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JHU: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 378 million
Date: 2022-02-01 07:45:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9395067
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - As many as 378,363,084 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Tuesday. It added that about 5,674,219 have died from the virus ....
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US accuses Russia of deploying 100,000 troops along Ukraine borders
Date: 2022-02-01 07:29:08 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:9395045
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (MENA) - US Ambassador at the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has underscored a growing Russian military force of more than 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, calling it "the largest mobilization" in Europe in decades. "We’ve seen ....
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Germany reports 162,613 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-01 07:25:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9395004
BERLIN, Feb 1 (MENA) - Germany reported 162,613 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 9,978,146, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday. The virus claimed 188 ....
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Russia says US call for UNSC meeting over Ukraine "classic example of megaphone diplomacy"
Date: 2022-02-01 07:21:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9394966
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (MENA) - Brought to the UN Security Council at the call of Washington, the standoff between Russia and the US over Ukraine saw an exchange of accusations between the two sides Monday. Russian representative at the UN Vasily ....
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India reports 167,059 new Covid-19 cases, 1,192 deaths
Date: 2022-02-01 06:45:08 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9394973
NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (MENA) - In the last 24 hours, India registered a 20 per cent dip in new Covid-19 cases with 167,059 infections, but the fresh fatalities surged to a whopping 1,192, Kashmir Life quoted the Union Health Ministry as saying on ....
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US prisons placed on temporary lockdown after deadly violence at Texas facility
Date: 2022-02-01 05:24:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9394943
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - Federal prisons in the US have been placed on a temporary lockdown nationwide after violence broke out at an institution in Texas and two inmates died, CNN reported Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it ....
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FDA grants full approval to Moderna's Covid vaccine
Date: 2022-02-01 05:17:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9394941
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna. The approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older, FDA ....
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IMF, WB move annual meetings to Washington from Morocco
Date: 2022-01-31 22:56:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:9394887
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) will hold their annual meetings in Washington this year and in Marrakesh in 2023, the second time the institutions have pushed back plans for Morocco to host due ....
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Dozens killed in days of attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north
Date: 2022-01-31 22:53:20 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:107 - ID:9394824
ABUJA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Dozens of civilians and security personnel have been killed in attacks by gunmen in three states in Nigeria's troubled northern region, authorities said Monday. The armed men that killed dozens in the northwest and central ....
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Man arrested for flying drone over residence of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf
Date: 2022-01-31 21:48:29 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:105 - ID:9394794
STOCKHOLM, Jan 31 (MENA) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of flying a drone over the King of Sweden's residence near Stockholm, Euronews reported on Monday. The suspect was detained on Sunday afternoon near Drottningholm Castle, one of ....