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Global Covid-19 cases surge past 516 million: Johns Hopkins University
Date: 2022-05-06 08:50:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9553636
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - The total number of Covid cases has surged past 516 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University, the total case count mounted to 516,180,915 while the death toll ....
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'Almost 518 civilians' evacuated from Mariupol in last 24 hours, Ukraine says
Date: 2022-05-06 08:32:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9553577
MOSCOW, May 6 (MENA) – Almost 518 civilians, including 67 children, were evacuated from the battered city of Mariupol in the last 24 hours. The evacuated people were transferred to a temporary accommodation centre, Donetsk authorities announced ....
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Evacuation from Mariupol will continue today: Ukraine's official
Date: 2022-05-06 08:19:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:9553602
KYIV, May 6 (MENA) - Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has announced the continuation of the evacuation of the civilians population from the besieged port city of Mariupol. The work of the humanitarian corridor is scheduled ....
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Russian embassy in Washington urges US destroy chemical weapons
Date: 2022-05-06 08:01:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9553528
MOSCOW, May 6 (MENA) – The Russian embassy in Washington denied on Friday accusations about Moscow's alleged plans to use chemical weapons in Ukraine and urged the United States to destroy its stockpiles of chemical weapons as it was enshrined in ....
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Nepal, US sign dlrs 659mn development assistance agreement
Date: 2022-05-06 07:35:56 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:17 - ID:9553546
KATHMANDU, May 6 (MENA) - Nepal and the United States on Thursday signed a 659-million-dollars new "development objective" agreement, according to The Kathmandu Post. The grant for the next five-year period will support Nepal’s goal of ....
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Sanctions only make world economy worse: China's FM spokesperson
Date: 2022-05-06 07:13:29 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:9553527
BEIJING, May 6 (MENA) - Facts have already proved that sanctions cannot bring peace but only make the world economy worse, Xinhua News Agency quoted a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson as saying. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian also said that the ....
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Mauritania rescues 55 illegal migrants from sea
Date: 2022-05-06 06:50:51 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:12 - ID:9553464
NOUAKCHOTT, May 6 (MENA) - A Mauritanian warship rescued 55 illegal migrants, who were on their way to Europe. A boat was carrying the migrants who were trying to migrate to Spain. The migrants, who are of several African nationals, were ....
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US officials misinterpret Russia’s nuclear policy remarks — ambassador
Date: 2022-05-06 06:28:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9553490
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - US administration officials are blatantly misinterpreting Moscow’s statements regarding Russia's nuclear policy, TASS News Agency quoted Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov as saying in an article for ....
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Mauritanian, French presidents discuss over phone security situation in African Sahel region
Date: 2022-05-06 06:24:41 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:9 - ID:9553487
NOUAKCHOTT, May 6 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani discussed over phone with French President Emmanuel Macron the security situation in the Sahel region. During the phone conversation, the two presidents also probed ways of ....
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FDA limits use of J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults
Date: 2022-05-06 06:15:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9553479
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was limiting the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults due to the risk of a rare blood clotting syndrome. The J&J shot is authorized for those aged 18 ....
