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Biden orders flags at the White House at half-staff in honor of Colin Powell
Date: 2021-10-18 22:26:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9224906
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has ordered flags at the White House and federal buildings be flown at half-staff until October 22 in honor of former Secretary of state Colin Powell, The Hill reported. "General Colin Powell was ....
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US, China urged to find way to work together before Cop26
Date: 2021-10-18 21:48:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:9224850
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) – US president Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping have been urged to meet before the UN Cop26 climate talks to search for common ground by the former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and other prominent global voices, ....
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US flu cases up 23 percent from 2020
Date: 2021-10-18 21:47:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:98 - ID:9224848
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - The US has seen 23 percent more flu cases this year compared to last year’s influenza season, though flu activity is still below normal pre-pandemic years, according to data collected by the Walgreens Flu ....
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Britain strikes historic £210m deal with Rolls-Royce to create nuclear reactors
Date: 2021-10-18 20:52:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:9224843
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) - BREXIT Britain is set to see its emissions slashed as the Government is poised to make a landmark deal with Rolls-Royce to fund a fleet of nuclear mini-reactors, The Express reported Monday. The move is set to help Prime ....
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MOSTI optimistic that initiatives taken can make Malaysia a high-technology country by 2030
Date: 2021-10-18 20:48:55 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:93 - ID:9224828
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) is optimistic in implementing and ensuring success of the policies and initiatives outlined to turn Malaysia into a high-technology country by 2030, Bernama ....
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New US-UNICEF agreement inked to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response
Date: 2021-10-18 19:59:17 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:91 - ID:9224815
JAKARTA, Oct 18 (MENA) - The US government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) signed a new five-year agreement to support Indonesia's response to the immediate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term impacts on children. The ....
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US to grant dlrs 105 million for small businesses to invest in clean energy
Date: 2021-10-18 19:02:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9224730
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced dlrs 105 million in funding for small businesses to pursue the deployment of clean energy technologies, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to ....
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Australia hopes to open to tourists ‘by Christmas’, says minister
Date: 2021-10-18 13:10:02 GMT - Australia - World - SN:63 - ID:9224157
CANBERRA, Oct 18 (MENA) - Australia could open its international borders and welcome holidaymakers by the end of the year, according to Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan. Australia currently has a blanket ban on international tourists ....
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US's Colin Powell dies after complications from Covid-19
Date: 2021-10-18 12:53:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:9224113
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has ....
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England to open walk-in Covid clinics for children aged 12-15 within weeks
Date: 2021-10-18 12:52:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9224022
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) - Walk-in vaccine clinics for 12- to 15-year-olds are expected to be launched in England within weeks, to stem rising rates of Covid-19 infections within secondary schools. The news came as the UK recorded 45,140 new Covid ....
