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  • EU Commission refers Poland to EU Court of Justice over urban waste water

    Date: 2022-02-09 15:27:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:75 - ID:9409194

    BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (MENA) – The EU Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The Directive requires Member States to ensure that urban ....

  • Boris Johnson says govt wants to end isolation rules at end of Feb.

    Date: 2022-02-09 14:21:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:9409139

    LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government wants to end isolation rules a month early, at end of February, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. Johnson starts by saying on the Monday after the half term recess ....

  • White House advisor hopes for an end to all pandemic-related restrictions in months

    Date: 2022-02-09 12:52:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:9408900

    WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - The US is heading out of the “full blown” pandemic phase of Covid-19, Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said, as he predicted a combination of vaccinations, treatments and prior infection would soon make the virus more ....

  • UK Foreign Secretary flies to Moscow to urge de-escalation of Russian aggression against Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-09 12:50:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9408890

    LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will fly to Moscow Wednesday to urge the Kremlin to de-escalate and desist its aggression against Ukraine, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The visit is ....

  • British Home Secretary meets with 'Five Countries' counterparts

    Date: 2022-02-09 11:02:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:9408631

    LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - British Home Secretary Priti Patel has discussed a variety of issues in her portfolio relating to Afghanistan in a virtual meeting with counterparts from the ‘Five Countries’ alliance comprising the US, Canada, Australia and ....

  • Africa's coronavirus infections surpass 11.7 mln cases

    Date: 2022-02-09 10:22:02 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:37 - ID:9408423

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 9 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,007,889 cases, while confirmed fatalities reached 242,151. In a statement, ....

  • WHO: 16 billion dollars for poorer countries in the fight against Corona

    Date: 2022-02-09 10:10:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:36 - ID:9408498

    GENEVA, Feb 9 (MENA) - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 16 billion dollars will be used this year to support poorer countries in the fight against Corona, according to media reports. The WHO estimated the gap in the budget for ....

  • Russia registers 183,103 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-02-09 09:38:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9408373

    MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - Russia has registered 183,103 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on Wednesday. "As of February 9, Russia has registered 183,103 new ....

  • Germany records new 234,250 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-02-09 08:48:52 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:9408230

    BERLIN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Germany reported 234,250 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 11,521,678, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Wednesday. While the country’s ....

  • Belgium reports 19,057 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-02-09 08:41:24 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:22 - ID:9408162

    BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (MENA) - Belgium on Wednesday reported 19,057 new coronavirus infections and 92 deaths in the past 24 hours. The country's total number of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic reached 3,000,036, according to the Belgium ....

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