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  • UK PM promises to leave no stone unturned to stop human trafficking

    Date: 2021-11-24 21:03:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:9286537

    LONDON, Nov 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "appalled" by what happened in the English Channel near Calais on Wednesday adding the UK would leave "no stone unturned" to stop human trafficking gangs, Sky news reported. He said ....

  • At least 31 migrants dead after boat sinks near Calais, French interior minister says

    Date: 2021-11-24 19:31:25 GMT - France - World - SN:97 - ID:9286441

    PARIS, Nov 24 (MENA) - At least 27 migrants have died after a boat sank off the coast of Calais on Wednesday, French police said as quoted by euro news. French interior minister Gérald Darmanin stated the number rose to "at least 31" after ....

  • More than 20 migrants heading for UK reportedly dead after boat sinks in Channel

    Date: 2021-11-24 17:59:42 GMT - France - World - SN:89 - ID:9286353

    PARIS, Nov 24 (MENA) - More than 20 migrants have died after their boat sank in the English Channel, France 24 Channel reported. A rescue operation is under way near the port of Calais, after a fisherman sounded the alarm, a spokesman for the ....

  • India's regular international flights to resume by 2021-end

    Date: 2021-11-24 15:45:23 GMT - India - World - SN:69 - ID:9285931

    NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (MENA) - The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said that India will resume regular international flights, which have remained suspended owing to the Covid pandemic, towards the end of the year, the Hindustan Times reported. ....

  • US donates more than four million coronavirus vaccines to Vietnam

    Date: 2021-11-24 15:38:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:9285488

    WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - The US is shipping another four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, the White House said Tuesday. A senior administration official said that 4,149,990 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are being sent, bringing the ....

  • US State Department stresses ensuring safe start for Afghan refugees

    Date: 2021-11-24 12:35:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:9285633

    WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with executives from domestic refugee resettlement agencies today in Washington, D.C., alongside the state refugee coordinators for Maryland and Virginia. Secretary Blinken ....

  • Greek health minister: Fourth Covid wave will be the ‘toughest’

    Date: 2021-11-24 11:47:20 GMT - Greece - World - SN:38 - ID:9285557

    ATHENS, Nov 24 (MENA) - The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic will be the “toughest” Greece has been through as the government has chosen to keep the economy and society open, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ....

  • WHO: 3.6 million coronavirus cases in one week

    Date: 2021-11-24 11:06:10 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:32 - ID:9285412

    GENEVA, Nov 24 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported about 3.6 million coronavirus cases and more than 51,000 deaths from November 15 to 21. This marked a 6 percent rise in death toll in comparison with the previous ....

  • New Zealand to start reopening borders to world from January

    Date: 2021-11-24 09:41:59 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:27 - ID:9285268

    WELLINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - New Zealand will reopen its borders to the world over the coming months, the government announced Wednesday, allowing for the return of displaced residents from January and tourists from April, ABC News reported. The ....

  • Russia registers 33,558 new cases of Covid-19, 1,240 deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-11-24 09:33:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:9285257

    MOSCOW, No 24 (MENA) - Russia has registered 33,558 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,240 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday. "Over the past day, 33,558 Covid-19 cases ....

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