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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 ....
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New virus infections jump to 3,197
Date: 2021-05-11 18:59:40 GMT - Greece - World - SN:95 - ID:8953365
ATHENS, May 11 (MENA) - The number of new infections announced by Greek health authorities jumped to 3,197 on Tuesday, Kathimerini newspaper said. This raised the total number of confirmed cases to 367,076, the National Organization for Public ....
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FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds
Date: 2021-05-11 09:30:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:8952145
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory ....
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Russian oil reserves enough for 59 years, says minister
Date: 2021-05-11 09:25:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:8952153
MOSCOW, May 11 (MENA) - Russian Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov said Tuesday that the country's oil reserves are enough for 59 years ahead, while natural gas reserves are sufficient for 103 years. “But we understand that this is ....
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Johns Hopkins University underlines rise in Covid 19 cases in South America
Date: 2021-05-11 08:40:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:8952028
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University has underscored a rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths in a number of Latin American countries despite government efforts to contain the pandemic. In Mexico, the Health Ministry reported 704 ....
