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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....