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  • UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

    Date: 2022-01-20 21:51:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9377554

    LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Police in the UK say they have arrested two people in connection with a hostage-taking incident in a Texas synagogue, euronews reported. One man was arrested in Birmingham and another in Manchester, according to ....

  • UK Premier Boris Johnson has no plan for future of Britain, says Sir Tony Blair

    Date: 2022-01-20 21:50:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:9377562

    LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Sir Tony Blair is accusing UK prime minister Boris Johnson of lacking a coherent blueprint for dealing with the major strategic challenges facing the UK, Evening Standard reported. In an online address on Thursday, the ....

  • Five found drowned, three still missing in capsized boat in Malaysia

    Date: 2022-01-20 10:26:28 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:35 - ID:9376164

    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (MENA) - Five Indonesians have been found drowned while three others remain missing after a boat capsized off Teluk Ramunia, Pengerang here, at 4.50 am today. Bernama news agency quoted Johor State Maritime director First ....

  • FAO Food Price Index reaches 10-year high in 2021

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:54:35 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:29 - ID:9376277

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) reached 10-year high in 2021, averaging 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 percent) from November, but still up 25.1 points (23.1 percent) from December 2020. Except for ....

  • Israel's demolition in Al Quds ignites tension - EU

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:43:44 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:27 - ID:9376190

    BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (MENA) - Ongoing Israel's demolition acts and illegal displacement in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) will ignite tension, warned the European Union in a statement. Talking about the developments in Al Quds, the EU official ....

  • White House warns Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:31:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9376174

    WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (MENA) - The White House believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday, warning that an “extremely dangerous situation” is building along the Ukrainian border. Psaki ....

  • Germany registers record 133,536 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Institute

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:29:21 GMT - Germany - World - SN:22 - ID:9376163

    BERLIN, Jan 20 (MENA) - Germany has registered 133,536 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 marking thus the largest daily increase since the outbreak of the virus, Robert Koch Institute said on Thursday. The total number of COVID-19 cases ....

  • Frozen assets will lead to unemployment of 1.5 million Afghans: Afghan industrialists

    Date: 2022-01-20 08:15:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:9376122

    KABUL, Jan 20 (MENA) - Head of the Chamber of Mines and Industries of Afghanistan Sherbaz Kaminzada said that factories in the country which are on the brink of collapse will completely close if the assets of Afghanistan do not get unfrozen, the ....

  • Mexico Covid cases rise by record that doubles previous wave

    Date: 2022-01-20 08:07:59 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:17 - ID:9376111

    MEXICO CITY, Jan 20 (MENA) - Mexico registered a record number of new Covid-19 cases Wednesday -- more than double the amount seen in previous waves -- as the omicron variant extends its spread through the country, Bloomberg reported. The country ....

  • Polish FM tests positive for Covid, cancels visit to Spain, Malta

    Date: 2022-01-20 07:47:26 GMT - Poland - World - SN:16 - ID:9376012

    WARSAW, Jan 20 (MENA) - Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau cancelled his visits to Spain and Malta, as he contracted COVID-19, Business Standard quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina as saying. "Due to receiving a positive SARS-CoV-2 ....

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