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India reports 238,018 new COVID-19 infections
Date: 2022-01-18 06:15:19 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9372191
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (MENA) - The Union Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed that India reported 238,018 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. With this, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 37,618,271, which include 8,891 ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases top 330m
Date: 2022-01-18 06:08:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9372190
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 330 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....
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Canada approves Pfizer's Paxlovid anti-COVID pill
Date: 2022-01-17 21:03:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:84 - ID:9371981
OTTAWA, Jan 17 (MENA) - Health Canada has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 therapeutic for use in adults 18 and older, paving the way for the distribution of a potentially lifesaving drug at a time when the country's hospitals are overwhelmed, CBC News ....
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US warns of "severe economic consequences" if Russia invades Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-17 13:15:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:9371010
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned that Russia will face "severe economic consequences" from the United States and Western allies if it invades Ukraine, CBS News reported. "In terms of sanctions, ....
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Putin, Pakistani PM discuss ties, combating coronavirus
Date: 2022-01-17 13:04:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:9371207
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had on Monday a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Kremlin said in a press release. The discussion focused on the development of Russian-Pakistani ties in ....
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US VP Kamala Harris condemns Texas synagogue attack, affirms US's solidarity with Jews
Date: 2022-01-17 13:03:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:9371020
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement on the Texas synagogue attack where four people were kept hostage for more than 10 hours, affirming that the US stands in solidarity with the Congregation Beth Israel ....
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UN Chief: Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons remain global threat
Date: 2022-01-17 10:11:55 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:34 - ID:9370789
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres said that the nuclear weapons pose an existential threat and the only guarantee against their use is their total elimination. The UN chief remarks were made commenting on an ....
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Canada urges nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-17 09:40:36 GMT - Canada - World - SN:29 - ID:9370672
OTTAWA, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Canadian government is urging its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine, in a new advisory due to tension on Ukrainian-Russian borders, reported the Global Times Monday. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie ....
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Japan condemns N.Korea firing of 2 suspected short-range ballistic missiles
Date: 2022-01-17 09:20:30 GMT - Japan - World - SN:27 - ID:9370508
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Japanese government condemned North Korea firing of two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, Kyodo reported quoting the South Korean military. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno ....
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S.Korea: N.Korea fires 2 apparent ballistic missiles eastward
Date: 2022-01-17 09:01:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:26 - ID:9370498
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles eastward from an airfield in Pyongyang on Monday, in the recalcitrant regime's fourth show of force this year, Yonhap reported quoting South Korea's ....
