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US warns Americans traveling abroad to 'make contingency plans'
Date: 2021-12-31 15:04:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:9345274
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) – The US State Department warned on Thursday that Americans who are traveling abroad "should make contingency plans" as countries around the globe grapple with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron ....
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Moscow to reply 'adequately' to Kyiv's armed 'provocations' in Donbas - Lavrov
Date: 2021-12-31 12:44:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9344959
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said Friday Moscow could provide an "adequate reply" to "any possible military provocations of Kyiv against Donbas", Sputnik reported. Lavrov added that "the Western ....
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NATO is transforming Ukraine into military foothold against Russia, Lavrov says
Date: 2021-12-31 11:30:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9344853
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that NATO is trying to use Kiev as a tool against Russia, Sputnik news agency reported on Friday. "NATO member states are systematically transforming Ukraine into a military ....
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US to respond ‘decisively’ if Russia invades Ukraine, Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin
Date: 2021-12-31 11:30:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:9344846
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - The US and its allies are prepared to respond “decisively” should Russia invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday amid mounting tensions at the border. The telephone call ....
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S. Korea grants special pardon to ex-president Park Geun-hye: gov't
Date: 2021-12-31 11:27:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:9344892
SEOUL, Dec 31 (MENA) - The authorities in South Korea released Park Geun-hye, the former convicted president currently serving a 22-year prison term for corruption. Park's release was included among beneficiaries of President Moon Jae-in's ....
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India's Omicron cases rise to 1,270
Date: 2021-12-31 09:33:15 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:9344742
NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (MENA) - The fast-spreading Omicron variant has spread to 23 states in India, and 1,270 people have so far been infected with the new COVID-19 strain in the country, NDTV reported Friday. Maharashtra - which has reported the ....
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Philippines death toll from Odette typhoon tops 400
Date: 2021-12-31 09:21:17 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:19 - ID:9344703
MANILA, Dec 31 (MENA) - The death toll from Odette (Rai) Typhoon - the most destructive cyclone to hit the Philippines this year - rose to 405, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Friday. Only 75 of the deaths have ....
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UN welcomes dialogue between Putin, Biden
Date: 2021-12-31 08:32:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9344666
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - The UN has welcomed the dialogue held between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on security and strategic issues. UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino told Sputnik news agency ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 286 million
Date: 2021-12-31 08:03:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9344656
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - As many as 286,515,043 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Friday. It added that about 5,429,595 have died from the virus ....
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India reports 16,764 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-12-31 07:40:26 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9344607
NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (MENA) - India recorded 16,764 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 34,838,804 according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday. The ministry added that 220 new coronavirus-related deaths ....
