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Pope calls for end to violence against women in new year message
Date: 2022-01-01 15:39:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9346576
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - Pope Francis used his new year’s message to call for an end to violence against women, saying it was an insult to God, The Guardian reported. Celebrating mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Francis wove his New ....
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New coronavirus cases, deaths recorded worldwide
Date: 2022-01-01 12:35:26 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:28 - ID:9346231
WORLD CAPITALS, Jan 1 (MENA) - South Korea announced Saturday 4,416 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours to raise the total to 635,235. The death toll hit 5,625 by adding 62 new deaths. In China, the health authorities announced 175 new ....
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India sends 500,000 Covaxin doses to Afghanistan
Date: 2022-01-01 11:42:08 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:9346123
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - India on Saturday sent 500,000 doses of its indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin , to Afghanistan, The Indian Express reported. The batch was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul, said the Ministry of ....
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
Date: 2022-01-01 10:43:58 GMT - India - World - SN:20 - ID:9346046
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against nuclear Installations and facilities between both the countries, the Economic ....
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Russia records 19,751 new Covid cases, 847 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-01 09:41:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9345972
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - Russia registered 19,751 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 10,519,733 cases, Sputnik news agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on ....
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Philippines reports 3,617 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-01 09:14:29 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:16 - ID:9345926
MANILA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Philippines' Department of Health recorded 3,617 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,847,486. The death toll in the country climbed to 51,545 ....
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Philippines: Typhoon Odette death toll hits 407
Date: 2022-01-01 09:13:25 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:15 - ID:9345903
MANILA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The death toll from Typhoon Odette that hit the Philippines has reached 407 on Saturday morning, based on the latest bulletin from the government's disaster response agency, while 82 were reported missing. In its first ....
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India: 26 killed, injured in stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in J&K
Date: 2022-01-01 08:29:27 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:9345850
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - Twelve people were killed and at least 14 others injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir's Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, NDTV reported on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "personally monitoring and keeping track ....
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Ukraine bans access of Russian vessels to its inland waters
Date: 2022-01-01 08:16:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9345849
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - Ukraine’s law on inland water transport came into force starting January 1, setting forth the procedure for foreign vessels to gain access to Ukraine’s inland waters, barring Russia. The document was approved by Ukraine’s ....
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France takes over EU presidency for 6 months
Date: 2022-01-01 08:07:18 GMT - France - World - SN:8 - ID:9345832
PARIS, Jan 1 (MENA) - France takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union for six moths on Saturday. President Emmanuel Macron has announced an ambitious agenda for the 27-member bloc. "The year 2022 must be a turning point for ....