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Putin says unacceptable to infringe on prerogatives of WHO
Date: 2021-10-30 17:29:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9244811
MOSCOW, Oct 30 (MENA) - It is unacceptable to infringe on the prerogatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted by TASS news agency as saying in a video conference address to a G20 summit on ....
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G20 leaders find agreement on global minimum corporate tax deal
Date: 2021-10-30 15:54:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:9244617
ROME, Oct 30 (MENA) - G20 leaders have expressed “broad support” for a landmark deal to establish a 15 percent global minimum corporate tax that aims at deterring multinational companies from using clever accounting to elude taxes by using low-rate ....
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Climate, economy and vaccines top of agenda at G20 summit in Rome
Date: 2021-10-30 13:46:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:38 - ID:9244256
ROME, Oct 30 (MENA) - Leaders of the world's most advanced nations met Saturday at the G20 summit in Rome hoping to hammer out a way forward on climate change and vaccine equality, with consensus still outstanding on the most pressing global issues, ....
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UK pledges 20 million vaccine doses to poor nations
Date: 2021-10-30 09:01:49 GMT - Italy - World - SN:18 - ID:9243886
ROME, Oct 30 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK will donate 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to developing countries as part of efforts to share vaccines with countries that sorely lack them, euronews ....
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Philippines gets nearly 1M more Pfizer jabs
Date: 2021-10-30 07:45:52 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:9243701
MANILA, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Philippines on Friday received more than 900,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, philstar news reported on Saturday. A total of 973,440 government-procured jabs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases top 246 million globally
Date: 2021-10-30 06:49:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9243655
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - As many as 246,036,270 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that 4,989,643 people have died from the virus ....
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US expels 55 more Russian diplomats
Date: 2021-10-29 20:45:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:9243497
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zarakhova published a statement on Friday, in which she revealed that the United States government is demanding the expulsion of additional 55 diplomats and administrative ....
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US sanctions individuals, firms for supporting Iran’s drone program
Date: 2021-10-29 20:44:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:9243512
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - The US Treasury Department has sanctioned individuals and companies allegedly associated with a network of companies linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Voice of America reported. "Iran’s ....
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Russia's envoy to UN stresses importance of stabilizing situation in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-10-29 19:49:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:9243441
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) – Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Friday that "the primary thing today is to stabilize Afghanistan," RIA Novosti reported Friday. "The economy is on the verge of collapse with the lack of any resources, which ....
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UN secretary general: World leaders face stern climate test in Glasgow
Date: 2021-10-29 19:33:46 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:77 - ID:9243437
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as COP26, in Glasgow. Their actions, or inactions, will show ....
