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Thousands of Haitian migrants traverse Panama canal toward US
Date: 2021-09-27 21:56:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:116 - ID:9189657
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - Panamanian government officials revealed that approximately 4,000 migrants, most of whom came from Haiti, have passed through Panama on the Colombian border and are en route to the United States, The Hill reported ....
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Obamas to break ground on presidential center in Chicago Tuesday
Date: 2021-09-27 21:53:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:9189585
ILLINOIS, Sept 27 (MENA) - Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are expected to break ground on the Obama Presidential Center and Library in Chicago on Tuesday. The ceremony will be mostly virtual with limited in-person ....
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Russia, China to present lunar station declaration at int'l congress next month
Date: 2021-09-27 21:52:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:9189584
ILLINOIS, Sept 27 (MENA) - Russia's Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration will present a declaration regarding a future International Lunar Research Station at the International Astronautical Congress scheduled for October in Dubai, ....
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Putin: Russia needs contingency plan to respond to risks like coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2021-09-27 21:51:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:9189586
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Russia has efficiently modified its long-term plans due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a contingency plan must be available to respond to similar risks in the future, instead of making decisions as the situation unfolds, ....
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Belarus to continue reinforcing border with Ukraine, says key official
Date: 2021-09-27 21:42:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:9189587
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Belarus believes it is essential to beef up the defense of its border with Ukraine, Belarusian State Border Committee Chairman Anatoly Lappo said on Monday. "We’ve been reinforcing [the border with Ukraine] for a long ....
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European commission approves Romania's $34 billion recovery plan
Date: 2021-09-27 19:29:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:108 - ID:9189388
BRUSSELS, Sept 27 (MENA) - Romania’s resilience and recovery fund was approved by the European Commission and the country will probably get the first disbursement from the allotted 29 billion euros ($34 billion) by early December. The first ....
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Russia hopes to preserve all joint projects with Germany after elections: Russian envoy to Berlin
Date: 2021-09-27 19:29:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:9189438
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Moscow hopes that all ongoing and planned projects between Russia and Germany will carry on after the outcome of German elections is announced, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechayev said in an interview Monday. "Of ....
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US, Russia set 2nd round of strategic stability dialogue in Geneva Thursday
Date: 2021-09-27 18:41:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:9189437
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on September 29 to lead a US interagency delegation to a September 30 US-Russia bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue, the department said in ....
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Pfizer testing oral drug to prevent COVID-19 in those exposed to virus
Date: 2021-09-27 18:41:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9189436
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - Pfizer has started mid-to-late stage trials to test an oral drug designed to prevent COVID-19 in those who’ve been exposed to the virus, the company announced Monday. The drugmaker has moved forward in examining the ....
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Ghani says his Facebook hacked as calls for Taliban recognition were posted
Date: 2021-09-27 18:40:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:102 - ID:9189387
KABUL, Sept 27 (MENA) - Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned about the hacking of his Facebook account, where a call for recognition of the Taliban movement was published minutes earlier, Sputnik news agency reported Monday. The statement ....