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UK PM Sunak ‘saddened’ by death of ‘great theologian’ Benedict
Date: 2022-12-31 11:06:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:9946976
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Saturday that he was “saddened” by the death of former pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95, calling him a “great theologian,” according to Al Arabiya English news website. “I am saddened ....
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Former Pope Benedict XVI, the first to resign in centuries, dies aged 95
Date: 2022-12-31 09:57:00 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:23 - ID:9946875
VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 (MENA) - Former pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pontiff to resign in some 600 years, has died aged 95, Sky News said. Pope Francis, who replaced him as head of the Catholic Church, had asked the faithful to pray for ....
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UK, France and Spain rush in new Covid controls for arrivals from China 3 last London
Date: 2022-12-31 09:28:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:9946837
The unilateral responses revived memories of the chaotic days of March 2020, when the global spread of the virus became clear and national governments moved at drastically different speeds to impose border controls and national lockdowns. Italy, ....
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UK, France and Spain rush in new Covid controls for arrivals from China 2 London
Date: 2022-12-31 09:26:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:9946830
And from January 8 the UK Health Security Agency will carry out Covid tests on a sample of passengers arriving in England from mainland China at their point of arrival. Health secretary Steve Barclay said it was right for the UK to take “a ....
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UK, France, Spain rush in new Covid controls for arrivals from China
Date: 2022-12-31 09:23:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:9946826
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - The UK, Spain, and France have joined other countries imposing new controls on travelers from China as Covid-19 cases surge after Beijing scrapped pandemic restrictions, Financial Times reported. Nations including the US, ....
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Russian forces prepare air defense over Moscow
Date: 2022-12-31 09:09:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9946769
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) – The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that on New Year's Eve, almost 2,000 servicemen will be on duty at combat posts that make up the missile defense system of Moscow, TASS news agency reported. About 20,000 ....
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Poland receives 8.817 mn refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2022-12-31 09:00:25 GMT - Poland - World - SN:16 - ID:9946797
WARSAW, Dec 31 (MENA) - Some 8.817 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency Saturday. Poland received ....
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Ukraine Army eliminates about 105,960 Russian troops
Date: 2022-12-31 08:44:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:9946776
KIEV, Dec 31 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 105,960 troops in Ukraine (+710 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....
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Deadly fire at Cambodian casino blamed on electrical fault
Date: 2022-12-31 08:24:26 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:14 - ID:9946754
POIPET, Dec 31 (MENA) - An electrical fault caused a devastating casino fire that killed 26 people, Cambodian authorities said on Saturday (Dec 31), with many of the bodies found in stairways or trapped in rooms after rescuers failed to reach them ....
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US Secretary of State warns against mutation of Covid-19
Date: 2022-12-31 08:05:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9946725
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that coronavirus could be mutated to new strains, the US Department of State reported Saturday. “No one’s safe till everyone’s safe. And as long as the virus is percolating ....
