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  • Korean Cultural Center in Cairo wraps up Kimchi Spring Festival

    Date: 2021-06-10 19:54:18 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:76 - ID:9003703

    CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – The Korean Cultural Center in Cairo has wrapped up the 'Kimchi Spring Festival' that kicked off in May during Egypt’s spring celebrations. The center has hosted the top six followers of the recipes published by the center ....

  • European Parliament calls for new economic, sectoral measures against Belarus — resolution

    Date: 2021-06-10 19:49:07 GMT - France - World - SN:74 - ID:9003699

    PARIS, 10 June (MENA) - The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution calling for the EU to impose new individual and sectoral sanctions against Belarus, TASS reported. "The EU sanctions list must be expanded. The resolution urges the ....

  • Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘horrendous attack’ on demining partner HALO Trust

    Date: 2021-06-10 07:04:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9002392

    NEW YORK, June 10 (MENA) - The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to rid the country of landmines, the UN News reported. Ten ....

  • Mongolian ruling party seen winning presidency amid pandemic

    Date: 2021-06-09 22:50:27 GMT - Mongolia - World - SN:109 - ID:9002310

    ULAANBAATAR, June 9 (MENA) – Preliminary results in Mongolia’s presidential election show the chairman of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and former prime minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh winning by a large margin, ABC News reported. Wednesday’s ....

  • Trump’s TikTok, WeChat actions targeting China revoked by Biden

    Date: 2021-06-09 21:40:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:9002243

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) – US Biden revoked a Trump-era attempt to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat, substituting Wednesday an executive order mandating a broad review of apps controlled by foreign adversaries to determine whether they pose ....

  • Greece records 890 new infections

    Date: 2021-06-09 20:43:37 GMT - Greece - World - SN:97 - ID:9002212

    ATHENS, June 9 (MENA) - The number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the country fell to 890 on Wednesday from 1,339 the previous day, based on the daily data published by Greece’s National Organization of Public Health (EODY). The total number of ....

  • Joe Biden arrives in UK in first official overseas trip as US president

    Date: 2021-06-09 20:34:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:9002182

    LONDON, June 9 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden has arrived in the UK on Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Sky News reported. He touched down at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday evening, beginning his first overseas trip as ....

  • Biden quietly moves to start closing Guantánamo ahead of 20th anniversary of 9/11

    Date: 2021-06-09 19:31:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:9002120

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden has quietly begun efforts to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, using an under-the-radar approach to minimize political blowback and to try to make at least some progress in ....

  • US to donate 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses globally

    Date: 2021-06-09 19:07:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:9002128

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) - The Biden administration plans to donate 500 million Pfizer (PFE.N) coronavirus vaccine doses to about 100 countries over the next two years, three sources familiar with the matter said as quoted by CNN. The United ....

  • Italy records 2,199 new infections

    Date: 2021-06-09 17:52:32 GMT - Italy - World - SN:76 - ID:9002021

    ROME, June 9 (MENA) - Italy reported 77 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 102 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 2,199 from 1,896. Italy has registered 126,767 deaths linked to ....

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