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  • Health officials warn 'more severe restrictions' may be needed in Northern Ireland

    Date: 2021-11-17 08:32:42 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:22 - ID:9273532

    DUBLIN, Nov 17 (MENA) - Health officials in Northern Ireland have warned Covid passports may not be enough to stop hospitals being overwhelmed and “more severe restrictions” may need to be considered next month, The Journal reported. A Covid-19 ....

  • Fauci warns of winter 'double whammy'

    Date: 2021-11-17 07:45:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9273382

    WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) - With winter closing in and coronavirus case rates creeping up once again, White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci is warning that the vaccines' waning immunity combined with the highly transmissible delta ....

  • JHU: Global Covid-19 cases hit 254,371,074

    Date: 2021-11-17 05:51:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9273348

    WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 254 million and the deaths surged to more than five million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed Wednesday that the current global ....

  • Prince Charles lands in Jordan for royal visit

    Date: 2021-11-16 11:34:51 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:48 - ID:9272224

    AMMAN, Nov 16 (MENA) - Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Jordan on Tuesday for a two-day royal visit where they will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. Prince Charles and King Abdullah II will discuss the ....

  • Russia registers 36,818 new cases of Covid-19

    Date: 2021-11-16 10:44:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9272031

    MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - Russia has registered 36,818 new cases of Covid-19, which is the lowest number since October 27, as well as 1,240 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a statement on ....

  • US appreciates efforts of IOM in providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-11-16 10:11:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9272056

    WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - US Secretary Blinken has met with Director General António Vitorino and the two new Deputy Directors General Amy Pope and Ugochi Daniels in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Secretary Blinken congratulated the ....

  • UN official warns of malnutrition, medical supply shortage in Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-11-16 08:18:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:9271650

    NEW YORK, Nov 16 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq warned that one in four pregnant women and one in two children are malnourished in Afghanistan, and half of all people do not know where their next meal is coming ....

  • Nearly 400 Afghan evacuees arrive in Japan since Taliban takeover

    Date: 2021-11-16 08:13:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9271707

    TOKYO, Nov 16 (MENA) - In the three months since the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital of Kabul on August 15, evacuations of Afghans who worked for Japan and their family members have progressed, The Japan Times reported Tuesday. Of ....

  • JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 253mn

    Date: 2021-11-16 06:38:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9271529

    WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 253 million and the deaths surged to more than five million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed Tuesday that the current global ....

  • Biden in critical talks with President Xi amid fierce tension with China

    Date: 2021-11-16 06:12:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9271496

    WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, held a virtual summit as the United States seeks to engage in what the administration calls “intense competition” with Beijing while preventing serious conflict, The ....

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