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  • Philippines reports 32,744 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-01-21 09:13:50 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:9377840

    MANILA, Jan 21 (MENA) - Some 32,744 new coronavirus cases were reported in the Philippines over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 3,357,083, according to ABS-CBN channel on Friday. Data from the Department of Health showed that the ....

  • Japan, France agree to beef up cooperation in Indo-Pacific region

    Date: 2022-01-21 09:12:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9377814

    TOKYO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Japan and France have agreed to bolster their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and shared serious concerns over the state of affairs in the East and South China seas, as China’s military clout is increasing in the ....

  • US, Germany urge reaching understanding as regards Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

    Date: 2022-01-21 08:56:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9377796

    WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asserted the urgency of reaching an understanding on a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the ....

  • Mexico reports 50,373 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-01-21 08:46:30 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:14 - ID:9377801

    MEXICO CITY, Jan 21 (MENA) - Mexico has hit a record high as regards the coronavirus cases after reporting 50,373 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the country's health ministry on Friday. This brings the total ....

  • Philippines receives nearly 1.9 mln AstraZeneca jabs

    Date: 2022-01-21 07:35:08 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:11 - ID:9377721

    MANILA, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Philippines on Friday received 1,877,600 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, as the country battles a fresh wave of new infections driven by the omicron variant, ABS-CBN News channel reported. The AstraZeneca ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 342,596,024

    Date: 2022-01-21 06:51:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9377671

    WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - As many as 342,596,024 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,574,351 people have died from the virus worldwide. The ....

  • India reports 347,254 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2022-01-21 06:40:32 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9377669

    NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (MENA) - India reported 347,254 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 38,566,024, according to data released by the health ministry on Friday. The ministry said that 703 new virus-linked deaths ....

  • Korean culture wave is flowing through Nile to spread message of hope: Wife of Korean president

    Date: 2022-01-20 22:48:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:92 - ID:9377586

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Kim Jung-sook, the wife of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said that a Korean culture wave is flowing through the River Nile to spread a message of hope to the world. Kim made her comments during a meeting with ....

  • Primark to axe hundreds of jobs – major fashion retailer forced to act as sales plunge

    Date: 2022-01-20 22:47:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:9377588

    LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - High-street clothing retailer Primark is set to axe around 400 jobs as it begins an overhaul of its management structure, Express reported. The chain, which has 190 stores in the UK, is looking to make efficiencies in the ....

  • UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

    Date: 2022-01-20 21:51:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9377554

    LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Police in the UK say they have arrested two people in connection with a hostage-taking incident in a Texas synagogue, euronews reported. One man was arrested in Birmingham and another in Manchester, according to ....

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