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In Earth Day message, Pope warns that planet is 'at the brink'
Date: 2021-04-22 19:59:59 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:101 - ID:8923692
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - Pope Francis said in his Earth Day message on Thursday that the planet was "at the brink" and humanity had to avoid "the path of self-destruction," US News reported. The pope, who has issued many appeals for ....
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British nationals advised not to travel to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-04-22 19:53:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:8923598
LONDON, April 22 (MENA) – The British Embassy in Kabul on Thursday advised British nationals against all travel to Afghanistan, asking them to consider leaving by commercial means, in view of the likely heightened security risks. In a statement, ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 144 million worldwide
Date: 2021-04-22 19:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8923597
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - As many as 144,025,288 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 3,062,087 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that there have been ....
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8 Afghan soldiers killed in clashes with Taliban militants
Date: 2021-04-22 11:47:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:8922763
KABUL, April 22 (MENA) - At least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in clashes with Taliban militants in Balkh district on Wednesday night, TOLO News quoted the district governor Mohammad Younus Stanekzai as saying. The ....
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NASA converts carbon dioxide from air on Mars into breathable oxygen
Date: 2021-04-22 09:14:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:8922454
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday. The ....
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Pakistan records 5,857 new Covid-19 cases, 98 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-22 08:28:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8922361
ISLAMABAD, April 22 (MENA) - Pakistan recorded 5,857 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 778,238, The Express Tribune reported on Thursday. According to the National Command and Operation Center ....
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India reports 314,835 new infections
Date: 2021-04-22 08:18:30 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:8922375
NEW DELHI, April 22 (MENA) - India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW. This is the first time any country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours. ....
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EU and India plan global infrastructure deal
Date: 2021-04-22 08:10:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:8922321
LONDON, April 22 (MENA) - The EU and India are in talks to build joint infrastructure projects around the world in the latest attempt to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Financial Times reported. The plan, described as a ....
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US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’
Date: 2021-04-22 07:17:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8922231
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would limit the ability of any United States president to impose a travel ban on the basis of religion, a move that was welcomed by civil rights advocates as “a ....
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US keeps quiet about its plans for nuclear arms deployment, says Zakharova
Date: 2021-04-22 06:40:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:1 - ID:8922202
MOSCOW, April 22 (MENA) - Washington intentionally keeps quiet about its plans for the deployment of new nuclear weapon systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary following the release of the US Department of ....