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UK PM refuses to rule out Christmas lockdown
Date: 2021-11-15 20:59:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:9271355
LONDON, Nov 15 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the public to get Covid booster jabs in order to avoid the re-introduction of Covid-19 restrictions. Johnson also refused to rule out a Christmas lockdown, WalesOnline ....
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UK terror threat level raised to "severe" following Liverpool hospital blast
Date: 2021-11-15 19:58:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9271238
LONDON, Nov 15 (MENA) - The UK's terror threat level has been raised from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is now judged to be "highly likely," Sky News reported. The move, confirmed by Home Secretary Priti Patel, follows an explosion ....
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Liverpool hospital blast declared a terrorist incident: UK Police 2 last London
Date: 2021-11-15 14:08:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:9270831
Three men aged 21, 26 and 29 were arrested on Sunday under the Terrorism Act, while a fourth man aged 20 was arrested on Monday. Jackson told the press conference that the taxi driver picked up a fare in Rutland Avenue, Liverpool, shortly before ....
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Liverpool hospital blast declared a terrorist incident: UK police
Date: 2021-11-15 14:07:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:9270762
LONDON, Nov 15 (MENA) - The explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool that left a man dead and another seriously injured has been declared a terrorist incident, police have said, as an emergency Cobra meeting is set to be held. Police said that ....
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Greece sees 2021 tourism recovering after strong Jan-Aug
Date: 2021-11-15 10:35:12 GMT - Greece - World - SN:36 - ID:9270148
ATHENS, Nov 15 (MENA) - Greece has seen revenues from its key tourist industry in the eight months to August reach half of 2019 levels, its tourism minister said in an interview published on Sunday, in line with the government’s projection earlier ....
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Russia registers 38,420 new coronavirus infections, 1,211 deaths over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-11-15 09:03:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9270035
MOSCOW, Nov 15 (MENA) - Russia has registered 38,420 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,211 related deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax news agency reported quoting the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on Monday. "Over the ....
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Biden’s approval rating hits new low: poll
Date: 2021-11-15 08:36:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:9269916
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden’s approval rating has plunged to a fresh low, largely driven by discontent among his own base — as Republicans head into the 2022 midterms with historically high chances, according to a new poll ....
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Japan, US ministers meet over steel, aluminum tariffs
Date: 2021-11-15 08:15:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9269899
TOKYO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Japanese and US industry ministers on Monday met to discuss Washington's imposition of higher tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan, Kyodo reported. Japan's trade and industry minister Koichi Hagiuda met ....
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Japan to allow COVID-19 booster shots 6 months after 2nd dose
Date: 2021-11-15 07:55:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:9269825
TOKYO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Japanese government plans to allow booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered as soon as six months after an individual has received a second dose, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. The health ....
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US stresses support for Poland in migrant crisis with Belarus
Date: 2021-11-15 07:27:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9269832
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed that his country stands with Poland against the Lukashenka regime’s political exploitation of vulnerable migrants, in support of the democratic desires of the Belarusian ....