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  • British transport secretary tests positive for coronavirus

    Date: 2022-02-04 13:17:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:9400924

    LONDON, Feb 4 (MENA) - Grant Shapps has become the second British Cabinet minister in five days to test positive for coronavirus, The Independent reported Friday. The Transport Secretary wrote on Twitter that he has “tested positive for COVID19 so ....

  • Rosneft, CNPC agree on supply of 100mn tons of oil through Kazakhstan in 10 years

    Date: 2022-02-04 12:56:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9400835

    MOSCOW, Feb 4 (MENA) - During a visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, Rosneft and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed an agreement on the supply of 100 million tons of oil through Kazakhstan over 10 years, TASS reported ....

  • Macron to visit Russia, Ukraine next week

    Date: 2022-02-04 12:16:00 GMT - France - World - SN:40 - ID:9400808

    PARIS, Feb 4 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Russia on Monday and then head for Ukraine on Tuesday, the Elysée told reporters Friday morning. Macron will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 7, and his Ukrainian ....

  • Germany records more than 248,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-02-04 11:25:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:35 - ID:9400712

    BERLIN, Feb 4 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases reported a new record-high of daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 248,838 people infected within the past 24 hours, according to DW. As many as 170 patients ....

  • Spain to drop masks outdoors as omicron surge decelerates

    Date: 2022-02-04 11:18:21 GMT - Spain - World - SN:34 - ID:9400710

    MADRID, Feb 4 (MENA) - Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled by a highly contagious mutation, Health Minister Carolina Darias ....

  • Poland confirms 47,534 new coronavirus cases, 246 more deaths

    Date: 2022-02-04 10:55:24 GMT - Poland - World - SN:32 - ID:9400695

    WARSAW, Feb 4 (MENA) - Poland on Friday reported 47,534 new coronavirus infections and 246 more deaths related to COVID-19, Radio Poland reported. This brings the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 5,083,332 and fatalities to ....

  • Japan to provide additional dlrs 2.44 million to tsunami-hit Tonga

    Date: 2022-02-04 09:31:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:26 - ID:9400520

    TOKYO, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Friday decided to provide an additional dlrs 2.44 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Tonga that is recovering from tsunami waves and ash fall following a massive undersea volcanic eruption last ....

  • South Korea extends social distancing curbs for two weeks

    Date: 2022-02-04 09:18:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:24 - ID:9400534

    SEOUL, Feb 4 (MENA) - South Korea decided to extend the current social distancing curbs for two more weeks through February 20, during which private gatherings of more than six people will be banned and businesses are subject to a 9 p.m. curfew, ....

  • Philippines logs 8,564 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-02-04 09:00:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:23 - ID:9400519

    MANILA, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Philippines on Friday registered 8,564 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth consecutive day the daily tally fell below 10,000, the Philippine Star reported. Friday’s tally brought the total number of COVID-19 infections to ....

  • Talks between Russian, Chinese presidents kick off in Beijing

    Date: 2022-02-04 08:43:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9400480

    MOSCOW, Feb 4 (MENA) - The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart kicked off in Beijing, TASS news agency reported. This is Putin’s first visit to China since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Russian ....

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