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UK health minister says Covid cases may hit 100,000 a day in winter
Date: 2021-10-20 18:15:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:9228636
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Wednesday said the government won’t be implementing the so-called “plan B” strategy of its fall-winter Covid plan, defying warnings from health leaders that the country risks “stumbling ....
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Men much more likely to die from coronavirus than women - study
Date: 2021-10-20 16:57:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9228541
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women as the death rate has been about 50% higher for men, according to a new study by Brookings Institution on Wednesday. Notably, this gap does not appear to be ....
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Saudi Arabia supports UN Alliance of Civilizations with dlrs 1 million
Date: 2021-10-20 08:39:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:24 - ID:9227080
New York, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya al-Muallimi delivered a check of one million dollars to the UN High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations ....
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolts island of Crete
Date: 2021-10-20 07:55:50 GMT - Greece - World - SN:18 - ID:9227074
ATHENS, Oct 20 (MENA) - A moderate earthquake jolted the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the latest in a series of temblors in the area following a 5.8-magnitude quake that struck on September 27, Kathimerini newspaper reported. The ....
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Blinken: US does not demand to choose between itself, China
Date: 2021-10-20 07:45:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9227012
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The United States is not asking partners to choose between them and China, and is not trying to restrain China, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “We are not asking countries to choose between the United ....
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Facebook planning to rebrand company with new name
Date: 2021-10-20 06:30:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9226948
CALIFORNIA, Oct 20 (MENA) - Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, The Verge reported. The coming name change, which CEO ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases reach 241,553,899
Date: 2021-10-20 05:33:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9226904
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 cases reached 241,553,899, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU added on Wednesday that the current global deaths due to the virus reached 4,912,909. The ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally
Date: 2021-10-19 23:17:32 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:117 - ID:9226864
WORLD CAPITALS, Oct 19 (MENA) - Several countries have seen daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. The UK recorded 43,738 new coronavirus cases and 223 new deaths in the past 24 hours, upping its total number of cases to ....
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US to skip Russia-organized talks on Afghanistan
Date: 2021-10-19 07:57:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9225128
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (MENA) - The State Department on Monday said the US would not be taking part in talks on Afghanistan being held by Russia this week, citing logistical reasons, The Hill reported. "We will not participate in the Moscow talks. ....
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Strong earthquake hits eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2021-10-19 07:05:06 GMT - Greece - World - SN:15 - ID:9225040
ATHENS, Oct 19 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the eastern Mediterranean off the Greek island of Karpathos at 08.32 am local time on Tuesday, Al Arabiya reported. The tremor was felt on the islands of Crete, Santorini and Rhodes, Greek ....
