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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 242,015,245
Date: 2021-10-21 08:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9229038
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 cases reached 242,015,245, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU added on Thursday that the current global deaths due to the virus reached 4,921,245. The ....
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Boris Johnson threatens Facebook and Twitter chiefs with criminal action in hate crackdown
Date: 2021-10-20 20:43:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:112 - ID:9228802
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned social media giants will face "criminal sanctions with tough sentences" if they allow foul content on their platforms, the Daily Express reported. The prime minister laid down ....
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New sub-variant rips through UK as cases and deaths soar by 20%
Date: 2021-10-20 19:57:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:108 - ID:9228746
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) – UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned that a new version of the Delta variant is ripping through the UK in a press conference on Wednesday as Covid cases rise and deaths soar by 20 percent, Daily Express newspaper reported. ....
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FIFA chief hints biennial World Cup plans
Date: 2021-10-20 19:29:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:105 - ID:9228758
ZURICH, Oct 20 (MENA) - The FIFA Council has approved a global summit on the international calendar - and principally the proposal to stage World Cups every two years - on December 20, according to an official statement by the international ....
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UK health minister says Covid cases may hit 100,000 a day in winter
Date: 2021-10-20 18:15:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:9228636
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Wednesday said the government won’t be implementing the so-called “plan B” strategy of its fall-winter Covid plan, defying warnings from health leaders that the country risks “stumbling ....
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Men much more likely to die from coronavirus than women - study
Date: 2021-10-20 16:57:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9228541
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women as the death rate has been about 50% higher for men, according to a new study by Brookings Institution on Wednesday. Notably, this gap does not appear to be ....
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Saudi Arabia supports UN Alliance of Civilizations with dlrs 1 million
Date: 2021-10-20 08:39:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:24 - ID:9227080
New York, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya al-Muallimi delivered a check of one million dollars to the UN High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations ....
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolts island of Crete
Date: 2021-10-20 07:55:50 GMT - Greece - World - SN:18 - ID:9227074
ATHENS, Oct 20 (MENA) - A moderate earthquake jolted the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the latest in a series of temblors in the area following a 5.8-magnitude quake that struck on September 27, Kathimerini newspaper reported. The ....
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Blinken: US does not demand to choose between itself, China
Date: 2021-10-20 07:45:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9227012
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The United States is not asking partners to choose between them and China, and is not trying to restrain China, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “We are not asking countries to choose between the United ....
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Facebook planning to rebrand company with new name
Date: 2021-10-20 06:30:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9226948
CALIFORNIA, Oct 20 (MENA) - Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, The Verge reported. The coming name change, which CEO ....
