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  • US military carries out counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria

    Date: 2022-02-03 07:01:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9398504

    WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Pentagon has confirmed that US special operations forces carried out a "successful" counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday, but provided few other details, according to the US Department of Defense. ....

  • S. Korea reports new high of 22,907 COVID-19 cases; critical cases at 274: KDCA

    Date: 2022-02-03 07:00:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:9398523

    SEOUL, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 22,907 new infections, including 22,773 local ones, raising the total to 907,214, The Korea Times reported. The previous daily record was 20,270 reported for ....

  • India logs 172,433 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-02-03 06:15:19 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9398454

    NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (MENA) - India's daily Covid-19 tally saw a marginal jump on Thursday as the country recorded 1,72,433 cases of infection in the last 24 hours, according to data released by Union health ministry. It was 6.84% higher than Wednesday ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 384 million

    Date: 2022-02-03 06:10:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9398456

    WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 cases hit 384,701,043, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the current global death toll reached 5,699,993. The US continues to ....

  • China inks $8 billion nuclear power plant deal in Argentina

    Date: 2022-02-02 21:26:52 GMT - China - World - SN:111 - ID:9398289

    BEIJING, Feb 2 (MENA) - State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has signed a contract in Argentina to build the $8 billion Atucha III nuclear power plant using China's Hualong One technology, reviving a deal that had been stalled for years, ....

  • Moscow concerned over US 'unpredictable' behavior on sanctions: Kremlin

    Date: 2022-02-02 20:51:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:109 - ID:9398212

    MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - The unpredictable behavior of the US on the matter of sanctions is a point of concern for the Kremlin, Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said. Russian authorities have plans to mitigate the consequences ....

  • Putin & Johnson discuss Ukraine, Russia's security guarantee proposals

    Date: 2022-02-02 20:26:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:106 - ID:9398281

    MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - Speaking to reporters, the British prime minister promised to give his Russian counterpart a piece of his mind about Ukraine during their call. The conversation was eventually rescheduled to Wednesday, with the Kremlin ....

  • US army announces discharges for unvaccinated

    Date: 2022-02-02 20:25:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:9398283

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The US Army announced Wednesday it will begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, VOA reported. In a news release, the Army said effective immediately, commanders are to "initiate ....

  • US troops to deploy to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2022-02-02 20:08:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:9398210

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has formally approved the deployment of 3,000 US troops to Poland, Germany and Romania, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, in a move to bolster NATO countries in Eastern Europe with tens of thousands ....

  • COVID-19 cases rise among kids below 5, says DOH

    Date: 2022-02-02 19:03:56 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:100 - ID:9398165

    MANILA, Feb 2 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases among children below five years old increased last month versus the wave of delta infections last year, ABS-CBN News reported. Virus infections among said age group were tallied at 632 on Jan. ....

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