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  • New US sanctions on Russia won’t yield result, envoy says

    Date: 2021-06-22 08:07:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9022900

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - The US further line towards imposing unilateral sanctions against Russia won’t yield the result sought by Washington and won’t change Moscow’s policy, TASS reported Tuesday quoting Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly ....

  • US envoy to Russia will return to Moscow this week

    Date: 2021-06-22 07:44:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9022818

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - State Department Spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday that US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan will return to Moscow this week. Also, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the return of Russian Ambassador to US ....

  • PM Trudeau rejects calls to open Canada-U.S. border

    Date: 2021-06-22 07:38:37 GMT - Canada - World - SN:11 - ID:9022777

    OTTAWA, June 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected calls from business leaders and the tourism sector to reopen the border with the United States in time for the summer travel season, according to media reports. Non-essential ....

  • Repeat coronavirus vaccination needed after 6 months, Russian health minister says

    Date: 2021-06-22 07:00:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:9022805

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Russians who were vaccinated against the coronavirus over six months ago should revaccinate themselves for extra protection as the country grapples with the third wave of the pandemic, The Moscow Times quoted Health Minister ....

  • Over 60 Russian regions face rising incidence of coronavirus infections: health minister

    Date: 2021-06-21 22:28:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:109 - ID:9022637

    MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - About 65 Russian regions are facing a rising incidence of coronavirus infections, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said at a session, the footage of which was shown by Rossiya-24 TV channel. "A rise in infections is ....

  • Greece reports 209 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-06-21 20:22:12 GMT - Greece - World - SN:103 - ID:9022464

    ATHENS, June 21 (MENA) - The Greek National Organization for Public Health on Monday reported 17 more deaths from Covid-19 and 209 new confirmed cases over the past 24 hours. The new figures take the respective totals to 12,565 and 418,548, ....

  • EU slaps new sanctions against 78 people, 8 entities in Belarus

    Date: 2021-06-21 19:08:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:97 - ID:9022339

    BRUSSELS, June 21 (MENA) - The European Union has expanded its sanctions against Belarus by additionally blacklisting 78 natural persons and eight legal entities, the European Council said in a statement issued on Monday. "The Council today decided ....

  • US slaps sanctions on Belarus over human rights abuses, erosion of democracy

    Date: 2021-06-21 18:32:21 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:93 - ID:9022338

    WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Belarusian individuals and entities, the US Treasury Department said, joining Britain, Canada and the European Union in applying pressure for human ....

  • UK reports 5 more coronavirus deaths, 10,633 new cases

    Date: 2021-06-21 16:54:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9022217

    LONDON, June 21 (MENA) - The UK has reported five coronavirus deaths and 10,633 new cases over the past 24 hours, Sky News reported Monday. Another 163,750 people also had a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine and 109,408 had a second dose. It ....

  • EIB, Santander provide €2 bln to support European companies affected by COVID-19

    Date: 2021-06-21 15:26:10 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:74 - ID:9022082

    BRUSSELS, June 21 (MENA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two agreements with Santander under the Pan-European Guarantee Fund (EGF), approved as part of the €540 billion package of measures with which the European Union is responding to ....

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