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  • US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike

    Date: 2021-10-23 05:59:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9231674

    WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to the US Central Command. The military said it has "no indications of civilian casualties as a result of the ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 242,971,075

    Date: 2021-10-23 05:58:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9231673

    WAHSINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - As many as 242,971,075 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that 4,937,546 people have died from the virus ....

  • Russia, Bolivia against meddling in affairs of Latin American countries — Lavrov

    Date: 2021-10-22 22:10:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9231622

    MOSCOW, Oct 22 (MENA) - Russia and Bolivia favored the immediate cessation of interference into the internal affairs of Latin American countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying on Friday at ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 242.4 million

    Date: 2021-10-22 22:10:03 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:65 - ID:9231623

    WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - As many as 242,482,541 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Friday. It added that 4,929,545 people have died from the virus ....

  • Macron, Biden discuss 'stronger' European defence

    Date: 2021-10-22 21:09:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9231606

    WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed strengthening European defences in a telephone call Friday, the White House said as Washington seeks to mend ties after a bitter row over submarine ....

  • COVID-19 killed 180,000 health care workers worldwide - WHO

    Date: 2021-10-22 18:09:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:9231444

    GENEVA, Oct 22 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates some 180,000 health care workers around the globe died from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic and called on leaders to prioritize vaccination for those on the frontline of ....

  • EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus over migrant crisis

    Date: 2021-10-22 17:15:50 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:51 - ID:9231402

    BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (MENA) - The European Union is poised to impose a new round of sanctions on the Belarusian authorities over the situation with migrants who are illegally transported by Minsk to the European Union, the European Council said in the ....

  • S.Korean president to make three-nation European trip next week

    Date: 2021-10-22 16:22:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:48 - ID:9231341

    SEOUL, Oct 22 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will make a three-nation European trip next week for a G20 summit in Italy, the COP26 climate summit in the UK, as well as a state visit to Hungary, Yonhap news agency quoted his office as ....

  • Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

    Date: 2021-10-22 16:09:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:46 - ID:9231328

    GENEVA, Oct 22 (MENA) - More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in six countries in Africa, the world’s first region to rollout of the vaccine just months after the World Health ....

  • Australia's free trade talks with EU paused until 2022

    Date: 2021-10-22 16:04:35 GMT - Australia - World - SN:45 - ID:9231313

    CANABERRA, Oct 22 (MENA) - The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade talks with Australia for a second time amid simmering anger over Canberra's decision to cancel a dlrs 90 billion submarine contract with France. Australian ....

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