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  • Blinken, South Korea foreign minister discuss North Korea, Myanmar

    Date: 2021-02-12 10:30:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8795941

    WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held his first phone call with South Korea’s new foreign minister, Chung Eui-yong, both governments said, reaffirming a commitment to ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear ....

  • Russia ready to cut ties with EU if bloc imposes sanctions: Lavrov

    Date: 2021-02-12 10:14:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:8795927

    MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow is ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits it with painful economic sanctions, according to extracts from an interview posted on the ministry's ....

  • Germany records 9,860 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-12 10:01:11 GMT - Germany - World - SN:21 - ID:8795894

    BERLIN, Feb 12 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9,860 over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall tally of infections to 2,320,093, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed ....

  • Tokyo reports 307 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2021-02-12 09:52:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8795876

    TOKYO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 307 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the capital on Friday. The daily tally has been below 500 for six days in a row, Japanese national broadcaster NHK reported. A ....

  • Bulgaria reports 1,070 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-12 09:43:53 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:18 - ID:8795825

    SOFIA, Feb 12 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 1,070 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 228,044, data from the National Information Portal showed. The data revealed that 34 people died from the virus in the ....

  • South Korea registers 403 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-12 09:36:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:8795801

    SEOUL, Feb 12 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases retreated Friday, apparently due to fewer tests amid the Lunar New Year holiday, but health authorities are staying vigilant over a potential uptick after the traditional ....

  • India records 9,309 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-12 09:27:37 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:8795800

    NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (MENA) - India reported 9,309 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally of infections to 10,880,603, The Times of India reported Friday, citing figures from the Ministry of Health and Family ....

  • Pakistan reports 1,270 new coronavirus cases, 33 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-12 09:04:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8795793

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (MENA) - A total of 1,270 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Pakistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall tally of infections in the country to 560,363. With 33 new deaths, the country's coronavirus death toll reached ....

  • Russia reports 15,089 new COVID-19 cases, 507 deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-12 08:58:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8795795

    MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Russia reported 15,089 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with the overall case count reaching 4,042,837, TASS news agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Friday. The daily increase rate has ....

  • Social distancing rules in England could remain until autumn- The Times

    Date: 2021-02-12 08:57:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:8795791

    LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - Social distancing restrictions will have to remain in place until at least the autumn to reduce the transmission of coronavirus under plans being considered by ministers, The Times newspaper reported on Friday. The Times ....

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