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Boris Johnson says new UK Covid strain could have higher death rate
Date: 2021-01-22 17:53:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:8764570
LONDON, Jan 22 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday "some evidence" suggests that new UK variant of coronavirus could be more deadly. "I must tell you that we’ve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly ....
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US Senator Schumer says House to send Trump's impeachment article to Senate Monday
Date: 2021-01-22 17:04:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:8764487
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House's article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate's impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, CNN ....
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Financial Times: What US rejoining the Paris accord means for climate policy
Date: 2021-01-22 15:52:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:8764264
LONDON, Jan 22 (MENA) - The day after US president Joe Biden’s move to rejoin the international climate agreement, his climate tsar John Kerry issued a forceful call to global action and declared that "failure is simply not an option", Financial ....
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UK considering border closures, minister says
Date: 2021-01-22 15:06:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:8764233
LONDON, Jan 22 (MENA) - UK Environment Secretary George Eustice has said that the government is considering a full closure of Britain’s borders due to concerns over the spread of the mutated variants of the coronavirus, Politico reported. "We ....
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China condemns Baghdad twin bombings
Date: 2021-01-22 15:03:44 GMT - China - World - SN:39 - ID:8764232
BEIJING, Jan 22 (MENA) – China strongly condemned Friday the twin suicide bombings, rocked popular market in Baghdad, and left dozens of deaths and injured people. At least 32 people died, and more than 100 were injured, in the blasts, which were ....
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Pakistan urges Biden to stick to Afghan troops withdrawal
Date: 2021-01-22 11:42:08 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:8763981
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (MENA) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said his country hopes for greater engagement with the new US government and called on President Joe Biden to follow up on the ongoing Afghan peace process and ....
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6 killed in India's Shivamogga dynamite blast
Date: 2021-01-22 10:58:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:8763962
KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - Hours after a massive explosion that took place near a gravel and boulder crushing facility killed at least six people in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, India Express reported. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa Friday ....
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76 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-01-22 10:49:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8763949
KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 76 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,847 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The Public Health Ministry also reported three deaths and 25 recoveries from COVID-19 in ....
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S. Korea welcomes US decision to remain in WHO
Date: 2021-01-22 10:35:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:8763933
SEOUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - South Korea welcomes the US decision to remain as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO), Yonhap news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Friday. "Our government welcomes the US government's retraction ....
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Philippines registers 2,178 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-22 10:12:02 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:20 - ID:8763811
MANILA, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Philippines’ coronavirus caseload rose to 509,887 on Friday after 2,178 additional infections were added to the tally. The Department of Health announced 250 additional recovered cases, bringing the total recoveries to ....
