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  • Turkey: 12 migrants freeze to death after Greece pushback

    Date: 2022-02-02 15:57:15 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:73 - ID:9397848

    ANKARA, Feb 2 (MENA) - The bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death were found near Turkey's border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister said Wednesday, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the frontier, ABCNews reported. ....

  • More cases due to Covid-19 around the world

    Date: 2022-02-02 13:06:21 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:49 - ID:9397418

    WORLD CAPITALS, Feb 2 (MENA) – The Coronavirus cases continued to rise around the world. Pakistan confirmed 6,047 new COVID-19 cases and 29 more deaths. The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that the country's number of ....

  • Germany passes 10-million mark for Covid-19 infections

    Date: 2022-02-02 10:33:29 GMT - Germany - World - SN:33 - ID:9397090

    BERLIN, Feb 2 (MENA) - Germany hit a new coronavirus record on Wednesday, with the 208,498 more cases reported within 24 hours carrying it past the 10-million mark for total infections, The Straits Times reported. The seven-day incidence rate ....

  • Olympic torch relay begins in Beijing

    Date: 2022-02-02 09:53:29 GMT - China - World - SN:28 - ID:9396863

    BEIJING, Feb 2 (MENA) - The torch relay for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games started here on Wednesday, just two days before the Games officially opens, Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing ....

  • Czech Republic reports 66,970 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-02-02 08:03:28 GMT - Czech - World - SN:19 - ID:9396783

    PRAGUE, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Czech Republic registered 66,970 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Radio Prague International reported Wednesday. This brings the total number of infections in the country to more than 3 million, while the ....

  • S. Korea's daily Covid-19 cases surpass 20,000 for 1st time

    Date: 2022-02-02 07:22:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:9396754

    SEOUL, Feb 2 (MENA) - South Korea’s daily Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday surpassed 20,000 for the first time since the country reported its first virus case in January 2020, the Korea Herald reported. According to the Korea Disease ....

  • UN head calls for 'Olympic' truce in Ethiopia

    Date: 2022-02-02 06:59:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:10 - ID:9396740

    NEW YORK, Feb 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged for all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to implement a truce to mark the Olympic Games, and use the break in hostilities to provide relief to all Ethiopians. "As I prepare to ....

  • At least 24 killed in landslides triggered by heavy flooding in Ecuador

    Date: 2022-02-02 06:52:43 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:9 - ID:9396702

    QUITO, Feb 2 (MENA) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 24 people in Quito, inundating homes, swamping cars and sweeping away athletes and spectators on a sports field, France 24 quoted officials as saying. A ....

  • US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach Guam

    Date: 2022-02-02 06:50:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9396723

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The United States called for the UN Security Council to meet on North Korea's most recent test, its most significant in years, of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam, an American territory, ....

  • India reports more than 161,000 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-02-02 06:48:33 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9396717

    NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (MENA) - India reported 161,386 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total infection tally in the country to 41,630,885, NDTV reported Wednesday. The new Covid related cases were three per cent lower than ....

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