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Putin: Russia needs contingency plan to respond to risks like coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2021-09-27 21:51:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:9189586
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Russia has efficiently modified its long-term plans due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a contingency plan must be available to respond to similar risks in the future, instead of making decisions as the situation unfolds, ....
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Belarus to continue reinforcing border with Ukraine, says key official
Date: 2021-09-27 21:42:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:9189587
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Belarus believes it is essential to beef up the defense of its border with Ukraine, Belarusian State Border Committee Chairman Anatoly Lappo said on Monday. "We’ve been reinforcing [the border with Ukraine] for a long ....
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European commission approves Romania's $34 billion recovery plan
Date: 2021-09-27 19:29:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:108 - ID:9189388
BRUSSELS, Sept 27 (MENA) - Romania’s resilience and recovery fund was approved by the European Commission and the country will probably get the first disbursement from the allotted 29 billion euros ($34 billion) by early December. The first ....
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Russia hopes to preserve all joint projects with Germany after elections: Russian envoy to Berlin
Date: 2021-09-27 19:29:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:9189438
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Moscow hopes that all ongoing and planned projects between Russia and Germany will carry on after the outcome of German elections is announced, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechayev said in an interview Monday. "Of ....
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US, Russia set 2nd round of strategic stability dialogue in Geneva Thursday
Date: 2021-09-27 18:41:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:9189437
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on September 29 to lead a US interagency delegation to a September 30 US-Russia bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue, the department said in ....
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Pfizer testing oral drug to prevent COVID-19 in those exposed to virus
Date: 2021-09-27 18:41:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9189436
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - Pfizer has started mid-to-late stage trials to test an oral drug designed to prevent COVID-19 in those who’ve been exposed to the virus, the company announced Monday. The drugmaker has moved forward in examining the ....
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Ghani says his Facebook hacked as calls for Taliban recognition were posted
Date: 2021-09-27 18:40:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:102 - ID:9189387
KABUL, Sept 27 (MENA) - Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned about the hacking of his Facebook account, where a call for recognition of the Taliban movement was published minutes earlier, Sputnik news agency reported Monday. The statement ....
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Small plane crash kills 3 onboard in West Virginia, US
Date: 2021-09-27 18:39:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:9189435
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - A small plane crashed Sunday in southern West Virginia, killing three Virginia residents on board, authorities said. The single-engine Beechcraft C23 went down after taking off from the Fayette Airport in Fayetteville ....
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Greece: Safety inspections begin in aftermath of tremor that killed one
Date: 2021-09-27 17:34:46 GMT - Greece - World - SN:99 - ID:9189386
ATHENS, Sept 27 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island of Crete on Monday, killing one person and injuring several others, while damaging homes and churches and causing rock slides near the ....
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Singapore reports 1,647 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths in single day
Date: 2021-09-27 17:34:28 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:98 - ID:9189389
SINGAPORE, Sept 27 (MENA) - Singapore reported 1,647 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the Singaporean health ministry said Monday. The new figures took the tally of infections in Singapore to 89,539 cases, the ministry ....
