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Prince Charles lands in Jordan for royal visit
Date: 2021-11-16 11:34:51 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:48 - ID:9272224
AMMAN, Nov 16 (MENA) - Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Jordan on Tuesday for a two-day royal visit where they will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. Prince Charles and King Abdullah II will discuss the ....
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Russia registers 36,818 new cases of Covid-19
Date: 2021-11-16 10:44:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9272031
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - Russia has registered 36,818 new cases of Covid-19, which is the lowest number since October 27, as well as 1,240 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on ....
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US appreciates efforts of IOM in providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-11-16 10:11:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9272056
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - US Secretary Blinken has met with Director General António Vitorino and the two new Deputy Directors General Amy Pope and Ugochi Daniels in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Secretary Blinken congratulated the ....
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UN official warns of malnutrition, medical supply shortage in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-11-16 08:18:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:9271650
NEW YORK, Nov 16 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq warned that one in four pregnant women and one in two children are malnourished in Afghanistan, and half of all people do not know where their next meal is coming ....
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Nearly 400 Afghan evacuees arrive in Japan since Taliban takeover
Date: 2021-11-16 08:13:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9271707
TOKYO, Nov 16 (MENA) - In the three months since the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital of Kabul on August 15, evacuations of Afghans who worked for Japan and their family members have progressed, The Japan Times reported Tuesday. Of ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 253mn
Date: 2021-11-16 06:38:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9271529
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 253 million and the deaths surged to more than five million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed Tuesday that the current global ....
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Biden in critical talks with President Xi amid fierce tension with China
Date: 2021-11-16 06:12:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9271496
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, held a virtual summit as the United States seeks to engage in what the administration calls “intense competition” with Beijing while preventing serious conflict, The ....
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India reports 8,865 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-11-16 05:53:27 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9271495
NEW DELHI, Nov 16 (MENA) - India saw a major decline in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday with 8,865 new cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 287 days, India Today reported. The fresh count brings India's total caseload to 34,456,401. As many as 197 ....
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Nato chief warns Russia against ‘further provocation’ amid Ukraine tensions
Date: 2021-11-15 22:19:35 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:102 - ID:9271399
BRUSSELS, Nov 15 (MENA) – The Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has cautioned Moscow against “any further provocation or aggressive actions” following warnings by US officials that Russia could be preparing to a launch a winter offensive in ....
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Canada donates 1.9m Covid vaccine doses to Uganda
Date: 2021-11-15 20:59:35 GMT - Uganda - World - SN:99 - ID:9271359
KAMPALA, Nov 15 (MENA) - Uganda's Ministry of Health has received a total of 1,904,140 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine donated by the Canadian government. "This first donation of the Canadian-financed vaccines to Uganda is a significant ....