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India continues upward trend with 20,557 new Covid cases; 44 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2022-07-28 06:56:54 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9692126
NEW DELHI, July 28 (MENA) - India on Thursday reported an upward trend in the daily Covid-19 cases with 20,557 fresh infections in the last 24 hours - taking the total tally to 43,959,321, The Hindustan Times reported. The active caseload in the ....
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US contributes dlrs 500 m to EBRD Ukraine response
Date: 2022-07-28 06:33:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:9692102
LONDON, July 28 (MENA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the US have joined forces to respond to the impact of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. With a contribution of dlrs 500 million to the EBRD Crisis ....
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Capitol Police increase security at Congressional Baseball Game ahead of planned protest
Date: 2022-07-28 06:26:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9692097
WASHINGTON, July 28 (MENA) - US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said Wednesday his agency will have “a robust security plan in place” amid anticipated planned protesting at the Congressional Baseball Game, which is scheduled for Thursday, according ....
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US Senate passes chips and science bill aimed at better competing with China
Date: 2022-07-28 05:58:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9692073
WASHINGTON, July 28 (MENA) - The US Senate voted with a large bipartisan majority Wednesday to pass a $280 billion bill to subsidize the domestic chip manufacturing industry and provide tens of billions of dollars for scientific research to keep the ....
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Truss promises to crack down on violence against women, girls
Date: 2022-07-27 22:57:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:9692017
LONDON, July 27 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has promised to crack down on violence against women and girls, by introducing a standalone offence to criminalize street harassment and a national domestic abuse register, Evening ....
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Falls in Europe’s crop yields due to heatwaves could worsen price rises
Date: 2022-07-27 22:24:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:9692003
LONDON, July 27 (MENA) - Yields of key crops in Europe will be sharply down this year owing to heatwaves and droughts, exacerbating the impacts of the Russian military operation in Ukraine on food prices, The Guardian reported. Maize, sunflower ....
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No prospects for normalization of Helsinki-Moscow relations so far: Russian diplomat
Date: 2022-07-27 22:06:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:9691971
MOSCOW, July 27 (MENA) - Prospects for the normalization of relations between Russia and Finland are not yet seen, Ivan Nechayev, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's information and press department, said at a briefing on ....
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Biden to leave isolation after negative Covid tests, White House says
Date: 2022-07-27 16:46:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9691632
WASHINGTON, July 27 (MENA) - President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid and left isolation Wednesday after five days, using his relatively smooth recovery to make the case for more Americans to stay up to date on their vaccinations and take ....
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US imposing sanctions on Russian oil supplies to China to backfire — key Russian MP
Date: 2022-07-27 15:57:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:9691509
MOSCOW, July 27 (MENA) - The US attempting to introduce sanctions against the deliveries of Russian energy products to China will backfire on Americans, the Russian news agency Tass reported, quoting LDPR leader and Chairman of the Russian State ....
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Poland signs deal to buy S. Korean-made fighters, tanks, howitzers
Date: 2022-07-27 13:45:46 GMT - Poland - World - SN:48 - ID:9691268
WARSAW, July 27 (MENA) - Poland on Wednesday signed basic deals with South Korea to acquire Korean-made FA-50 light attack fighters, K2 battle tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Under the "framework ....