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Biden tests COVID-19 positive for 6th straight day
Date: 2022-08-04 21:01:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9705121
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but feels “very well,” his physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a new update two weeks after the president first tested positive. Biden has tested ....
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Russia confirms commitment to space station
Date: 2022-08-04 21:00:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:9705120
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) – A senior Russian official on Thursday said that his country's space program intends to cooperate with NASA and other partners on the International Space Station for as long as technically possible. Earlier, NASA has said it ....
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Russia is determined to strengthen strategic comprehensive dialogue with ASEAN — Lavrov
Date: 2022-08-04 21:00:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9705122
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Russia is committed to strengthening strategic comprehensive dialogue and expanding practical cooperation in all directions with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ....
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US president denounces Russia’s nine-year sentence for Brittney Griner as ‘unacceptable’
Date: 2022-08-04 19:04:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9704982
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - US President Biden on Thursday called on Russia to release WNBA star Brittney Griner immediately, condemning a newly announced nine-year prison sentence for Griner as “unacceptable,” The Hill reported. “Today, American ....
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Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 580.7 mln
Date: 2022-08-04 12:16:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:9704368
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - As many as 580,709,440 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Thursday. It added that about 6,410,053 have died from the virus ....
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Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995
Date: 2022-08-04 12:09:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:9704295
LONDON, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Bank of England (BOE) unleashed its biggest interest-rate hike in 27 years, according to Bloomberg. The half-point increase to 1.75% on Thursday was backed by eight of the bank’s nine policy makers, who also kept up a ....
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China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite
Date: 2022-08-04 08:48:49 GMT - China - World - SN:20 - ID:9703776
BEIJING, Aug 4 (MENA) - China successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province Thursday, according to the Chinese news ....
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EU calls for 'immediate cessation of hostilities' between Azerbaijan, Armenia
Date: 2022-08-04 08:35:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:9703651
BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (MENA) - The European Union called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in Karabakh. "It is essential to de-escalate, fully respect the ceasefire and return to the negotiating table ....
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Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland
Date: 2022-08-04 08:34:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9703639
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – The Senate voted to approve a resolution to ratify membership for Sweden and Finland in NATO, a historic vote aimed at strengthening the defense bloc amid Russia's operation in Ukraine, CNN reported. NATO formalized its ....
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China's PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint exercises around Taiwan Island
Date: 2022-08-04 08:33:55 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:9703678
BEIJING, Aug 4 (MENA) – The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized joint combat training exercises in the northern, southwestern and southeastern waters and airspace off the Taiwan Island, according to the ....
