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  • 2 killed, 5 injured in Idaho mall shooting

    Date: 2021-10-26 06:39:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9236838

    WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (MENA) - Two people were killed and five injured during a shooting at a mall in Boise, Idaho, on Monday afternoon in which the assailant traded gunfire with the police, The New York Times reported Tuesday. An officer was ....

  • Former S. Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies

    Date: 2021-10-26 06:15:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:9236805

    SEOUL, Oct 26 (MENA) - Former president Roh Tae-woo, who led South Korea from 1988-93, died Tuesday, at the age of 88, according to Yonhap news agency. Roh was recently admitted to hospital after his health deteriorated but failed to recover, his ....

  • JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 244m

    Date: 2021-10-26 05:32:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9236760

    WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 244 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed on Tuesday that the current ....

  • UK health secretary message to anti-vaccine school demonstrators: 'stay at home'

    Date: 2021-10-25 08:46:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:9235056

    LONDON, Oct 25 (MENA) - UK health secretary Sajid Javid had a strong message on Sky News for anti-vaxxers who are spreading what he described as “fully false vicious lies” outside schools. He said “my message to anti-vaxxers is if it’s not for ....

  • Booster shots, third dose approved but still need EUA — DOH

    Date: 2021-10-25 08:44:15 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:26 - ID:9234884

    MANILA, Oct 25 (MENA) - Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has approved a government panel's proposal for COVID-19 booster shots and third doses, Philippine Star quoted a health official as saying on Monday. The Health Technology ....

  • UN Chief thanks China over its role in shaping, implementing SDGs

    Date: 2021-10-25 08:05:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9234867

    NEW YORK, Oct 25 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended China’s achievements in poverty eradication and other areas, urging the international community to unite to address the common challenges. “I thank ....

  • Tokyo, other areas lift Covid COVID curbs on eateries amid resurgence worries

    Date: 2021-10-25 07:06:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9234882

    TOKYO, Oct 25 (MENA) - Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka on Monday despite concerns over a resurgence of COVID infections, Kyodo News reported. Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, ....

  • South Korean to kick off "living with with COVID-19' scheme in Nov.

    Date: 2021-10-25 06:46:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:9234860

    SEOUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - South Korea will gradually phase out coronavirus restrictions starting next month to embrace a new scheme of returning to normal life backed by the rising rate of vaccinations, Yonhap news agency reported quoting health ....

  • JFK's nephews urge Biden to reveal assassination records

    Date: 2021-10-25 06:25:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9234836

    WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (MENA) - Two nephews of John F. Kennedy are calling on the Biden administration to release the final trove of secret documents on the 1963 assassination of the former president, the Politico newspaper reported. The records were ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 243.6 mn

    Date: 2021-10-25 06:17:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9234826

    WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (MENA) - As many as 243,661,681 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Monday. It added that 4,948,512 people have died from the virus ....

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