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  • Russia extends restrictions on flights to southern, central cities until September 10

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:33:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:9751261

    MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport has extended temporary restrictions on flights to 11 airports in the southern and central part of the country for another week, the press service of the agency said in a statement ....

  • Argentine president says man tried to shoot vice president

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:28:06 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:13 - ID:9751254

    BUENOS AIRES, Sept 2 (MENA) - A man was detained Thursday night after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández, and President Alberto Fernández said the assassination attempt ....

  • EU regulator approves first Covid booster shots targeting Omicron variant

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:22:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:11 - ID:9751222

    BRUSSELS, Sept 2 (MENA) – The European Union's drug regulator backed two separate Covid-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the Omicron variant and developed by Moderna and the team of Pfizer and BioNTech, France 24 reported. Europe is ....

  • Typhoon Hinnamnor to slam Okinawa islands through weekend

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:21:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9751238

    TOKYO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor is slowly moving toward Okinawa on Friday from its current location to the south of the Japanese prefecture, with stormy weather set to hit on the weekend, Kyodo news agency reported. The typhoon ....

  • Poland receives 5.98 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:15:52 GMT - Poland - World - SN:8 - ID:9751226

    WARSAW, Sept 2 (MENA) - Some 5.983 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Friday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 24,300 ....

  • India reports more than 6,168 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:13:34 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9751221

    NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (MENA) - India on Friday logged 6,168 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 44,442,507, NDTV reported, quoting the Union Health Ministry data. The death count due to COVID-19 climbed to 527,932 with 21 more ....

  • Japan to penalize hospitals not accepting infectious disease patients

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:05:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9751192

    TOKYO, Sept 2 (MENA) – The Japanese government decided Friday to introduce penalties for major hospitals that fail to provide outpatient care and prepare beds for patients with COVID-19 and other infectious diseases against prearrangements with ....

  • Biden warns US faces powerful threat from anti-democratic forces

    Date: 2022-09-02 07:04:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9751167

    WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – US President Biden delivered a forceful address on what he called a dangerous assault on American democracy, warning that "too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal" as "Donald Trump and the MAGA ....

  • Macron hopeful of Iran nuclear deal in next few days

    Date: 2022-09-01 22:36:29 GMT - France - World - SN:92 - ID:9751088

    PARIS, Sept 1 (MENA) – France's president said on Thursday he hoped a deal to revive the Iran nuclear deal would be concluded in the coming days. "I hope that in the next few days the JCPOA will be concluded," Emmanuel Macron said, referring to ....

  • White House adviser Fauci warns of ‘pretty bad flu season’ in US

    Date: 2022-09-01 22:36:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:9751086

    WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (MENA) - Outgoing chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said the U.S. should prepare for a “pretty bad flu season” later this year, the Hill reported. Speaking with Bloomberg Law, Fauci noted that a more severe flu ....

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