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Canada eases Covid-19 testing rules for vaccinated travelers
Date: 2022-02-16 06:41:01 GMT - Canada - World - SN:9 - ID:9419958
OTTOWA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Canada is easing Covid-19 testing regulations for travelers, CNN reported Wednesday. Starting February 28, the country will no longer require PCR tests for fully vaccinated travelers and will accept rapid tests, according ....
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India reports 30,615 new cases
Date: 2022-02-16 06:23:21 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9419936
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (MENA) - India on Wednesday reported 30,615 fresh Covid infections in a span of 24 hours, The Times of India reported. This took the country's tally of Covid-19 cases to 42,723,558, while the active cases dipped to 370,240. ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 415 million
Date: 2022-02-16 06:12:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9419925
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 415 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....
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US opens welcome center for American citizens entering Poland from Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-15 16:20:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:9419249
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Ukraine has opened a welcome center near border crossing points with Poland to provide assistance to US citizens entering Poland from Ukraine. US citizens may now enter Poland across the land border ....
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US offers Ukraine $1bln loan to support economy amid tensions with Russia
Date: 2022-02-15 15:59:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9419460
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The United States has offered a sovereign loan guarantee to Ukraine of up to $1 billion to support the country’s economy as the Eastern European country prepares for a possible Russian invasion any day, The New York Post ....
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US, NATO discuss situation in Russia
Date: 2022-02-15 15:27:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9419301
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as part of the US administration's continuing effort to strengthen NATO. The US secretary thanked Stoltenberg for his steady ....
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Lavrov blasts West’s ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’ rumors as information terrorism
Date: 2022-02-15 15:23:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:9419243
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Russian troops are returning to their permanent bases in accordance with the approved schedule regardless of the West’s hysteria over Russia’s alleged preparations for an invasion of Ukraine, TASS quoted Russian Foreign ....
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US ambassador to Libya urges Libyan leaders to reduce tension
Date: 2022-02-15 15:22:32 GMT - Libya - World - SN:59 - ID:9419062
TRIPOLI, Feb 15 (MENA) - US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland urged all Libyan leaders to calm down and reduce tension that could lead to violence and respect the will of the majority of the Libyan people who wish to choose their leadership ....
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EU takes part foreign ministers meeting to coordinate enhanced COVID-19 response
Date: 2022-02-15 11:41:57 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:38 - ID:9418607
BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (MENA) - In the COVID-19 Global Action Meeting, convened by US Secretary of State Blinken and gathering the EU, represented by Commissioner Urpilainen, and other partner countries, participants have discussed a 'Covid Global Action ....
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Belgium records 26,458 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-15 09:09:58 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:27 - ID:9418185
BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Belgian health authorities recorded 24,458 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of infections to over 3 million people. Also, more than 100 fatalities because of the virus were reported. ....