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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 236,760,977

    Date: 2021-10-08 06:50:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9206938

    WAHSINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - As many as 236,760,977 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 4,834,268 people have died from the virus ....

  • EU Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech: results remain positive, progress slows down

    Date: 2021-10-07 21:28:06 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:83 - ID:9206821

    BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Commission has released the results of its sixth evaluation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, as results showed positive outcomes but progress slows down, the commission posted on ....

  • European Commission decides to register new European Citizens' Initiative

    Date: 2021-10-07 21:26:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:81 - ID:9206779

    BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Stop (((5G))) - Stay Connected but Protected', the commission posted on its website. The organizers of the initiative call on ....

  • Italy PM addresses COVID recovery in UN speech

    Date: 2021-10-07 12:22:25 GMT - Italy - World - SN:48 - ID:9205964

    ROME, Oct 7 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday urged a "relaunch of multilateralism to meet the challenges of our times,"Republic World reported. In an address to the UN General Assembly, Draghi said huge disparities in ....

  • Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize

    Date: 2021-10-07 12:20:53 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:47 - ID:9206028

    STOCKHOLM, Oct 7 (MENA) - UK-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for works that explore the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals, abc news reported. The Swedish Academy said ....

  • Poll: Voters say coronavirus is the most important issue facing the country

    Date: 2021-10-07 10:06:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9205684

    WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - The coronavirus is the most important issue currently facing the country in voters' eyes, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Forty-six percent of registered voters in the Sept. 30-Oct.1 survey said the pandemic is the most ....

  • Germany, Denmark bring children, women home from Syrian camp

    Date: 2021-10-07 09:49:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:34 - ID:9205650

    BERLIN, Oct 7 (MENA) - Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected Islamic State group members have been held, abc news reported onThursday, quoting the German foreign ....

  • Finland pauses use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in young men

    Date: 2021-10-07 09:18:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:9205642

    LONDON, Oct 7 (MENA) - Finland will pause the use of Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for men born in 1991 and later due to reports of a rare cardiovascular side effect, the institute for health and welfare said on Thursday as quoted by the ....

  • 22.6 million Pinoys fully vaccinated vs COVID, nearly 30 pct of gov't target

    Date: 2021-10-07 08:27:50 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:25 - ID:9205532

    MANILA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The Philippines has fully vaccinated at least 22.6 million people against COVID-19, Malacañang said on Thursday, as the country continued to fight one of Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, ABC.CBN reported. Authorities ....

  • 44 percent of Republicans want Trump to run again in 2024: survey

    Date: 2021-10-07 08:27:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9205549

    WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - Nearly half of Republicans want former President Trump to run for office again in 2024, The Hill quoted a survey by the Pew Research Center released Thursday as saying. The survey, conducted between Sept. 13-19, 2021, ....

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