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Less than 2% of eligible people have gotten updated Covid booster shots, 3 weeks into the rollout
Date: 2022-09-24 06:44:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9788480
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - The CDC recommends that everyone over 12 get an updated booster as long as at least two months have passed since their last Covid shot. At least 4.4 million people have received an updated Covid booster since the ....
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World Bank president says he will not resign, apologizes for remarks on climate science
Date: 2022-09-24 06:37:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9788475
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - World Bank President David Malpass will not resign, he said Friday during a virtual conversation with Global Insider author Ryan Heath. NGOs and leading climate activists have been calling for Malpass to step down ....
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Ukrainian crisis in no way harms Russia-India defense contracts - diplomat
Date: 2022-09-23 20:37:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:9788265
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Ukrainian crisis has in no way affected Russia's fulfillment of its obligations under weapons supply contracts with India, including the supply of S-400 air defense systems, Tass news agency quoted Russia’s ambassador ....
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Finland to ban entry for Russian tourists with Schengen visas
Date: 2022-09-23 19:24:14 GMT - Finland - World - SN:67 - ID:9788258
HELSINKI, Sept 23 (MENA) - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Friday that Helsinki would ban Russian tourists with any Schengen visas from entering the country. "All those who cross the border for tourism will be banned from entering ....
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Hurricane Fiona barrels toward Canada in a rare weather event
Date: 2022-09-23 19:17:50 GMT - Canada - World - SN:65 - ID:9788225
OTTAWA, Sept 23 (MENA) – Hurricane Fiona hammered Bermuda with heavy rains early Friday as the now-Category 3 storm marched toward northeastern Canada, NBC News reported. The center of the storm was passing northwest of Bermuda by Friday morning ....
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Armenian PM urges int’l monitoring mission at Armenia-Azerbaijan border
Date: 2022-09-23 18:43:07 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:62 - ID:9788154
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (MENA) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that international observation mission to the Armenia-Azerbaijan bordering areas would be an important factor for regional stability, Armenpress reported. Addressing the 77th ....
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Kremlin denies reports of plans to call up 1.2 mln Russians
Date: 2022-09-23 18:38:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9788131
MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied allegations of the Russian authorities’ plans to call up 1.2 mln people during a partial mobilization campaign, Tass news agency reported. The Meduza media outlet (recognized in ....
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South Korean PM to hold meeting with US Vice President Harris next week in Japan
Date: 2022-09-23 18:24:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:59 - ID:9788132
SEOUL, Sept 23 (MENA) - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo plans to hold a meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris next week in Japan on the sidelines of a state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Yonhap news agency ....
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Report: Gloomy business poll pushes euro to 20-year low against dollar
Date: 2022-09-23 17:29:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:58 - ID:9787978
LONDON, Sept 23 (MENA) - The euro hit a fresh 20-year low against the dollar on Friday after a benchmark survey of companies in the eurozone showed business activity suffered its biggest contraction for 20 months, while price pressures rose at their ....
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Referendums on joining Russia under way in Ukraine
Date: 2022-09-23 17:27:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:57 - ID:9788121
LONDON, Sept 23 (MENA) – Referendums are under way in areas of Ukraine, with residents told to vote on proposals for the four Ukrainian regions to declare independence and then join Russia, the Guardian reported. The polls, hastily organised ....
