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US condemns ICC probes into Israeli crimes in Palestine
Date: 2021-03-04 07:18:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8830083
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The United States on Wednesday criticized the International Criminal Court for launching an investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, and expressed its support for Israel. “We strongly ....
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House cancels Thursday session after police warn of 'possible plot to breach the Capitol'
Date: 2021-03-04 06:58:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8830082
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The House of Representatives canceled its Thursday session after receiving information about a possible security threat at the Capitol on March 4, said USA Today. The United States Capitol Police said Wednesday they ....
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Biden extends by a year sanctions against Russia imposed in light of Ukraine situation
Date: 2021-03-03 22:33:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:139 - ID:8829959
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has extended by one year the effect of several sanctions imposed earlier against Russia in light of the situation in Ukraine, Sputnik reported Wednesday. Biden extended the restrictions against ....
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Eight wounded in terrorist attack in Sweden
Date: 2021-03-03 21:12:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:127 - ID:8829925
LONDON, March 3 (MENA) - A man attacked eight people with a “sharp weapon,” seriously injuring two, in the Swedish city of Vetlanda on Wednesday, police said, in what they called a suspected terrorist crime. The assailant was taken to hospital ....
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Interference in Russia's domestic affairs: Kremlin responds to new EU, US sanctions
Date: 2021-03-03 14:59:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:8828975
MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - New sanctions against Russia recently imposed by the US and EU are interference in Russia's internal affairs, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, adding that the accusations leveled at Moscow are ....
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UN warns of ‘education emergency’ as millions miss school because of covid-19 closures
Date: 2021-03-03 14:42:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8828973
NEW YORK, March 3 (MENA) - More than 168 million children around the world have missed school for nearly a year because of coronavirus restrictions, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Wednesday. UNICEF described the impact the shutdowns have ....
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Financial Times: Germany loses Covid crown as vaccine campaign falters
Date: 2021-03-03 10:33:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:8828272
LONDON, March 3 (MENA) - Germany loses Covid crown as vaccine campaign falters lagging far behind UK and US while jab strategy and technology underpinning it draw fierce criticism, reported the Financial Times Wednesday. Germany is famed for ....
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Russia may achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 in first half of 2021, minister says
Date: 2021-03-03 10:11:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:8828129
MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Herd immunity against the coronavirus can be developed in Russia as early as the first half of 2021, Tass News Agency reported quoting Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. In statements to reporters Wednesday the minister ....
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Russia registers 10,535 new Covid-19 cases, 452 deaths in past 24 hours - HQ
Date: 2021-03-03 09:34:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:8828204
MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Russia has registered 10,535 new cases of Covid-19 and 452 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday. "Over the past day, 10,535 Covid-19 cases ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for killing three Afghanistan female journalists
Date: 2021-03-03 09:18:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:32 - ID:8828059
KABUL, March 3 (MENA) - The Daesh terrorist group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killing of three women working for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan, said the Saudi-funded Al Arabiya news channel. The victims fell in ....
