” pandemic phase of Covid-19, Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said, as he predicted a combination of vaccinations, treatments and prior infection would soon make the virus more ....
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UK Foreign Secretary flies to Moscow to urge de-escalation of Russian aggression against Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-09 12:50:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9408890
LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will fly to Moscow Wednesday to urge the Kremlin to de-escalate and desist its aggression against Ukraine, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The visit is ....
