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US officials to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia
Date: 2022-01-15 08:26:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9367657
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will travel to Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia from January 17-20, the US Department of State ....
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Japan: Three attacked at University of Tokyo amid exams
Date: 2022-01-15 08:06:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9367640
TOKYO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Two high school students taking Japan's unified university entrance exams and another person were attacked with a knife on Saturday at the University of Tokyo and a 17-year-old man has been arrested, the operator of the ....
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US, NATO ready to continue reciprocal dialogue with Russia
Date: 2022-01-15 07:45:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9367615
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (MENA) - The United States and NATO are ready to continue reciprocal dialogue with Moscow, the US Department of State said in a statement, following a phone talk between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary ....
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India reports new 268,833 coronavirus cases in span of 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-15 07:25:28 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9367595
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (MENA) - India reported 268,833 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 36,850,962, according to data released by the health ministry on Saturday. The ministry said that 402 new virus-linked deaths ....
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European Commission approves proposal on transnational youth volunteering
Date: 2022-01-14 19:38:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:73 - ID:9367377
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (MENA) - The European Commission on Friday approved a proposal on transnational youth volunteering. "Recognizing the key contribution of volunteering for the development of young people's skills and competences and its role in ....
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US, allies welcome Serbia's referendum on constitutional changes
Date: 2022-01-14 19:07:34 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:72 - ID:9367330
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (MENA) - The United States and some of its key allies welcomed Serbia's Jan. 16 referendum on constitutional changes "as a key step to strengthen the independence of the judiciary", Swiss Info reported. The US State Department ....
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9 Killed, 37 injured in India's Bengal train accident
Date: 2022-01-14 15:42:11 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:9367117
NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (MENA) - The death count in Thursday's train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 37 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches, NDTV Channel reported on Friday. ....
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Ukrainian, British defense ministers discuss bilateral partnership
Date: 2022-01-14 14:41:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:55 - ID:9367080
KIEV, Jan 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace have discussed the partnership between the two countries during a phone call, Ukrinform reported Friday. Posting on his Twitter ....
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Talks between Russian, Chinese leaders to be held on February 4 in Beijing, Lavrov says
Date: 2022-01-14 14:09:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:9366928
MOSCOW, Jan 14 (MENA) - Preparations for the Russia-China summit which will take place in Beijing on February 4, on the opening day of the Winter Olympics, are at full speed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on the ....
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Swedish PM tests positive for COVID as fourth wave surges
Date: 2022-01-14 13:54:09 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:48 - ID:9367003
STOCKHOLM, Jan 14 (MENA) - Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesperson said on Friday, as a growing wave of infections swept the country driven by the more contagious Omicron ....