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Russian deputy PM, Cuban president discuss issues of bilateral cooperation
Date: 2021-10-13 10:01:11 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:35 - ID:9215660
HAVANA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov held during his visit to Cuba a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Tass quoted the Russian prime minister’s office as saying. "Within the framework of the trip, the ....
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EU, OHCHR hold first strategic dialogue
Date: 2021-10-13 09:41:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:33 - ID:9215577
BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (MENA) - The EU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held their first Strategic Dialogue in Brussels. This high-level dialogue was a timely opportunity for both sides to share updates on ....
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2021 OSCE Mediterranean Conf. discusses economic & environmental security
Date: 2021-10-13 08:57:58 GMT - Austria - World - SN:28 - ID:9215426
VIENNA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Participants in the 2021 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mediterranean Conference, which kicked off in Vienna on Tuesday, discussed means of enhancing the economic and environmental ....
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US appoints new envoy for Afghan refugees
Date: 2021-10-13 08:32:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:9215439
KABUL, Oct 13 (MENA) - Joe Biden’s administration has appointed Elizabeth Jones as the US special envoy to the relocation and resettlement affairs in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The US department of state said Tuesday that the ambassador ....
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US House approves extension of debt ceiling
Date: 2021-10-13 08:20:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9215298
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 219-206 to approve a short-term increase in the federal debt ceiling, heading off fiscal calamity and putting an end — for now — to tense negotiations between the two major ....
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Participants in NAM meeting urge lifting of sanctions against member states
Date: 2021-10-13 07:39:29 GMT - Algeria - World - SN:16 - ID:9215296
ALGIERS/BELGRADE, Oct 12 (MENA) - Meeting in Serbia to mark the Non-Aligned Movement's 60th anniversary, participants have called for an immediate lifting of all unilateral sanctions imposed on fellow NAM countries. The participants have also ....
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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 ....
