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  • Russia detects 39,160 daily COVID-19 cases, crisis center says

    Date: 2021-11-09 09:51:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9260340

    MOSCOW, Nov 9 (MENA) - Russia has registered 39,160 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours which is the lowest number over the past week with the total number of infections reaching 8,873,655 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis ....

  • US First Lady Jill Biden pushes Covid-19 vaccine for young kids in school visit

    Date: 2021-11-09 09:38:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9260384

    WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday visited a school in Virginia to promote vaccinations for five-to 11-year-olds, the latest effort in the White House's push to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, The Straits Times ....

  • Pentagon says US growing concern over China military capabilities

    Date: 2021-11-09 08:54:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9260253

    WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - US Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby said the US has a growing concern over "the kinds of capabilities that the Chinese military is -- continues to develop.", Al Hurra TV reported. A new Pentagon estimate says ....

  • Japan eases entry restrictions for foreigners

    Date: 2021-11-09 08:48:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:27 - ID:9260248

    TOKYO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Japan's government is opening its doors to new foreign arrivals for the first time in 10 months, NHK reported. The new rules kicked in on Monday for people staying up to three months for business or work purposes, as well as ....

  • Pentagon: Iranian-backed groups in Iraq capable of launching attacks similar to attack on Kadhimi

    Date: 2021-11-09 07:54:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9260142

    WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said there are multiple groups operating inside Iraq that are backed by Iran who are capable of these kinds of attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi," VOA reported ....

  • Japan launches Epsilon small rocket carrying 9 satellites

    Date: 2021-11-09 06:51:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9260126

    TOKYO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Japan successfully launched a small, low-cost Epsilon rocket and put nine satellites into orbit on Tuesday, the country's space agency said, in the latest attempt to promote involvement by educational institutions and companies ....

  • Sleaze-hit Boris Johnson loses opinion poll lead

    Date: 2021-11-09 06:26:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:6 - ID:9260097

    LONDON, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Tories have lost their lead over Labor as Boris Johnson’s “good Prime Minister” rating has plummeted to its lowest since he entered No10, an exclusive poll reveals as a sleaze storm rages at Westminster, The Evening ....

  • JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 250mn

    Date: 2021-11-09 06:21:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9260081

    WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 250 million and the deaths surged to more than five million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed Tuesday that the current global ....

  • Russia resumes flights with 9 countries

    Date: 2021-11-09 06:14:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9260080

    MOSCOW, Nov 9 (MENA) - Russia on a reciprocal basis has restored regular air traffic with nine countries, according to RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The decision to resume flights was made by the operational headquarters. Air traffic resumed with ....

  • Russian peacekeepers should stay in region for good - Armenian president

    Date: 2021-11-08 23:03:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:9259973

    MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - The presence of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh is of paramount importance to sustain peace in the region, and they should stay there for good, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an interview with the ....

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