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PEC: 35 journalists killed in first six months of 2021
Date: 2021-07-06 12:08:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:52 - ID:9046777
GENEVA, July 6 (MENA) - In the first six months of the year, 35 journalists were killed in 21 countries around the world, the Emblem Campaign Press (PEC) reported on Tuesday. Afghanistan was the most dangerous country with five journalists ....
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Debris of An-26 plane gone missing in Kamchatka found, airline CEO says
Date: 2021-07-06 11:58:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:9046761
MOSCOW, July 6 (MENA) - Debris of the An-26 passenger plane that went missing over Kamchatka has been discovered, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise CEO Alexey Khrabrov told TASS news agency. "Yes, the plane debris has been discovered. I ....
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PEC: 35 journalists killed in first six months of 2021 - 2 last Geneva
Date: 2021-07-06 11:53:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:9046885
The Covid-19 pandemic also continues to claim many victims among media workers. Since March 2020, the PEC has identified more than 1580 journalists dead from Covid-19 in 78 countries. The number of victims slowed during the month of June, ....
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Russia documents 23,378 cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-06 10:09:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9046412
MOSCOW, July 6 (MENA) - Russia has documented 23,378 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total case count to 5,658,672, TASS quoted the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying to reporters on Tuesday. The relative daily ....
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Afghanistan closes Torkham border crossing with Pakistan
Date: 2021-07-06 09:41:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:32 - ID:9046498
KABUL, July 6 (MENA) - Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced on Tuesday the closure of all types of immigration, departure and arrival, at Torkham border from today, Khaama Press News Agency reported. The minister added that the ....
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Missing Russian plane crashes into sea
Date: 2021-07-06 08:45:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9046228
MOSCOW, July 6 (MENA) - Russian emergency services have located where a missing An-26 plane crashed into the sea, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday. The plane with 28 people on board went missing while preparing to land in Russia's far east. ....
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Daily cases ‘could hit 200,000 a day’ as Johnson tears up mask and distancing rules
Date: 2021-07-06 08:44:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:9046231
LONDON, July 6 (MENA) - Covid cases could surge to 200,000 a day, a leading scientist has warned, after the prime minister announced a plan to scrap masks and social distancing as soon as 19 July, The Independent said. Boris Johnson said that ....
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China mulls sending vice premier to Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Date: 2021-07-06 08:19:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9046201
TOKYO, July 6 (MENA) - China is considering sending Vice Premier Sun Chunlan to the July 23 opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, ahead of the Beijing Winter Games in February next year, Kyodo quoted sources close to the Communist Party as saying ....
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Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Films, Dies at 91
Date: 2021-07-06 08:18:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9046180
NEW YORK, July 6 (MENA) - Richard Donner, the tough, single-minded but playful film director who made Christopher Reeve’s Superman fly, Mel Gibson’s deranged detective lethal and the young stars of “The Goonies” pirate-adorable, died on Monday. He ....
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JHU: Total global coronavirus cases hit 84,153,361
Date: 2021-07-06 08:01:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9046210
WASHINGTON, July 6 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Tuesday that the total number of coronavirus infections at the global level hit now 184,153,361. The university added that the total number of death cases reached now ....
