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Greece declares 12 Russian diplomatic staff unwelcome
Date: 2022-04-06 10:21:19 GMT - Greece - World - SN:21 - ID:9508559
ATHENS, April 6 (MENA) - Greece on Wednesday declared 12 Russian officials personae non gratae, joining other European states that have taken similar steps in recent days as accusations of atrocities committed by Russian forces against civilians in ....
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Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 14,600 — crisis center
Date: 2022-04-06 10:21:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9508560
MOSCOW, April 6 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 14,661 over the past day to 17,940,765, TASS News Agencyquoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Wednesday. In relative terms, the growth rate reached 0.08%. As many ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 493,710,804
Date: 2022-04-06 09:52:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9508395
WASHINGTON, April 6 (MENA) - As many as 493,710,804 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Wednesday. In a statement, the JHU added that 6,159,056 people have died from the ....
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Blinken expresses his encouragement for Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations
Date: 2022-04-06 09:48:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9508394
WASHINGTON, April 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a phone call with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, according to a press release attributable to spokesperson Ned Price of the US Department of State. Blinken offered his ....
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European Commission activates new sanctions against Russia
Date: 2022-04-06 07:46:11 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:13 - ID:9508232
BRUSSELS, April 6 (MENA) - The European Commission has activated a fifth round of sanctions against Russia which includes an import ban on coal worth €4bn per year, EuroWeekly News reported. President of the European Commission Ursula von der ....
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Germany reports 214,985 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-04-06 07:22:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9508247
BERLIN, April 6 (MENA) - Germany recorded 214,985 new coronavirus cases and 340 more deaths in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the ....
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Thailand records 24,252 new Covid cases, 94 more deaths
Date: 2022-04-06 07:11:23 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:11 - ID:9508212
BANGKOK, April 6 (MENA) - Thailand registered 24,252 more Covid-19 cases and 94 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, Bangkok Post quoted the Public Health Ministry as saying on Wednesday. This compared with the 91 coronavirus-related ....
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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits China's Sichuan
Date: 2022-04-06 06:59:24 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:9508205
BEIJING, April 6 (MENA) - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Xingwen County of Yibin city, southwest China's Sichuan province at 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The CENC said the epicenter was ....
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India records 1,086 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-04-06 06:45:13 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9508186
NEW DELHI, April 6 (MENA) - With 1,086 new coronavirus infections being reported in a single day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 43,030,925 while the active cases dipped to 11,871, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated ....
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Twitter moves to limit reach of Russian govt accounts
Date: 2022-04-06 06:27:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:6 - ID:9508169
WASHINGTON, April 6 (MENA) - Twitter has announced that new measures will be introduced against Russian government accounts to reduce the impact of official propaganda on the social network. The official accounts will no longer be "recommended" ....