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  • Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

    Date: 2022-02-17 07:34:23 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:14 - ID:9421992

    BRASILIA, Feb 17 (MENA) - Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how ....

  • EU ambassador says Russia-Ukraine crisis has unified EU, NATO

    Date: 2022-02-17 07:32:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9421969

    WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - European Union Ambassador to the U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis blamed Russia for the tensions with Ukraine, the European Union and the rest of the world, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions have helped unify ....

  • US sends F-35 fighter jets to Germany to bolster NATO defenses

    Date: 2022-02-17 07:08:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9421924

    WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - The United States sent F-35 fighter jets to Germany on Monday to bolster NATO defenses, the Air Force Reserve Command announced Wednesday. The jets were sent to Spangdahlem Air Base with pilots, maintainers and support ....

  • Biden, Scholz stress NATO reinforcements if Russia invades Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-17 07:05:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9421938

    WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - President Joe Biden had talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the Ukrainian crisis, according to the White House. The leaders discussed their respective conversations with President Putin and President Zelenskyy ....

  • S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases rise closer to 100,000 over raging omicron

    Date: 2022-02-17 07:03:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:9421922

    SEOUL, Feb 17 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 90,000 for the second straight day Thursday to hit another record high amid concerns that the peak of the current wave has yet to come amid the fast spread of the omicron ....

  • Japan Jan. goods trade deficit largest in 8 yrs on energy cost surge

    Date: 2022-02-17 06:49:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9421920

    TOKYO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Japan posted its largest goods trade deficit in eight years in January, as imports continued to swell on the back of higher energy costs and a weaker yen, Kyodo quoted government data as showing Thursday. The country had a ....

  • India Records 30,757 Fresh COVID-19 Cases

    Date: 2022-02-17 06:37:12 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9421919

    NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (MENA) - India reported 30,757 new coronavirus cases in a day, NDTV reported. India's total tally of cases rose to 42,754,315, while the recovery rate crossed the 98 per cent-mark again, according to Union health ministry data ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 417 million

    Date: 2022-02-17 05:51:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9421877

    WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 417 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the ....

  • US state secretary heads to Germany Thursday to attend Munich security conf.

    Date: 2022-02-16 22:16:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:9421811

    WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to Munich, Germany on Thursday to attend the Munich Security Conference. "On the sidelines of the Conference, the Secretary will have the opportunity to discuss with ....

  • Russian fighter jets came 'extremely close' to US Navy planes

    Date: 2022-02-16 22:01:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:123 - ID:9421743

    WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - Three US Navy reconnaissance aircraft were on the receiving end of "unprofessional" intercepts by Russian aircraft this past weekend while flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon said ....

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