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  • Azerbaijani president arrives in Sochi for trilateral meeting with Russia, Armenia

    Date: 2021-11-26 08:54:34 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:16 - ID:9288638

    BAKU, Nov 26 (MENA) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived on Friday in the Russian city of Sochi for a working visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said a statement by the presidency. A trilateral meeting of the ....

  • Strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolts Bangladesh

    Date: 2021-11-26 07:22:47 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:14 - ID:9288548

    DHAKA, Nov 26 (MENA) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was felt in Bangladesh early on Friday, India TV reported. The quake's epicenter was reported at 183 km east of Chittagong, Bangladesh, according to the European-Mediterranean ....

  • Germany's daily COVID-19 cases hit record after reaching 76,414

    Date: 2021-11-26 07:13:09 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:9288531

    BERLIN, Nov 26 (MENA) – Germany’s number of new coronavirus cases hit a new record of 76,414 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections in the country to 5,650,170, according to data published on Friday by Robert Koch Institute for ....

  • JHU: Coronavirus cases top 260 million globally

    Date: 2021-11-26 05:54:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9288470

    WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (MENA) - As many as 260,053,725 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,181,949 people have died from the virus ....

  • At least 52 miners and rescuers dead after accident in Siberia mine

    Date: 2021-11-25 23:03:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:105 - ID:9288418

    MOSCOW, Nov 25 (MENA) - The number of miners and rescuers killed as a fire ravaged a coal mine in Siberia has risen to 52, Euronews reported. The fire broke out at the mine in the northern Russian region of Kemerovo on Thursday, local authorities ....

  • South Africa: Scientists detect new COVID-19 variant

    Date: 2021-11-25 21:38:19 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:102 - ID:9288326

    CAPE TOWN, Nov 25 (MENA) - South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant that is posing a "major threat" to efforts to curb the virus, Deutsche Welle reported. In a press conference, South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said ....

  • UNHCR saddened by English Channel tragedy – urges action to prevent further loss of life

    Date: 2021-11-25 21:35:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:99 - ID:9288295

    Geneva, Nov 25 (MENA) - We are deeply shocked and saddened by the unprecedented tragedy that unfolded in the English Channel on Wednesday, UNHCR Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe Pascale Moreau said Thursday. At least 27 people including ....

  • European Commission allocates €290 mln for climate, environment projects

    Date: 2021-11-25 17:29:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:78 - ID:9287513

    BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (MENA)- The European Commission on Thursday approved an investment package of more than €290 million for 132 new projects under the LIFE program for the environment and climate action. This EU funding will mobilise a total ....

  • South Korea's FM visits Tajikistan next week

    Date: 2021-11-25 14:14:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:62 - ID:9287249

    SEOUL, Nov 25 (MENA) - South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will embark on a three-day trip to Tajikistan next week to discuss ways to expand bilateral ties and cooperation in Central Asia, the Foreign Ministry said. In a statement ....

  • ICRC elects Mirjana Spoljaric Egger as next president

    Date: 2021-11-25 11:41:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:49 - ID:9287268

    GENEVA, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Assembly, the governing body of the International Committee of the Red Cross, announced on Thursday that it has elected Mirjana Spoljaric Egger as the ICRC's next president. She will succeed President Peter Maurer who ....

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