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  • US, NATO ready to continue reciprocal dialogue with Russia

    Date: 2022-01-15 07:45:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9367615

    WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (MENA) - The United States and NATO are ready to continue reciprocal dialogue with Moscow, the US Department of State said in a statement, following a phone talk between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary ....

  • India reports new 268,833 coronavirus cases in span of 24 hours

    Date: 2022-01-15 07:25:28 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9367595

    NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (MENA) - India reported 268,833 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 36,850,962, according to data released by the health ministry on Saturday. The ministry said that 402 new virus-linked deaths ....

  • European Commission approves proposal on transnational youth volunteering

    Date: 2022-01-14 19:38:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:73 - ID:9367377

    BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (MENA) - The European Commission on Friday approved a proposal on transnational youth volunteering. "Recognizing the key contribution of volunteering for the development of young people's skills and competences and its role in ....

  • US, allies welcome Serbia's referendum on constitutional changes

    Date: 2022-01-14 19:07:34 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:72 - ID:9367330

    BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (MENA) - The United States and some of its key allies welcomed Serbia's Jan. 16 referendum on constitutional changes "as a key step to strengthen the independence of the judiciary", Swiss Info reported. The US State Department ....

  • 9 Killed, 37 injured in India's Bengal train accident

    Date: 2022-01-14 15:42:11 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:9367117

    NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (MENA) - The death count in Thursday's train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 37 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches, NDTV Channel reported on Friday. ....

  • Ukrainian, British defense ministers discuss bilateral partnership

    Date: 2022-01-14 14:41:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:55 - ID:9367080

    KIEV, Jan 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace have discussed the partnership between the two countries during a phone call, Ukrinform reported Friday. Posting on his Twitter ....

  • Talks between Russian, Chinese leaders to be held on February 4 in Beijing, Lavrov says

    Date: 2022-01-14 14:09:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:9366928

    MOSCOW, Jan 14 (MENA) - Preparations for the Russia-China summit which will take place in Beijing on February 4, on the opening day of the Winter Olympics, are at full speed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on the ....

  • Swedish PM tests positive for COVID as fourth wave surges

    Date: 2022-01-14 13:54:09 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:48 - ID:9367003

    STOCKHOLM, Jan 14 (MENA) - Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesperson said on Friday, as a growing wave of infections swept the country driven by the more contagious Omicron ....

  • Chinese president to attend WEF virtual event

    Date: 2022-01-14 13:53:37 GMT - China - World - SN:47 - ID:9367054

    BEIJING, Jan 14 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the virtual event of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Jan. 17 in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced that Xi will attend the ....

  • Ukraine president, UK PM discuss security situation around Ukraine

    Date: 2022-01-14 13:01:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:43 - ID:9366941

    KIEV, Jan 14 (MENA) - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed the security situation around Ukraine with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Head of State spoke of the meeting via Twitter, Ukrinform reported. "Had a ....

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