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U.S. considers new Covid rules for travelers from China as virus spreads
Date: 2022-12-28 16:41:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9943777
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (MENA) - Alarmed by China’s surge in Covid cases after the sudden end of its “zero-Covid” measures, the Biden administration is considering new rules for travelers from China, such as testing on arrival and additional tracking, ....
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Strong quake hits Greece’s Evia, felt widely in Attica
Date: 2022-12-28 15:08:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:49 - ID:9943460
ATHENS, Dec 28 (MENA) – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook the island of Evia and was felt widely in the region of Attica on Wednesday afternoon, according to a preliminary reading of the EuroMediterranean Institute. No ....
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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to hold summit for 3rd straight year
Date: 2022-12-28 12:34:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:9943163
TOKYO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Japan, China and South Korea have failed for the third straight year to hold an annual summit, Japanese government sources said Wednesday, despite an agreement that their leaders gather for talks every year. Among the ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 103,770
Date: 2022-12-28 08:31:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9942683
KIEV, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already eliminated about 103,770 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24 to December 27, including 550 over the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Wednesday. The General Staff of the Armed ....
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IEA says Europe witnessing energy crisis
Date: 2022-12-28 07:49:00 GMT - France - World - SN:10 - ID:9942551
PARIS, Dec 28 (MENA) - Fatih Birol, Managing Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said "Europe is at the epicenter" of the "first truly global energy crisis" because of its dependence on Russian energy, RT reported Wednesday. "Our ....
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Two earthquakes strike Nepal
Date: 2022-12-28 07:26:22 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:9 - ID:9942548
KATHMANDU, Dec 28 (MENA) - Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.7 and 5.3 hit Nepal's Baglung district in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center (NEMRC). As per the readings from the center, an ....
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Yoon ordered sending of two to three drones across border if N.Korea sends one: official
Date: 2022-12-28 07:13:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9942524
SEOUL, Dec 28 (MENA) - President Yoon Suk Yeol had ordered an in-kind response when North Korean drones infiltrated South Korean airspace earlier this week, telling aides to send two to three drones across the border if the North sent one, Yonhap ....
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Ukrainian forces hit Russia's command post, equipment concentration areas
Date: 2022-12-28 06:27:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9942435
KYIV, Dec 28 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces struck Russia's command post, seven military personnel and equipment concentration areas, two ammunition depots and an important military object over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform News Agency quoted the ....
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950,000 Ukrainian refugees registered in Poland
Date: 2022-12-28 06:09:52 GMT - Poland - World - SN:6 - ID:9942423
WARSAW, Dec 28 (MENA) - Some 950,000 refugees from Ukraine currently stay in Poland, Deputy Chairman of the Polish Development Fund (PFR) Bartosz Marczuk was quoted by Ukrinform News Agency as saying. There are about 2.3 million Ukrainian ....
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Philippine rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths
Date: 2022-12-28 05:59:37 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:9942425
MANILA, Dec 28 (MENA) - The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, ABC News reported Wednesday. Nearly 400,000 people were ....
