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Participants in Iran nuclear deal ready to continue talks soon - Russian envoy
Date: 2021-04-17 18:53:51 GMT - Austria - World - SN:58 - ID:8914623
VIENNA, April 17 (MENA) - The participants in a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission expressed their resolve after their Saturday discussions to continue the talks on the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible, ....
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South Korean FM meets US climate envoy
Date: 2021-04-17 18:31:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:8914620
SEOUL, April 17 (MENA) - South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong met here on Saturday with US climate envoy John Kerry for talks ahead of a virtual climate summit of world leaders called by US President Joe Biden for next week. Kerry ....
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Ukraine expels senior Russian diplomat
Date: 2021-04-17 18:14:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:8914573
KYIV, April 17 (MENA) - Ukraine decided on Saturday to expel a senior Russian diplomat in response to Russia's detention of an Ukrainian consul in St. Petersburg. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced the Russian move against its diplomat, ....
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Man arrested in Austria over false bomb threat
Date: 2021-04-17 18:04:11 GMT - Austria - World - SN:53 - ID:8914097
VIENNA, April 17 (MENA) - Austrian police arrested a man on Saturday over charges relating to a bomb threat on a train heading from Vorarlberg city to Vienna. The man, who turned out to be mentally ill, intimidated commuters by claiming that he ....
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UK administers 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-17 17:42:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:8914548
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - More than 600,000 first and second doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered in Britain over the past 24 hours, according to data released on Saturday. Official figures showed that 119,306 first doses were given on ....
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Mi-2 helicopter crash-lands in southern Russia, killing pilot
Date: 2021-04-17 17:28:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:8914553
MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - A Mi-2 helicopter crash-landed in the Krasnodar Region in southern Russia, killing a pilot, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry reported on Saturday. "As a result of the helicopter’s crash-landing in the area of the 52nd ....
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Italy confirms 15,370 new coronavirus cases, 310 deaths
Date: 2021-04-17 17:25:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:8914550
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - The Italian Health Ministry announced on Saturday that 310 coronavirus deaths were reported in Italy over the past 24 hours, according to The Guardian. Meanwhile, as many as 15,370 new infections were registered in the ....
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Bangladesh reports over 100 Covid deaths again
Date: 2021-04-17 17:21:47 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:48 - ID:8914572
DHAKA, April 17 (MENA) - Bangladesh reported over a hundred Covid-19 deaths for the consecutive second day as 101 patients died of the virus Saturday, Prothom Alo News reported. With the latest casualties, the number of total deaths in the ....
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Global Covid-19 death toll tops 3 million as countries struggle with variants, vaccinations
Date: 2021-04-17 14:35:48 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:37 - ID:8914030
WORLD CAPITALS, April 17 (MENA) - The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering three million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and ....
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Pandemic made 2020 ‘the year of the quiet ocean’, say scientists
Date: 2021-04-17 12:20:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8913953
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - The Covid-19 lockdown has produced the quietest year for the world’s oceans in recent memory, The Guardian quoted a group of scientists working on a global map of underwater soundscapes as saying on Saturday. Noise ....
