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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 ....
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UK plans to build alliance against France: UK paper
Date: 2021-10-19 06:52:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:11 - ID:9224979
LONDON, Oct 19 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is understood to be planning a summit with the leaders of four Eastern European countries early next year, The Express reported Tuesday. Foreign Office sources said that the UK is ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 241mn
Date: 2021-10-19 06:29:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9224978
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 241 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed on Tuesday that the current global ....
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US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad quits
Date: 2021-10-19 06:27:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9224973
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (MENA) - US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has tendered his resignation in a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. His departure from the job of special representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation goes into ....
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Biden orders flags at the White House at half-staff in honor of Colin Powell
Date: 2021-10-18 22:26:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9224906
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has ordered flags at the White House and federal buildings be flown at half-staff until October 22 in honor of former Secretary of state Colin Powell, The Hill reported. "General Colin Powell was ....
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US, China urged to find way to work together before Cop26
Date: 2021-10-18 21:48:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:9224850
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) – US president Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping have been urged to meet before the UN Cop26 climate talks to search for common ground by the former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and other prominent global voices, ....
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US flu cases up 23 percent from 2020
Date: 2021-10-18 21:47:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:98 - ID:9224848
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - The US has seen 23 percent more flu cases this year compared to last year’s influenza season, though flu activity is still below normal pre-pandemic years, according to data collected by the Walgreens Flu ....
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Britain strikes historic £210m deal with Rolls-Royce to create nuclear reactors
Date: 2021-10-18 20:52:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:9224843
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) - BREXIT Britain is set to see its emissions slashed as the Government is poised to make a landmark deal with Rolls-Royce to fund a fleet of nuclear mini-reactors, The Express reported Monday. The move is set to help Prime ....
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MOSTI optimistic that initiatives taken can make Malaysia a high-technology country by 2030
Date: 2021-10-18 20:48:55 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:93 - ID:9224828
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) is optimistic in implementing and ensuring success of the policies and initiatives outlined to turn Malaysia into a high-technology country by 2030, Bernama ....
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New US-UNICEF agreement inked to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response
Date: 2021-10-18 19:59:17 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:91 - ID:9224815
JAKARTA, Oct 18 (MENA) - The US government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) signed a new five-year agreement to support Indonesia's response to the immediate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term impacts on children. The ....
