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UK PM describes scene on Capitol Hill as "disgraceful"
Date: 2021-01-06 22:12:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:8742020
LONDON, Jan 6 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described scenes in Washington, DC — where rioters have breached the US Capitol — as “disgraceful,” calling for a peaceful transfer of power, CNN reported. "Disgraceful scenes in US ....
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Biden: Our democracy under unprecedented assault
Date: 2021-01-06 21:39:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:8742012
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Trump supporters’ breach of the Capitol building was “an assault on the rule of law like few times we’ve ever seen it”, CNN reported. He called on President Trump to immediately ....
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DC attorney general calls on Trump to tell his supporters to stop storming the Capitol
Date: 2021-01-06 21:31:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8741980
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) – DC Attorney General Karl A. Racine released a statement Wednesday afternoon as protesters stormed the Capitol, calling on President Trump to instruct his supporters to stop, The Hill reported. “We call on President ....
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Trump urges protesters to support police, law enforcement
Date: 2021-01-06 21:18:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:8741967
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - President Donald J. Trump urged protesters to support police and law enforcement in a tweet Wednesday as they breached the US Capitol, the CNN reported. Trump said in the tweet: "Please support our Capitol Police and ....
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DC mayor implements 6 pm ET curfew --mayor
Date: 2021-01-06 20:52:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:8741960
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - Washington, DC, will be under a 6:00 pm ET curfew that will remain in effect until 6:00 am Thursday, CNN reported quoting Mayor Muriel Bowser as having announced in a tweeted statement Wednesday. The Electoral College ....
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Britain breaches 1,000 daily Covid deaths for first time since April
Date: 2021-01-06 18:46:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:8741849
LONDON, Jan 6 (MENA) - Britain on Wednesday breached 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time since April and declared another record-high number of cases with 62,322 more positive tests, The Mail Online reported. Department of Health ....
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UK: More than 30,000 Covid-19 patients in hospitals
Date: 2021-01-06 18:30:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:8741833
LONDON, Jan 6 (MENA) - The UK has recorded its highest number of COVID-related deaths since 21 April, and the highest daily increase in cases, Sky News reported. The government figures reported on Wednesday afternoon showed another 1,041 people ....
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UK records highest daily increase in cases
Date: 2021-01-06 17:16:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:8741752
LONDON, Jan 6 (MENA) - The UK has recorded its highest number of COVID-related deaths since 21 April, and the highest daily increase in cases, Sky News reported Wednesday. The government figures reported today afternoon showed another 1,041 ....
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S. Korean delegation to head to Iran to negotiate over ship seizure
Date: 2021-01-06 16:39:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:8741700
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (MENA) - A South Korean delegation is set to depart for Iran soon to negotiate the early release of a seized tanker and its crew, Yonhap reported Wednesday. The delegation, led by Koh Kyung-sok, director-general of the Foreign ....
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Malaysia records 2,027 new Covid-19 cases, eight deaths
Date: 2021-01-06 09:55:45 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:22 - ID:8740974
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (MENA) - Malaysia reported 2,027 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, raising the number of total confirmed infections in the country to 122,845, health director-general Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham said on ....