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Juncker criticizes Merkel over handling of Greek debt crisis
Date: 2021-09-24 18:49:19 GMT - Greece - World - SN:80 - ID:9183998
ATHENS, Sept 24 (MENA) - Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s reaction to Greece’s debt crisis, saying that her "hesitations" and "reluctance" undermined efforts to deal with ....
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Catalan exile Puigdemont freed by Italian court
Date: 2021-09-24 18:49:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:79 - ID:9184062
ROME, Sept 24 (MENA) – An Italian court has ordered the ex-president of Spain's Catalonia region to be freed following his arrest in Sardinia, his lawyer said. Carles Puigdemont must remain on the Italian island while an extradition request from ....
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UK PM holds call with Macron after furor over submarine deal
Date: 2021-09-24 18:28:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9183997
LONDOM, Sept 24 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron "reaffirmed the importance of the UK-France relationship" during a call Friday, which came after a British defense pact with the US and Australia left ....
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9 men arrested in Netherlands for preparing terrorist attack
Date: 2021-09-24 17:19:20 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:72 - ID:9183993
AMSTERDAM, Sept 24 (MENA) – Nine men were arrested in Eindhoven in the Netherlands under suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act, and training to perpetrate the crime, the NL Times reported Friday. The nine suspects allegedly sympathize ....
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Biden urges all eligible Americans to get a booster shot
Date: 2021-09-24 16:57:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:9184015
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Friday urged older Americans, front-line workers and those with underlying health conditions who received a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between January and March to get a booster shot, The Hill ....
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Greek PM, UN chief mull tension in East Med
Date: 2021-09-24 16:51:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:67 - ID:9183958
ATHENS, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Cyprus problem, tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece’s green economy transition were the focus of talks between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, ....
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Russia’s military chief discusses cooperation with Pakistani counterpart
Date: 2021-09-24 12:34:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:9183454
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Chief of the Russian General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov held a meeting with Chairman of the Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza to discuss bilateral military ....
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Moscow, Kabul discussing possible visit by Taliban govt delegation
Date: 2021-09-24 11:02:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:9183241
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Moscow and Kabul are negotiating the possibility of a visit by a delegation of the Taliban government but it is too early to discuss the details, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Friday. "This is ....
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Russia reports 21,379 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-09-24 09:24:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:9183154
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Russia has registered 21,379 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of infections to 7,376,374, the health authorities said on Friday. The number of COVID-19 fatalities in ....
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India records 31,382 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-09-24 09:23:16 GMT - India - World - SN:27 - ID:9183170
NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (MENA) - India recorded 31,382 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the health ministry on Friday. The ministry said the figure shows a drop in daily cases compared with yesterday, NDTV ....