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Australian government refuses to join 40 nations phasing out coal
Date: 2021-11-05 13:10:52 GMT - Australia - World - SN:37 - ID:9254625
CANBERRA, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Australian government will not join more than 40 countries committing to phase out coal power, with the energy minister declaring Australia was focused on developing technology not “wiping out industries”, The Guardian ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally
Date: 2021-11-05 12:55:02 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:35 - ID:9254324
WORLD CAPITALS, Nov 5 (MENA) - Several countries have seen daily increase in the coronavirus cases and deaths recently. Russia recorded 40,735 new coronavirus cases and 1,192 deaths in the past 24 hours, upping the total cases and deaths to ....
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Germany to give additional $693 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-11-05 09:14:30 GMT - Germany - World - SN:20 - ID:9254162
BERLIN, Nov 5 (MENA) - Germany has announced an additional package of 600 million euros (USD 693 million) to crisis-hit Afghanistan. "Germany has pledged an additional 600 million euro to increase humanitarian assistance & provide funding for ....
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Japan to allow fully vaccinated foreigners to enter country
Date: 2021-11-05 09:09:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9254156
TOKYO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Japan has decided to allow all fully vaccinated foreigners, except for tourists, to enter the country, national broadcaster NHK reported Friday. The government will begin accepting applications from their sponsors starting ....
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Kishida to be reappointed as Japan PM in Diet session on Nov. 10
Date: 2021-11-05 08:41:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9254118
TOKYO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to hold a special parliamentary session for three days from Wednesday, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set to be reappointed as Japan's leader, Kyodo news agency ....
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WFP starts financial support plan for poor families in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-11-05 06:00:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:4 - ID:9253984
KABUL, Nov 5 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) has started implementing a financial support plan for poor families in Afghanistan, said WFP representative in Kabul Sami Alokozai on Friday. He pointed out in press statements that the program ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 248,598,120
Date: 2021-11-05 05:51:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9253974
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 cases reached 248,598,120, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) figures. JHU revealed on Friday that the current deaths surged to more than five million reaching 5,029,234. The US ....
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Czech President Milos Zeman leaves intensive care unit amid political stalemate
Date: 2021-11-04 22:52:01 GMT - Czech - World - SN:95 - ID:9253911
PRAGUE, Nov 4 (MENA) - The president of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman has left intensive care at a Prague hospital, Euronews reported. Zeman has now been transferred to a rehabilitation unit, according to the hospital where he is being ....
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Putin, Lukashenko approve union state's military doctrine
Date: 2021-11-04 18:42:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9253769
MOSCOW, Nov 4 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have approved the military doctrine of the Union State and the concept of the migration policy of the two countries, Sputnik reported. ....
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UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress, resolve plight of world’s stateless
Date: 2021-11-04 16:07:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:9253269
GENEVA, Nov 4 (MENA) - More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) urged. This came in a statement released by the UNHCR on Thursday, marking seven ....