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Ukranian FM calls on Russia to withdraw troops if it really does not want war
Date: 2022-01-31 11:10:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:36 - ID:9393808
KIEV, Jan 31 (MENA) - Russia must withdraw the troops it amassed near Ukraine's borders if it does not really want a new war, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this in a post on Twitter, Ukrinform reported. He said Russian troops ....
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Russia reports124,70 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-31 10:40:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:9393656
MOSCOW, Jan 31 (MENA) - The number of new COVID-19 infections in Russia registered 124,70 within the past 24 hours, said the Russian health authorities. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia rose to 11,861,77, according to ....
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EU: crisis with Russia and Ukraine remains at center of geopolitical tensions
Date: 2022-01-31 10:33:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:30 - ID:9393699
BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (MENA) - The crisis with Russia and Ukraine remains at the center of today’s geopolitical tensions, said the European Union in a statement. Russia’s military build-up at the Ukrainian border has increased further and now includes ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 374 m
Date: 2022-01-31 08:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9393449
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload hit 374,701,198, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Monday that the current global death toll reached 5,664,012. The US continues ....
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Biden calls for Taliban to release American hostage before legitimacy recognized
Date: 2022-01-31 08:01:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9393374
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - President Biden on Sunday called for the release of American hostage Mark Frerichs ahead of the two-year anniversary of his abduction if the Taliban expects to be recognized as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, ....
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British PM Johnson cancels planned visit to Japan: gov't sources
Date: 2022-01-31 07:54:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9393381
TOKYO, Jan 31 (MENA) - The British government has canceled Prime Minister Boris Johnson's planned visit to Japan in February due to growing tensions over Ukraine and his alleged participation in COVID lockdown-breaking parties, Kyodo quoted Japanese ....
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PM Kishida says not considering COVID state of emergency for Tokyo
Date: 2022-01-31 07:35:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9393338
TOKYO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not yet considering declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo over a recent spike in novel coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, Kyodo ....
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Germany reports 78,318 new infections
Date: 2022-01-31 07:30:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:11 - ID:9393339
BERLIN, Jan 31 (MENA) - The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 78,318 positive tests in Germany within 24 hours. That is 14,925 more cases than on Monday a week ago, when 63,393 new infections were reported. The nationwide seven-day ....
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UK to close work from home tax loophole after it cost gov't £500m
Date: 2022-01-30 20:21:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:9393004
LONDON, Jan 30 (MENA) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is to axe a tax which allows employees to claim money if they have been forced to work from home during the pandemic after it cost the Treasury £500 million, the Evening ....
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Britain ‘ruling nothing out’ if Russia invades Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-30 11:40:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:9392175
LONDON, Jan 30 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned she is “ruling absolutely nothing out” in the instance of a Russian incursion into Ukraine. Asked whether the UK could back a Ukraine resistance force, she said Britain is ....
