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Canadian PM denounces terrorist attack targeting Muslim family in Ontario
Date: 2021-06-08 21:06:46 GMT - Canada - World - SN:74 - ID:9000370
ONTARIO, June 8 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has labeled as a "terrorist attack" the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck in London, Ontario. "This killing was no ....
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WHO chief calls on vaccine makers to give half their doses to Covax
Date: 2021-06-08 16:26:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:8999985
WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on coronavirus vaccine manufacturers to give half their doses to Covax, the initiative to distribute vaccines equitably, as part of a push to ....
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Greece registers 1,339 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths
Date: 2021-06-08 16:24:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:56 - ID:8999984
ATHENS, June 8 (MENA) - Greece’s National Organization of Public Health (EODY) announced 1,339 new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the country on Tuesday, from 808 the previous day, which brought the total number to 411,534. EODY data also showed that ....
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Massive internet outage hits websites including Amazon, gov.uk and Guardian
Date: 2021-06-08 11:46:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:40 - ID:8999302
LONDON, June 8 (MENA) - A massive internet outage has affected websites including the Guardian, the UK government’s website gov.uk, Amazon and Reddit. The issue made the sites inaccessible to many users for more than an hour on Tuesday morning, The ....
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Britons told to ‘holiday at home’ and avoid foreign travel despite ‘vaccines working’
Date: 2021-06-08 09:29:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:8998886
LONDON, June 8 (MENA) - Brits should “holiday at home” this summer rather than travel abroad, The Independent reported Tuesday quoting Environment Secretary George Eustice. Eustice said that because of the “risks” associated with foreign travel, ....
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Russia reports 9,977 new COVID-19 cases, 379 deaths
Date: 2021-06-08 09:22:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8998883
MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) - Russia reported 9,977 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 3,817 in Moscow, taking the official national infection tally to 5,145,843, the National Post reported. The government coronavirus task force also said that ....
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Canadian PM "horrified" by attack on Muslim family
Date: 2021-06-08 09:14:00 GMT - Canada - World - SN:23 - ID:8998803
OTTAWA, June 8 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Canadian Justin Trudeau said that he is "horrified" by the attack on a Muslim family in the city of London, Ontario. Four members of a Muslim family were killed in a "premeditated" vehicle attack on ....
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Death toll from train collision in southern Pakistan rises to 48
Date: 2021-06-07 21:48:03 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:94 - ID:8998368
ISLAMABAD, June 7 (MENA) – The death toll from a collision between two passenger express trains in southern Pakistan Sindh's Ghotki district rose to 48 people and more than 100 injured on Monday. The death toll is likely to rise as rescuers were ....
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Despite pandemic, level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits historic levels
Date: 2021-06-07 20:58:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:8998324
WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) – Level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit historic levels despite the outbreak of Covid-19, The Washington Post reported. Economies worldwide nearly ground to a halt over the 15 months of the coronavirus pandemic, ....
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Mauritania registers 36 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-06-07 20:58:06 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:90 - ID:8998323
NOUAKCHOTT, June 7 (MENA) – Mauritania reported 36 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 19,853, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Monday. Some 29 patients recovered, increasing the recovery toll to ....