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  • South Korea, US hold disarmament, non-proliferation consultation -State Dept

    Date: 2021-10-27 22:21:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:120 - ID:9240590

    WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) - The United States and South Korea held a disarmament and non-proliferation consultation on Tuesday, US News reported. US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and Republic of Korea ....

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears at High Court via video-link from Belmarsh

    Date: 2021-10-27 21:58:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:119 - ID:9240589

    LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange has appeared at the High Court via video-link as the US tries to overturn his extradition ban, the Daily Mail reported. The WikiLeaks founder appeared at the hearing on screen from Belmarsh ....

  • Macron’s Brexit battle explodes as France moves to ban British seafood over quota row

    Date: 2021-10-27 21:04:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:117 - ID:9240545

    LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - France is set to ban British seafood imports from next week following warnings by Emmanuel Macron that Paris would place sanctions on the UK if more fishing licenses were not granted, Express reported. Adding to the ....

  • UK reports over 43,000 new Covid-19 cases, 207 deaths in one day

    Date: 2021-10-27 17:48:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:9240227

    LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - The UK recorded 43,941 new coronavirus cases and 207 deaths over the past 24 hours, Sky News reported Wednesday. Today’s numbers represent a slight uptick in cases since yesterday, when 40,954 new infections were ....

  • Chinese, Greek FMs discuss shared economic ties

    Date: 2021-10-27 16:50:40 GMT - Greece - World - SN:90 - ID:9240083

    ATHENS, Oct 27 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials Wednesday during a visit to Athens expected to focus on furthering Chinese investments in Greece. Wang met Wednesday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ....

  • Russia urges int'l aid for Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-10-27 15:44:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:9240085

    MOSCOW, Oct 27 (MENA) - Russia called on Wednesday for a mobilization of international aid to support Afghanistan, Sputnik news agency said. “We are convinced that it is time to mobilize the resources of the international community to provide ....

  • Pfizer to seek Japan COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids aged 5-11

    Date: 2021-10-27 15:18:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:83 - ID:9240047

    TOKYO, Oct 27 (MENA) - U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. is in talks with Japan to apply for approval to administer its COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5 to 11, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. The revelation came a day after a ....

  • Russia registers 36,582 new cases of Covid-19, new all-time high of 1,123 deaths in past 24 hours - HQ

    Date: 2021-10-27 09:19:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9239044

    MOSCOW, Oct 27 (MENA) - Russia has registered 36,582 new cases of Covid-19 and a new all-time high of 1,123 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on ....

  • S.Korea, UAE ink anti-money laundering agreement

    Date: 2021-10-27 09:18:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:9238871

    SEOUL, Oct 27 (MENA) - South Korea and the UAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on exchanging information to fight money laundering, reported the South Korean News Agency Wednesday. The agreement aims at detecting suspected money ....

  • FAO warns of economic crisis, deteriorating living conditions in Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-10-27 08:37:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9238870

    NEW York, Oct 27 (MENA) - More than half the population of Afghanistan – a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report issued by the ....

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