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7 killed in Rohingya refugee camp attack in Bangladesh: Police
Date: 2021-10-22 11:55:29 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:27 - ID:9230930
DHAKA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Gunmen killed at least seven people and left others wounded in an assault Friday on a seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, NDTV quoted the police as saying. The attackers shot some victims ....
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Russian security prevents Daesh-plotted terror attack in Stavropol
Date: 2021-10-22 09:22:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9230677
MOSCOW, Oct 22 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Security Service has prevented a terror attack plotted by a supporter of Daesh terrorist group in the Stavropol Region, a source in the service's Public Relations Centre told TASS news agency on ....
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Tokyo, Osaka to ease eatery restrictions Monday
Date: 2021-10-22 09:12:59 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9230651
TOKYO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Prefectures in Japan including Tokyo and Osaka are easing restrictions on bars and resta-urants as coronavirus cases decline, public broadcaster NHK reported. Officials in Tokyo confirmed 36 new cases on Thursday. The daily ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 242,482,541
Date: 2021-10-22 06:28:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9230472
WAHSINGTON, Oct 22 (MENA) - As many as 242,482,541 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 4,929,545 people have died from the virus ....
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Buried AK-47 rifles, grenades and ammo discovered in shallow grave in South Africa
Date: 2021-10-21 22:23:12 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:103 - ID:9230361
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (MENA) - Police in the South Africa’s West Rand have discovered pistols, rifles, stun grenades and live ammunition, buried in a shallow grave in a veld, IOL reported. The police were alerted to the weapons, when members of ....
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Gun violence increased by 30% in US during pandemic
Date: 2021-10-21 22:07:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:9230360
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (MENA) - There was a sharp rise in gun violence in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, a new study finds. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, in Hershey, found a 30 percent increase in ....
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Haiti gang threatens to ‘put a bullet’ in all 17 hostages, including 16 Americans
Date: 2021-10-21 21:30:55 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:101 - ID:9230376
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 21 (MENA) - The notorious Haiti gang that kidnapped 16 Americans and a Canadian on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince on Saturday is threatening to “put a bullet” in the heads of the hostages if its ransom demand of $17 million is ....
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EU's Borrell says 'Belarus regime continues to instrumentalize migrants'
Date: 2021-10-21 21:16:52 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:99 - ID:9230326
BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (MENA) - High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has accused Belarus of using migrants against neighboring countries. "The Belarus regime continues to instrumentalize migrants. We have ....
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WHO:80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from COVID-19 by May 2021
Date: 2021-10-21 17:22:10 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:84 - ID:9230147
GENEVA, Oct 21 (MENA) - The World Health Organization said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by COVID-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritized for vaccination. A WHO paper estimated that ....
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Philippine Palace: Minors not allowed in public areas despite eased restrictions
Date: 2021-10-21 10:58:06 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:45 - ID:9229332
MANILA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Despite the looser restrictions under Alert Level 3, minors in Metro Manila are still not allowed to go to malls or parks for leisure, Philippine Start reported on Thursday. At a press briefing Thursday morning, ....
