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Japan helps evacuate more than 300 Afghans
Date: 2021-10-12 06:40:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9213327
TOKYO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Japan has helped evacuate more than 300 Afghans since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday. So far, 118 evacuees including staff at the now-closed Japanese Embassy in ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 238m
Date: 2021-10-12 06:35:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9213326
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 238 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed that the current global caseload ....
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US has already lost AI fight to China, says ex-Pentagon software chief
Date: 2021-10-11 22:26:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9213199
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Pentagon’s first chief software officer said he resigned in protest at the slow pace of technological transformation in the US military, and because he could not stand to watch China overtake America, the Financial ....
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Belarus’ consulate general in NY to shut down at US request from Oct. 21
Date: 2021-10-11 22:26:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9213163
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Belarus’ consulate general in New York said Monday it will close down from October 21 at the request of the US, TASS reported. "We inform that at the request of the American side, Belarus’ consulate general in New York ....
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British demand for travel to Mexico, Thailand soars amid red list changes
Date: 2021-10-11 21:16:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9213162
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - British demand for travel to former 'red list' destinations including Mexico and Thailand has surged, booking websites have told MailOnline as dozens of the countries were opened up for travel as of Monday. The 47 ....
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Putin, Merkel, Macron stress importance of Normandy format — Kremlin
Date: 2021-10-11 19:14:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:9213091
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday spoke over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, TASS quoted the Kremlin press service as reporting. "The sides discussed in detail ....
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Malaysia plans to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 45%
Date: 2021-10-11 19:13:55 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:79 - ID:9213038
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (MENA) – Malaysia hopes to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission across the economy by 45% based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2030, The Star reported. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob ....
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Latvia to donate 200,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
Date: 2021-10-11 19:13:41 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:78 - ID:9212946
HANOI, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Parliament of Latvia has made plans to dispatch 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam, VnExpress reported Monday. In a letter sent to the Latvian parliament last week, Vietnam’s National Assembly ....
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Study of over 22m people finds vaccines cut severe Covid risk by 90%
Date: 2021-10-11 18:38:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:9213039
PARIS/LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) – Vaccination reduces the risk of dying or being hospitalized with Covid-19 by 90%, a French study of 22.6 million people over the age of 50 has found. The research published on Monday also found that vaccines appear ....
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US, UK warn citizens to leave Serena Hotel in Kabul
Date: 2021-10-11 10:09:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:34 - ID:9211843
KABUL, Oct 11 (MENA) - The US Department of State and British Foreign Ministry warned their citizens based in Kabul of potential threats and attacks and have asked them to stay away from the Serena hotel in the Afghan capital, Khaama Press ....
