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Ukrainian President thanks US for help during "difficult time"
Date: 2022-01-19 22:31:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:94 - ID:9375810
KIEV, Jan 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday thanked the US for its help during a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid fears of Russian aggression towards its neighbor, according to media reports. “I would ....
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COVID jail inmate cases in Italy more than doubles in 10 days
Date: 2022-01-19 22:29:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:90 - ID:9375616
ROME, Jan 19 (MENA) - The number of Italian prison inmates with COVID-19 has more than doubled in 10 days, to 2,586, ANSA reported on Wednesday. This figure dates back to January 17, and is more than double the 1,057 reported 10 days earlier, on ....
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Malaysia eases Chinese New Year COVID-19 rules
Date: 2022-01-19 18:02:31 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:85 - ID:9375527
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 (MENA) - Malaysia announced Wednesday more relaxed COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, including allowing family reunion dinners and house-to-house visits. Unlike last year, when reunion ....
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UK lifts COVID restrictions as of next week - PM
Date: 2022-01-19 18:02:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9375535
LONDON, Jan 19 (MENA) - Work from home guidance, COVID passports and mandatory wearing of face-masks are being scrapped in England, as Boris Johnson announced the lifting of Plan B measures. The prime minister said people will no longer be told ....
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1,615 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 1,185 Omicron infections confirmed
Date: 2022-01-19 18:01:51 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:83 - ID:9375530
SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (MENA) - Singapore reported 1,615 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, comprising 1,205 local infections and 410 imported ones, Channel News Asia reported. There was one fatality, according to the latest infection statistics on the ....
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WHO, IFRC sign MoU to support countries in Middle East& N.Africa respond to public health challenges
Date: 2022-01-19 16:46:58 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:81 - ID:9375410
CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari and Regional Director of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Dr Hossam ElSharkawi signed a memorandum of ....
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Putin, Raisi hold talks in Moscow
Date: 2022-01-19 16:03:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:9375443
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday that he would like to hear his position concerning the situation around the Iran nuclear deal, the Russian news agency ....
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Mexico reports 49,000 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-01-19 10:16:30 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:33 - ID:9374504
MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - Mexico on Wednesday posted a record that surpass 49,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its total number of infections to 4,434,758, Health Ministry data showed. The stunning speed of new infections is a ....
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Russian embassy calls on US to abandon plans to provide more weapons to Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-19 09:47:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9374426
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - If the US authorities are committed to resolving Ukraine’s domestic conflict through diplomatic means, they should abandon plans to provide more weapons to Ukraine, TASS News Agency quoted the Russian embassy in ....
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Russia says Lavrov, Blinken meeting Friday in Geneva
Date: 2022-01-19 09:46:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9374404
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) - A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Geneva is in the works, Sputnik said Wednesday quoting Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. The ....
