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  • US prisons placed on temporary lockdown after deadly violence at Texas facility

    Date: 2022-02-01 05:24:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9394943

    WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - Federal prisons in the US have been placed on a temporary lockdown nationwide after violence broke out at an institution in Texas and two inmates died, CNN reported Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it ....

  • FDA grants full approval to Moderna's Covid vaccine

    Date: 2022-02-01 05:17:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9394941

    WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna. The approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older, FDA ....

  • IMF, WB move annual meetings to Washington from Morocco

    Date: 2022-01-31 22:56:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:9394887

    WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) will hold their annual meetings in Washington this year and in Marrakesh in 2023, the second time the institutions have pushed back plans for Morocco to host due ....

  • Dozens killed in days of attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north

    Date: 2022-01-31 22:53:20 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:107 - ID:9394824

    ABUJA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Dozens of civilians and security personnel have been killed in attacks by gunmen in three states in Nigeria's troubled northern region, authorities said Monday. The armed men that killed dozens in the northwest and central ....

  • Man arrested for flying drone over residence of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf

    Date: 2022-01-31 21:48:29 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:105 - ID:9394794

    STOCKHOLM, Jan 31 (MENA) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of flying a drone over the King of Sweden's residence near Stockholm, Euronews reported on Monday. The suspect was detained on Sunday afternoon near Drottningholm Castle, one of ....

  • Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine – Kremlin

    Date: 2022-01-31 20:49:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:9394712

    MOSCOW, Jan 31 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday discussed Ukraine tensions and concerns over security in Europe during a phone call, the Moscow Times quoted the Kremlin as saying. "The ....

  • OIC stresses its support for Kazakhstan in maintaining unity, security

    Date: 2022-01-31 15:52:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:73 - ID:9394354

    RIYADH, Jan 31 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha stressed the organization is standing by Kazakhstan’s government and people in maintaining its sovereignty, security, stability and ....

  • UN: Taliban has killed more than 100 affiliated with ex-government in Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-01-31 15:32:46 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:68 - ID:9394093

    NEW YORK, Jan 31 (MENA) - The United Nations in a new report accused the Taliban of killing more than 100 individuals affiliated with the former Afghan government and allied international forces, the Hill reported on Monday. U.N. Secretary ....

  • No plans to introduce total lockdown across Russia so far - Kremlin

    Date: 2022-01-31 15:20:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9394351

    MOSCOW, Jan 31 (MENA) - No discussions about introducing a full lockdown across Russia amid the growing incidence of COVID-19 have been held, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by TASS as saying on Monday. "This issue is not on the ....

  • US pushes for talks with North Korea after latest missile launch

    Date: 2022-01-31 14:50:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9394018

    WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The US is pushing for talks with North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test on Sunday, which was reportedly its longest such test since 2017, The Hill reported. A senior administration official said the US is ....

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