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  • Russia registers 33,796 new Covid-19 cases, 1,238 deaths in past 24 hours - HQ

    Date: 2021-11-25 11:39:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9287266

    MOSCOW, Nov 25 (MENA) - Russia has registered 33,796 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,238 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on Thursday. "Over the past day, 33,796 Covid-19 ....

  • UK public urged to get Covid booster by 11 December if eligible to avoid waning immunity

    Date: 2021-11-25 11:15:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:9287320

    LONDON, Nov 25 (MENA) - Ministers are urging millions of Britons to get their Covid booster jab by 11 December to ensure they have “very high protection against Covid by Christmas Day” as new evidence shows the risk of infection increases with the ....

  • UN calls for commitments to end violence against women and girls

    Date: 2021-11-25 10:51:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:41 - ID:9287205

    KABUL, Nov 25 (MENA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women, Khaama Press quoted UNAMA as saying in a ....

  • UAE's Ahmed Raisi first Arab INTERPOL president

    Date: 2021-11-25 10:17:23 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:36 - ID:9287109

    LEON/FRANCE, Nov 25 (MENA) - The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has announced that the UAE candidate, Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, has won its presidency for a ....

  • US warns meddling in Libyan voting may lead to sanctions by UNSC

    Date: 2021-11-25 10:01:36 GMT - Libya - World - SN:32 - ID:9286947

    TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - The US warned that interference in Libyan elections or use of violence may lead to slapping sanctions by the UNSC. The advisor to the US Department of State Jeffrey DeLaurentis addressed the Security Council ....

  • Financial Times: Key US inflation measure posts biggest jump since 1990s

    Date: 2021-11-25 10:00:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:9286948

    LONDON, Nov 25 (MENA) - A US inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve posted its biggest year-on-year jump since the 1990s last month, adding to pressure on President Joe Biden as his White House scrambles to tame rising costs, The ....

  • Germany passes milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19

    Date: 2021-11-25 07:48:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:9286731

    BERLIN, Nov 25 (MENA) - Germany has become the latest country to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, Belfast Telegraph reported. Germany’s disease control agency said it recorded 351 additional deaths ....

  • UN, EU outcry after Iran 'shocking' execution of young murder convict

    Date: 2021-11-25 07:09:54 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:7 - ID:9286676

    BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (MENA) - The UN, EU and rights groups accused Iran of flouting its international obligations after Tehran's execution Wednesday of a young man convicted for a murder he allegedly committed as a minor, the International Business ....

  • Japan envoy holds talks with Taliban officials in Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-11-25 07:04:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:9286688

    TOKYO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Japan's ambassador to Afghanistan held talks with senior Taliban officials in the capital Kabul, Kyodo quoted a deputy spokesman of the Taliban's interim government as saying. It is the first time that talks between ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 259,465,036

    Date: 2021-11-25 06:25:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9286644

    WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - As many as 259,465,036 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that 5,174,655 people have died from the virus ....

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