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India reports more than 6,080 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-09-09 06:23:56 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9763182
NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (MENA) - India on Friday logged 6,080 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 44,484,729, NDTV reported, quoting the Union Health Ministry data. The death count due to COVID-19 climbed to 528,121 with 18 more ....
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King Charles III: New king confirms title to take after death of 'beloved mother'
Date: 2022-09-08 21:34:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:9762965
LONDON, Sept 8 (MENA) - King Charles III has delivered a poignant message to Great Britain and the rest of the world following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. As the eldest child of the late Queen, the Prince of Wales has now assumed the ....
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King Charles to address nation on Friday
Date: 2022-09-08 21:32:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:9762962
LONDON, Sept 8 (MENA) - Britain's new monarch, King Charles, will address the nation on Friday, his spokesman said, his first speech following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, CNN reported. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving ....
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UK PM confirms Charles' official name as new monarch - King Charles III
Date: 2022-09-08 19:28:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9762894
LONDON, Sept 8 (MENA) - New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has confirmed the new king's official name as monarch, the Mirror reported. King Charles could have chosen a different name than the one he was given as a child, but has opted to keep ....
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White House mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
Date: 2022-09-08 18:39:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:9762869
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reacted Thursday to the news that Queen Elizabeth II has died at 96, saying that "our hearts and our thoughts" go to the family and the people of the United Kingdom, CNN ....
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Queen Elizabeth II died, Buckingham Palace announces
Date: 2022-09-08 18:19:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9762859
Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, ....
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Queen Elizabeth II died, Buckingham Palace announces
Date: 2022-09-08 17:50:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:78 - ID:9762777
LONDON, Sept 8 (MENA) - Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," according to ....
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UNDP report: HDI declined globally for two years in row
Date: 2022-09-08 07:42:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:9761148
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Human Development Index, which measures a nation’s health, education, and standard of living, has declined globally for two years in a row, according to a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). ....
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Death toll in China's Sichuan earthquake rises to 82
Date: 2022-09-08 07:19:55 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:9761123
BEIJING, Sept 8 (MENA) - The death toll from a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan has risen to 82, the Channel News Asia (CNA) reported on Thursday. Monday's quake, the strongest to hit the province ....
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Japan, India hold security talks amid China threats in Indo-Pacific
Date: 2022-09-08 07:12:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9761112
TOKYO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and India met Thursday to discuss ways to enhance their security cooperation amid China's growing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, the Japanese news agency Kyodo ....