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  • India records world's highest single-day spike with 332,730 new cases

    Date: 2021-04-23 08:05:37 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:8923893

    NEW DELHI, April 22 (MENA) - India registered the world's highest single-day spike with 332,730 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the overall caseload to 16,263,695, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday ....

  • Pakistan reports 5,870 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-04-23 06:11:17 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:4 - ID:8923895

    ISLAMABAD, April 23 (MENA) - According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 5,870 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan in the past 24 hours, Dunya News reported Friday. Pakistan has reported 144 ....

  • In Earth Day message, Pope warns that planet is 'at the brink'

    Date: 2021-04-22 19:59:59 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:101 - ID:8923692

    WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - Pope Francis said in his Earth Day message on Thursday that the planet was "at the brink" and humanity had to avoid "the path of self-destruction," US News reported. The pope, who has issued many appeals for ....

  • British nationals advised not to travel to Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-04-22 19:53:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:8923598

    LONDON, April 22 (MENA) – The British Embassy in Kabul on Thursday advised British nationals against all travel to Afghanistan, asking them to consider leaving by commercial means, in view of the likely heightened security risks. In a statement, ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 144 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-04-22 19:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8923597

    WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - As many as 144,025,288 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 3,062,087 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that there have been ....

  • 8 Afghan soldiers killed in clashes with Taliban militants

    Date: 2021-04-22 11:47:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:8922763

    KABUL, April 22 (MENA) - At least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in clashes with Taliban militants in Balkh district on Wednesday night, TOLO News quoted the district governor Mohammad Younus Stanekzai as saying. The ....

  • NASA converts carbon dioxide from air on Mars into breathable oxygen

    Date: 2021-04-22 09:14:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:8922454

    WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday. The ....

  • Pakistan records 5,857 new Covid-19 cases, 98 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-04-22 08:28:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8922361

    ISLAMABAD, April 22 (MENA) - Pakistan recorded 5,857 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 778,238, The Express Tribune reported on Thursday. According to the National Command and Operation Center ....

  • India reports 314,835 new infections

    Date: 2021-04-22 08:18:30 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:8922375

    NEW DELHI, April 22 (MENA) - India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW. This is the first time any country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours. ....

  • EU and India plan global infrastructure deal

    Date: 2021-04-22 08:10:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:8922321

    LONDON, April 22 (MENA) - The EU and India are in talks to build joint infrastructure projects around the world in the latest attempt to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Financial Times reported. The plan, described as a ....

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