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  • 100 Russians back to Moscow from Kazakhstan

    Date: 2022-01-09 14:31:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:9358208

    MOSCOW, Jan 9 (MENA) - A Russian military plane delivered to Moscow 100 Russian citizens from Almaty of Kazakhstan who were staying with relatives and on a tourist trip, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. More than a hundred people died in ....

  • Study: Omicron absenteeism could cause $48 bln hit to U.K. Economy

    Date: 2022-01-09 12:48:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9358068

    LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - Absenteeism caused by Covid-19 isolation and staff shortages could result in a £35 billion (USD 48 billion) loss in output over January and February, according to The Sunday Times. The projected loss is equivalent to 8.8% ....

  • Germany reports over 36,000 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths

    Date: 2022-01-09 12:21:07 GMT - Germany - World - SN:52 - ID:9358009

    BERLIN, Jan 9 (MENA) - Germany recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases with 36,552 new infections registered in the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Sunday. The newly confirmed cases bring the total number of ....

  • America’s Covid testing system buckles under weight of Omicron surge: UK paper

    Date: 2022-01-09 11:15:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9357740

    LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - Almost a year since President Joe Biden took office pledging to bring the pandemic under control, the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm the country’s Covid-19 testing system, causing chaos for people seeking to travel, ....

  • Cuba donates 120,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Syria

    Date: 2022-01-09 10:48:55 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:37 - ID:9357721

    HAVANA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Cuba sent 120,000 doses of Abdala vaccines to Syria, Prensa Latina News Agency reported Sunday quoting the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). CIGB is the institution that produces the vaccine against ....

  • Russia says it's 'disappointed' by U.S. signals before Geneva talks

    Date: 2022-01-09 09:20:45 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:28 - ID:9357546

    MOSCOW, Jan 9 (MENA) - Russia said on Sunday it was "disappointed" by signals from Washington and Brussels on the eve of talks in Geneva and that the United States was insisting on unilateral Russian concessions, the Interfax and RIA news agencies ....

  • Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally

    Date: 2022-01-09 08:37:28 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:22 - ID:9357419

    WORLD CAPITALS, Jan 9 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. In Italy, 197,552 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours, raising the tally of infections to 7,281,297 ....

  • US, EU warn against severe repercussions of any Russian attack on Ukraine

    Date: 2022-01-09 08:36:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9357454

    WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The US said Russia would face massive consequences if it further invades Ukraine -- including economic measures not used before, the US State Department said on its website Sunday. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken ....

  • Disputes "decreasing" in Vienna talks to revive 2015 nuclear deal - Iranian official

    Date: 2022-01-09 08:08:35 GMT - Iran - World - SN:20 - ID:9357421

    TEHRAN, Jan 9 (MENA) - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Top Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the disputes are decreasing in the ongoing Vienna talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. In statements, carried by IRNA News Agency, Bagheri ....

  • U.S. plans to discuss missile deployments with Russia as part of effort to defuse Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2022-01-09 07:52:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9357418

    WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - Negotiators for the United States are planning to show up to talks with their Russian counterparts Monday with proposals to discuss the placement of missiles and scope of military exercises in Europe, according to a senior ....

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