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China plans peace envoy for conflict-riven Horn of Africa
Date: 2022-01-06 12:14:04 GMT - Kenya - World - SN:49 - ID:9354059
NAIROBI, Jan 6 (MENA) - China said on Thursday it would appoint a special envoy to foster peace in the turbulent Horn of Africa and wanted to shift focus on the continent to trade over infrastructure. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comments in ....
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Poland reports 16,576 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-01-06 10:53:53 GMT - Poland - World - SN:37 - ID:9353894
WARSAW, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday about 16,576 new, confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, Polish News reported. The ministry also said that 646 people suffering from COVID-19 have died. Since the ....
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Japan reports 4,475 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-01-06 10:28:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:9353842
TOKYO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Japan reported on Thursday 4,475 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of cases to 1,477,494, according NHK. One death case was reported, upping the tally to 18,411. The total number of recoveries hit 1,713,847. ....
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Russia reports 15,316 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-01-06 10:06:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:9353816
MOSCOW, Jan 6 (MENA) - Russia has confirmed 10,601,300 cases of coronavirus and 313,817 deaths, according to the national coronavirus information center, The Moscow Times reported. Russia’s total excess fatality count since the start of the ....
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17,220 new Covid-cases, highest in over 3 months
Date: 2022-01-06 09:29:33 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:27 - ID:9353697
MANILA, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Philippines’ tally of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases continued to grow with 17,220 additional infections reported by the Department of Health (DOH) nationwide on Thursday, according to Sun Star. These new cases, ....
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Taiwan to support Lithuania with $200m fund after dispute with China
Date: 2022-01-06 08:22:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:9353583
LONDON, Jan 6 (MENA) - Taiwan is setting up a $200m fund to invest in Lithuania and is aiming to take as many of the Baltic country’s goods banned by China as possible, as Taipei tries to reward Vilnius for its diplomatic support, the Financial ....
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US, Japan discuss North Korea's latest missile test
Date: 2022-01-06 07:55:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9353595
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned North Korea's latest missile test in his telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Yonhap reported Thursday. The two also discussed ways to ....
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Over 1,000 new cases reported for first time in nearly 3 months as Omicron-driven fifth wave spreads
Date: 2022-01-06 07:48:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:9353573
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (MENA) - Pakistan on Thursday reported 1,085 new coronavirus cases for the last 24 hours, marking it the first time in nearly three months that daily infections exceeded 1,000, the Pakistani newspaper of Dawn reported. The ....
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US, Israel confer on latest developments between Russia, Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-06 07:13:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9353495
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken conferred with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday on the latest developments between Russia and Ukraine. Both discussed a range of regional and global challenges, ....
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US condemns acts of violence in Kazakhstan, calls for restraint
Date: 2022-01-06 06:25:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9353480
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (MENA) - The United States on Wednesday condemned violence and property destruction in Kazakhstan and called on protesters and authorities to exercise restraint, the National Post quoted the State Department as saying in a ....
