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  • Biden announces new steps on wildfires

    Date: 2021-06-30 18:42:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9038143

    WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - President Joe Biden announced a series of steps in response to intensifying wildfires in the western US on Wednesday, calling the fires “a problem for all of us” and saying the US must act "fast" during a meeting with ....

  • UK records 26,068 new coronavirus cases - highest since late January

    Date: 2021-06-30 16:56:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:9038005

    LONDON, June 30 (MENA) The UK has reported another 26,068 COVID cases - the highest since 29 January, when there were 29,079, Sky News reported. There have also been 14 more deaths, according to the latest daily figures. On 29 January, there ....

  • Italy pulls last troops from Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-06-30 15:57:09 GMT - Italy - World - SN:59 - ID:9037740

    ROME, June 30 (MENA) - Italy's mission to Afghanistan officially ended Tuesday night when the last member of the contingent returned home from the Asian country, Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini revealed Wednesday. "But the commitment of the ....

  • US days from completing formal Afghanistan withdrawal but 1,000 troops could remain

    Date: 2021-06-29 22:27:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9036361

    WASHINGTON, June 29 (MENA) - The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to multiple US officials, making this a critical week in President Joe Biden's campaign to end America's longest war even as US military ....

  • UK records 20,479 coronavirus cases, 23 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-29 19:40:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:9036001

    LONDON, June 29 (MENA) - The UK has reported another 20,479 COVID cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,775,301, according to the latest daily figures. Britain also recorded another 23 coronavirus-related deaths, ....

  • More than 330,000 pupils in England miss school last week to self-isolate

    Date: 2021-06-29 12:40:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:9035499

    LONDON, June 29 (MENA) - The number of pupils absent from schools in England for Covid-related reasons is up by 136,000 in the space of a week, following a 66% increase in the number of children at state schools with confirmed cases of Covid-19, The ....

  • EU asylum agency: Council Presidency and European Parliament reach provisional agreement

    Date: 2021-06-29 12:16:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:37 - ID:9035370

    BRUSSELS, June 29 (MENA) - The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on an EU asylum agency regulation, a statement by the European Commission said on Tuesday. The regulation establishing the ....

  • UN renews commitment to defeating Daesh

    Date: 2021-06-29 10:54:36 GMT - Italy - World - SN:28 - ID:9035135

    ROME, June 29 (MENA) The United States renewed its commitment during a ministerial group meeting in Rome to supporting the international coalition's efforts to defeat Daesh A statement issued by the US embassy in Rome said the ministers who met ....

  • Austria committed to int'l cooperation against Daesh, says FM

    Date: 2021-06-29 10:24:30 GMT - Austria - World - SN:24 - ID:9035026

    VIENNA, June 29 (MENA) - At the Global Anti-Daesh Coalition Meeting in Rome, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and his European and global counterparts discussed how to best combat the current threats of the terrorist ....

  • Pakistan records 735 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-29 09:09:21 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:9034856

    ISLAMABAD, June 29 (MENA ) - Pakistan has reported 723 coronavirus cases during the last 24-hr period, bringing the total caseload of infections to 956,392, the Pakistan Tribune newspaper reported. The country reported 23 deaths in the last 24 ....

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