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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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