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US lauds Bulgaria's role in facing Russia's escalating measures against Ukraine Prime Minister Petkov
Date: 2022-02-01 09:41:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9395220
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman lauded Bulgaria's role as a stalwart NATO ally in the face of Russia’s escalating actions toward Ukraine and discussed shared commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial ....
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Blinken speaks with Lapid about Israel-Palestinian issues
Date: 2022-02-01 08:45:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9395122
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday and discussed with him Israeli-Palestinian issues, The Times of Israel quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying in a statement. In his ....
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UN: No alternative to diplomacy in Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-02-01 08:12:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:9395089
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (MENA) - Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo said "there can be no alternative to diplomacy and dialogue" in solving the Ukrainian crisis, the UN News center reported. Highlighting ....
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New infections hit record 18,343 amid omicron woes
Date: 2022-02-01 07:59:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9395064
SEOUL, Feb 1 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 18,000 for the first time Tuesday, since the first local case emerged two years ago, due to spread of the omicron variant during the Lunar New Year holiday, Yonhap reported. The ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 378 million
Date: 2022-02-01 07:45:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9395067
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - As many as 378,363,084 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Tuesday. It added that about 5,674,219 have died from the virus ....
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US accuses Russia of deploying 100,000 troops along Ukraine borders
Date: 2022-02-01 07:29:08 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:9395045
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (MENA) - US Ambassador at the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has underscored a growing Russian military force of more than 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, calling it "the largest mobilization" in Europe in decades. "We’ve seen ....
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Germany reports 162,613 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-01 07:25:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9395004
BERLIN, Feb 1 (MENA) - Germany reported 162,613 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 9,978,146, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday. The virus claimed 188 ....
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Russia says US call for UNSC meeting over Ukraine "classic example of megaphone diplomacy"
Date: 2022-02-01 07:21:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9394966
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (MENA) - Brought to the UN Security Council at the call of Washington, the standoff between Russia and the US over Ukraine saw an exchange of accusations between the two sides Monday. Russian representative at the UN Vasily ....
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India reports 167,059 new Covid-19 cases, 1,192 deaths
Date: 2022-02-01 06:45:08 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9394973
NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (MENA) - In the last 24 hours, India registered a 20 per cent dip in new Covid-19 cases with 167,059 infections, but the fresh fatalities surged to a whopping 1,192, Kashmir Life quoted the Union Health Ministry as saying on ....
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US prisons placed on temporary lockdown after deadly violence at Texas facility
Date: 2022-02-01 05:24:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9394943
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - Federal prisons in the US have been placed on a temporary lockdown nationwide after violence broke out at an institution in Texas and two inmates died, CNN reported Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it ....
