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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally
Date: 2022-01-04 20:04:58 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:79 - ID:9351539
WORLD CAPITALS, Jan 4 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. In Iran, 1,706 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours, raising the tally of infections to 6,200,296 cases. ....
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Speaker of Saudi Shura Council meets chairman of Bahraini Shura Council
Date: 2022-01-04 13:40:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:48 - ID:9350934
RIYADH/MANAMA, Jan 4 (MENA) - Chairman of the Bahraini Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh has praised the pivotal role and multiple contributions of Saudi Arabia at all regional and international levels under the leadership of King Salman bin ....
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US reports over 1 mln new daily Covid cases as omicron surges
Date: 2022-01-04 13:35:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:9350930
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The US reported a record number of new Covid cases on Monday, with over one million new infections, CNBC reported. A total of 1,082,549 new coronavirus cases were reported on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins ....
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Omicron is bad in US. But we don’t need to resort to lockdowns: paper
Date: 2022-01-04 13:14:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:9350840
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - We are entering the third year of the pandemic with a confusing state of affairs. The United States has far surpassed the number of daily covid-19 infections compared with the previous peak last winter, yet many businesses ....
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EIB finances new battery-powered regional trains to replace diesel in Germany
Date: 2022-01-04 13:02:31 GMT - Luxembourg - World - SN:45 - ID:9350847
LUXEMBOURG, Jan 4 (MENA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing up to €95 million for the purchase of state-of-the-art battery-powered Siemens trains to be operated between Berlin and the surrounding Brandenburg area, the bank said in a ....
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Omicron surge poses political peril for Democrats
Date: 2022-01-04 11:08:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:9350569
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The latest surge in coronavirus cases is putting Democrats in a difficult position ahead of November’s midterm elections as Americans voice frustrations over President Biden’s response to the rapid spread of the omicron ....
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Malaysian PM visits flood victims in Puchong
Date: 2022-01-04 11:01:53 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:27 - ID:9350481
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has visited flood victims who have been allowed to return to their respective homes around Puchong near here, Channel News Asia reported. He arrived at ....
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IOM raises alarm about millions of displaced Afghans
Date: 2022-01-04 10:55:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:26 - ID:9350523
GENEVA, Jan 4 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed concerns over the large number of displaced people in Afghanistan and said that there are “664,000 newly displaced by conflict in 2021.” “There are now an ....
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US secretary of state, his Turkish counterpart discuss recent Russian escalation in Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-04 10:47:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9350490
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu discussed the importance of continued coordination regarding the ....
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Record number of migrants crossed Channel from France to UK last year, says report
Date: 2022-01-04 10:33:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:9350484
LONDON, Jan 4 (MENA) - A record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year, France 24 reported Tuesday quoted analysis of government data. As people smugglers exploited demand, charging ....
