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JHU: Global Covid-19 cases hit 238,704,794
Date: 2021-10-13 06:20:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9215247
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 238 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed on Wednesday that the current ....
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IMF downgrades global growth outlook as developing countries lag on vaccinations
Date: 2021-10-12 18:42:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9214884
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday downgraded prospects for economic growth globally, noting that while advanced economies are set to rebound in the near-term, low-income developing countries continue to ....
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Bus crash in rugged Nepal district leaves 28 dead, 15 hurt
Date: 2021-10-12 17:13:03 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:77 - ID:9214766
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct 12 (MENA) - At least 28 people died on Tuesday in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of meters (yards) into a gorge, authorities said. The accident in the remote and rugged ....
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Three migrants lying on tracks killed after being hit by train in France
Date: 2021-10-12 16:14:23 GMT - France - World - SN:69 - ID:9214658
PARIS, Oct 12 (MENA) - Three migrants have died after being hit by a train in southwest France while they were lying on the tracks, Sky News reported Tuesday. A police spokesperson said they had been on the train tracks near Saint-Jean-de-Luz at ....
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India ranks second worldwide in coronavirus infections tally
Date: 2021-10-12 07:23:54 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:9213371
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 181 deaths due to COVID-19 and 14,313 new cases of infection in the last 24 hours, significantly lower than the numbers posted the previous day, NDTV reported. The country had logged 193 ....
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Japan helps evacuate more than 300 Afghans
Date: 2021-10-12 06:40:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9213327
TOKYO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Japan has helped evacuate more than 300 Afghans since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday. So far, 118 evacuees including staff at the now-closed Japanese Embassy in ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 238m
Date: 2021-10-12 06:35:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9213326
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 238 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed that the current global caseload ....
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US has already lost AI fight to China, says ex-Pentagon software chief
Date: 2021-10-11 22:26:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:9213199
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Pentagon’s first chief software officer said he resigned in protest at the slow pace of technological transformation in the US military, and because he could not stand to watch China overtake America, the Financial ....
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Belarus’ consulate general in NY to shut down at US request from Oct. 21
Date: 2021-10-11 22:26:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9213163
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Belarus’ consulate general in New York said Monday it will close down from October 21 at the request of the US, TASS reported. "We inform that at the request of the American side, Belarus’ consulate general in New York ....
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British demand for travel to Mexico, Thailand soars amid red list changes
Date: 2021-10-11 21:16:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9213162
LONDON, Oct 11 (MENA) - British demand for travel to former 'red list' destinations including Mexico and Thailand has surged, booking websites have told MailOnline as dozens of the countries were opened up for travel as of Monday. The 47 ....