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At least 24 killed in landslides triggered by heavy flooding in Ecuador
Date: 2022-02-02 06:52:43 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:9 - ID:9396702
QUITO, Feb 2 (MENA) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 24 people in Quito, inundating homes, swamping cars and sweeping away athletes and spectators on a sports field, France 24 quoted officials as saying. A ....
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US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach Guam
Date: 2022-02-02 06:50:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9396723
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The United States called for the UN Security Council to meet on North Korea's most recent test, its most significant in years, of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam, an American territory, ....
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India reports more than 161,000 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-02-02 06:48:33 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9396717
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (MENA) - India reported 161,386 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total infection tally in the country to 41,630,885, NDTV reported Wednesday. The new Covid related cases were three per cent lower than ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 381mn
Date: 2022-02-02 06:23:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9396688
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 381 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....
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Blinken, Japanese FM discuss denuclearization of Korea, Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2022-02-02 06:06:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9396671
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, said spokesman for the State Department Ned Price. Secretary Blinken condemned the DPRK’s recent ballistic missile ....
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Covid-19 medical waste poses threat to environment: WHO warns
Date: 2022-02-01 21:52:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:95 - ID:9396596
GENEVA, Feb 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the huge amount of medical waste produced as a result of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health. In a new report, the United ....
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Italy monitors Russian ships in the Mediterranean
Date: 2022-02-01 20:37:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:9396554
LONDON, Feb 1 (MENA) – Italy is monitoring the transit of a group of Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The ships are “in international waters and do not violate the sovereignty of coastal ....
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WHO warns it is ‘premature’ to declare victory over Covid
Date: 2022-02-01 18:30:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:79 - ID:9396401
GENEVA, Feb 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission, The Guardian reported. “It is premature for any country ....
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EU approves €1.2 billion emergency assistance package to Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-01 15:11:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:63 - ID:9395757
BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (MENA) - The European Commission has approved a new emergency macro-financial assistance (MFA) programme for Ukraine of up to €1.2 billion. "As I announced last week, the EU Commission has proposed a €1.2 billion financial ....
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France condemns expulsion of its ambassador in Mali
Date: 2022-02-01 13:06:45 GMT - France - World - SN:48 - ID:9395828
PARIS, Feb 1 (MENA) - French government spokesman Gabriel Attal condemned on Tuesday the expulsion of France's ambassador to Mali. France would review along with EU partners its military presence in Mali, a day after the junta in Bamako ordered ....
