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  • 8 dead, numerous injured at Astroworld Festival in Houston

    Date: 2021-11-06 10:48:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9255559

    NEW YORK, Nov 6 (MENA) - At least eight people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston while rapper Travis Scott was performing, USNews reported. ....

  • Russia records all-time daily high of 41,335 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-11-06 09:37:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9255483

    MOSCOW, Nov 6 (MENA) - Russia recorded 41,335 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the onset of the pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The total number of cases has reached 8,755,930, ....

  • Blinken says Covid pandemic requires global action

    Date: 2021-11-06 09:03:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9255369

    WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that global Covid-19 pandemic requires global action and continued focus of efforts, according to a press release by the US Department of State. That is the reason behind ....

  • EU, Brazil probe boosting economic ties

    Date: 2021-11-06 08:25:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:12 - ID:9255326

    BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussed ways of boosting shared economic and trade relations. The two sides ....

  • ‘Luxury carbon consumption’ of top 1% threatens 1.5C global heating limit

    Date: 2021-11-05 18:11:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:9254901

    LONDON, Nov 5 (MENA) - The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity are on track to be 30 times greater than what is compatible with keeping global heating below 1.5C, new research warns, as scientists urge governments to “constrain ....

  • S. Korea calls for cooperation with global companies on climate goals

    Date: 2021-11-05 16:13:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:57 - ID:9254816

    SEOUL, Nov 5 (Mena) - South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo proposed Friday that South Korean and global companies join hands to address climate challenges as he met with leaders of major businesses, Yonhap reported. Yeo made the call at a ....

  • Vietnam targets phased resumption of international flights from January

    Date: 2021-11-05 15:14:44 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:54 - ID:9254735

    HANOI, Nov 5 (MENA) - Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights with 15 countries from January next year, its aviation authority said on Friday (Nov 5), eyeing a full resumption by July, Channel News Asia reported on Friday. ....

  • Hong Kong leader expects reopening of border with mainland China by February

    Date: 2021-11-05 14:56:57 GMT - China - World - SN:52 - ID:9254706

    BEIJING, Nov 5 (MENA) - Hong Kong’s leader has said she expects quarantine-free travel between the city and mainland China to reach such a level by February next year to enable the government to hold major events attended by businesspeople based ....

  • World food prices reach highest level in more than a decade

    Date: 2021-11-05 14:11:36 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:9254607

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  • Russian embassy declines comments on national diplomat’s death in Germany

    Date: 2021-11-05 13:56:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9254660

    MOSCOW, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Russian Embassy in Germany refrained from comments on the reports made by the German media about the death of a 35-year-old Russian diplomat in Berlin this October, the country’s diplomatic mission said on Friday. "The ....

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