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UNICEF calls on UK to give 20% of vaccines to other countries
Date: 2021-05-12 08:34:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8953924
LONDON, May 12 (MENA) - UNICEF called on the UK to give 20% of its vaccines to other countries that are in urgent need of them as early as June, according to UNICEF, The Guardian reported. The children’s charity estimates the UK will have enough ....
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British troops were twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan as US forces
Date: 2021-05-12 08:27:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:8953961
LONDON, May 12 (MENA) - British and Canadian troops were more than twice as likely to get killed in Afghanistan as their US counterparts, The Guardian reported, quoting a study that looks at the scale of the sacrifice made by Nato allies over the ....
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S.Korea reports over 600 new coronavirus cases amid spreading variants
Date: 2021-05-12 07:58:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:8953874
SEOUL, May 12 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose back above 600 on Wednesday, with health authorities remaining on alert over a potential spike amid spreading variant cases, Yonhap reported. The country reported 635 more ....
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Chinese mainland reports 16 new imported Covid cases
Date: 2021-05-12 07:47:33 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8953859
BEIJING, May 12 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 16 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday. Of them, eight were reported in Guangdong, three in ....
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ICRC urges de-escalation in Israel-Gaza conflict
Date: 2021-05-11 21:29:10 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:118 - ID:8953586
GENEVA, May 11 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on all sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza on Tuesday to de-escalate the violence that killed and injured scores of Palestinians and ....
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UN secretary general calls for restraint amid spiralling escalation
Date: 2021-05-11 21:26:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:117 - ID:8953588
NEW YORK, May 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has underscored the necessity of ending escalation between the Israelis and Palestinians. In a statement on Tuesday, Guterres said he is gravely concerned by the serious escalations ....
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US State secretary calls Hizbollah 'threat'
Date: 2021-05-11 19:50:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:108 - ID:8953476
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - The United States on Tuesday called on governments worldwide to take action against Lebanon's militant group Hizbollah, as the Treasury Department sanctioned seven Lebanese nationals it said were connected to the group ....
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France urges Israel to use 'proportionate' force over Gaza
Date: 2021-05-11 19:09:18 GMT - France - World - SN:101 - ID:8953385
PARIS, May 11 (MENA) - The use of force by Israel must be "proportionate" in response to rockets fired by the Islamist Hamas movement following several nights of violence in Jerusalem, a French minister said Tuesday. "Quite clearly, we call for ....
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Quarantine not required to access SPIEF venue, say organizers
Date: 2021-05-11 19:04:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:8953207
MOSCOW, May 11 (MENA) - A number of measures to ensure epidemiological safety will be introduced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection at the venues of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021, organizers said. ....
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Coronavirus cases around world exceed 159 mln - JHU
Date: 2021-05-11 19:00:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:8953364
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - The total number of coronavirus cases around the world rose to 159,096,765, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) announced Tuesday. The global pandemic death toll reached 3,307,032, JHU said. Meanwhile, the global number ....
