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Europe is 'close to war,' says Czech PM
Date: 2022-02-21 08:50:46 GMT - Czech - World - SN:28 - ID:9428909
PRAGUE, Feb 21 (MENA) - The situation in Ukraine has become more and more serious every day and it is no exaggeration to say that Europe is close to war, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in a statement carried by Radio Prague. Fiala added ....
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Cop dies, 2 others injured in Quezon chopper crash in Philippines
Date: 2022-02-21 08:14:26 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:25 - ID:9428813
MANILA, Feb 21 (MENA) - A policeman died while two others were injured after the chopper they were riding crashed Monday morning in Real, Quezon, ABS-CBN News reported Monday quoting the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a statement, the PNP ....
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Brazil flash flood death toll climbs as more bodies are retrieved in Petropolis
Date: 2022-02-21 07:48:49 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:22 - ID:9428746
BRASILIA, Feb 21 (MENA) - The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165 as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby, France 24 ....
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UN works closely with Haiti government to improve education
Date: 2022-02-21 07:47:30 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:21 - ID:9428777
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) works closely with the government in Haiti to improve access to free education and quality learning in order to make sure more children in the most vulnerable parts of Port-au-Prince and across Haiti ....
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Australia fully re-opens borders after two-year Covid-19 closure
Date: 2022-02-21 07:46:50 GMT - Australia - World - SN:20 - ID:9428789
CANBERRA, Feb 21 (MENA) - Australia opened its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island nation first imposed some of the world's strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions, France 24 reported. A ....
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New cases dip below 100,000 in South Korea
Date: 2022-02-21 07:25:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:9428690
SEOUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - South Korea logged fewer than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases Monday, due to less testing over the weekend, while health authorities forecast the current COVID-19 wave to peak between late February and March, Yonhap ....
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Japanese PM to partake in G7 summit to discuss situation in Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-21 07:25:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9428721
TOKYO, Feb 21 (MENA) - Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will attend an online summit of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Thursday to discuss Ukraine, NHK news reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said Monday Germany will host the ....
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Biden agrees "in principle" to meet with Putin
Date: 2022-02-21 07:23:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9428712
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has agreed "in principle" to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future, provided Russia has not invaded Ukraine, CBS News quoted the White House as announcing Monday. Jen ....
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Germany records 73,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-21 06:37:09 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:9428651
BERLIN, Feb 21 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Monday that 73,867 new coronavirus cases and 22 deaths were reported in the country in the past 24 hours. This takes the country's total number of cases to ....
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Ukraine continues bombardment of areas in Donbass
Date: 2022-02-21 06:29:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9428635
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Police spokesman of the Luhansk People’s Republic Ivan Filipunenko confirmed that “Ukraine carried out intense artillery shelling of Luhansk police positions”, Archyde News reported Monday. “Ukrainian forces launched ....