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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 370,324,902

    Date: 2022-01-29 13:46:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:9390996

    WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (MENA) - As many as 370,324,902 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that 5,652,069 people have died from the virus worldwide. The ....

  • Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally

    Date: 2022-01-29 13:42:15 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:43 - ID:9390995

    WORLD CAPITALS, Jan 29 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. Germany recorded 189,166 new coronavirus cases and 182 deaths in the past 24 hours, upping the total cases of infection and ....

  • EU deplores Russian decision of banning entry to its officials

    Date: 2022-01-29 09:41:33 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:23 - ID:9390523

    BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (MENA) - The European Union has deplored a Russian decision to ban European officials from entering its territory. "The EU regrets the decision of the Russian authorities," an EU spokesperson said in a statement. "This ....

  • Japan cuts quarantine for those entering country from 10 days to seven

    Date: 2022-01-29 08:57:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9390473

    TOKYO, Jan 29 (MENA) - Japan has reduced the 10-day self-isolation required for people entering the country to seven days, starting Saturday, the health ministry announced late Friday. The latest move comes after the government on January 14 ....

  • India records 235,532 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

    Date: 2022-01-29 07:35:52 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9390360

    NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (MENA) - India continued a downward trajectory on the Covid-19 graph with 235,532 new cases of the disease being recorded in the last 24 hours. The deaths rose by 871, the India's Union health ministry bulletin showed on ....

  • Russia doesn’t want war, yet won’t allow its interests to be disregarded, Lavrov insists

    Date: 2022-01-28 19:29:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9390210

    MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - Russia is not interested in a war, yet Moscow won’t allow its security interests to be disregarded, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with radio stations on Friday. "If it depends on the Russian ....

  • Germany extends military mission in Iraq until October

    Date: 2022-01-28 17:54:18 GMT - Germany - World - SN:59 - ID:9390112

    BERLIN, Jan 28 (MENA) – The German Federal Parliament "Bundestag" agreed to extend the German army’s mission in Iraq until October of this year, France 24 reported. The vote comes on the basis of a proposal submitted by the federal government to ....

  • Main S. Korean presidential candidate to hold one-on-one debate Jan. 31

    Date: 2022-01-28 17:28:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:57 - ID:9390071

    SEOUL, Jan 28 (MENA) - Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and main opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol have agreed to hold a one-on-one debate on January 31 before having an expanded debate with other contenders, Yonhap news agency ....

  • EU: Vienna-based negotiations on JCPOA to resume next week

    Date: 2022-01-28 17:18:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:56 - ID:9390083

    BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (MENA) - Negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will resume in Vienna next week, European External Action Service (EEAS) said on Friday. "The 8th round of negotiations in Vienna in the framework of the ....

  • EU, S.Korea hold 4th working group on energy, environment, climate

    Date: 2022-01-28 17:08:41 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:55 - ID:9390069

    BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (MENA) - The fourth meeting of the EU-Republic of Korea Working Group on Energy, Environment and Climatetook place via videoconference, providing for an in-depth exchange of views on respective policies and also the prospects for a ....

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