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Canada votes to recognize China’s treatment of Uighur population as genocide
Date: 2021-02-23 15:40:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:65 - ID:8813809
OTTAWA, Feb 23 (MENA) - Canada has become the second country in the world to describe China’s treatment of its Uighur minority as a genocide, following a contentious parliamentary vote which is likely to further raise diplomatic tensions between the ....
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Malaysia reports 2,468 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths
Date: 2021-02-23 15:37:35 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:61 - ID:8813793
KULA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (MENA) - Malaysia's health ministry on Tuesday reported 2,468 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, bringing its total tally to 288,229. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in ....
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Biden is facing pushback from regional ME allies, Republicans over Iran: analysis 2 Washington
Date: 2021-02-23 15:30:39 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:60 - ID:8814218
An analysis published on The Washington website said a law barring UN inspectors from Iranian nuclear sites was supposed to go into effect on Tuesday, a move certain to escalate tensions further with the West. But a weekend of shuttle diplomacy ....
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Biden is facing pushback from regional ME allies, Republicans over Iran: analysis 3 last Washington
Date: 2021-02-23 15:30:13 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:59 - ID:8814222
Glimmers of a broader thaw could be seen in South Korea’s decision Monday to unfreeze a significant sum of Iranian money blocked in its banks because of US financial sanctions. In both Washington and Tehran, though, there’s plenty of opposition. ....
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G-7 ministers condemn violence against protesters in Myanmar
Date: 2021-02-23 10:35:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:36 - ID:8813562
BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven rich countries say the use of violence against people protesting against the coup in Myanmar is unacceptable and perpetrators must be held to account, ABC News reported. "We ....
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wSJ: Declining a Covid-19 vaccine risks penalties in some countries
Date: 2021-02-23 10:13:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:8813491
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - Some countries are sharpening their Covid-19 vaccination pitches to the public: Get a shot or face a potential penalty. With vaccination campaigns ramping up globally and some supply shortages easing, governments are ....
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Afghan civilian casualties on rise following peace talks: UN
Date: 2021-02-23 08:43:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8813312
KABUL, Feb 23 (MENA) - There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, according to a report released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights ....
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NASA publishes first audio recording from Mars
Date: 2021-02-23 07:33:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8813184
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - The space agency NASA on Tuesday revealed the first audio recording from Mars that was documented by Perseverance spacecraft in addition to a video clip showing the landing of the spacecraft on the surface of the red ....
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NYT: Coronavirus death cases in US surpass half a million
Date: 2021-02-23 06:37:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8813130
NEW YORK, Feb 23 (MENA) - Coronavirus death cases in the US surpassed half a million since the start of the pandemic around one year ago, said the New York Times electronic website on Tuesday citing figures from Johns Hopkins University. The ....
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China FM presses for embracing people-centered philosophy
Date: 2021-02-23 06:35:16 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:8813123
BEIJING, Feb 23 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for embracing a human rights philosophy that centers on the people. “The people are what human rights are all about. The people's interests are where the human rights cause ....
