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  • At least 25 people under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot

    Date: 2021-01-11 06:56:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8746929

    WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - At least 25 people are under investigation for terrorism related to Wednesday's siege at the Capitol, according to a Defense official and a member of Congress, USA Today reported. Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat of ....

  • Mauritania reports 83 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-01-10 22:29:09 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:63 - ID:8746801

    NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 10 (MENA) – Mauritania reported 83 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 15,512, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Sunday. The ministry said in a statement that 129 patients have recovered, ....

  • British MP: Brexit saved lives from coronavirus

    Date: 2021-01-10 20:52:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:8746749

    LONDON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Tory MP for Dudley North Marco Longhi has claimed the UK’s independence from the EU has allowed the Prime Minister to implement his vaccine strategy much more smoothly than on the continent. In an interview with Express ....

  • Pope Francis' doctor dies from coronavirus complications

    Date: 2021-01-10 13:30:51 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:38 - ID:8746068

    VATICAN CITY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Pope Francis' personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died as a result of complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano announced. Pope Francis chose the ....

  • Biden appoints staunch detractor of Turkey as NSC coordinator

    Date: 2021-01-10 13:27:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:8746007

    CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) - US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Brett McGurk, an outspoken advocate of American military presence in Syria and staunch detractor of the Turkish government, as National Security Council's coordinator for Middle East ....

  • Putin to discuss implementation of Karabakh statement with Pashinyan, Aliyev

    Date: 2021-01-10 11:40:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:8745965

    MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - Trilateral talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held on Monday in Moscow at the initiative of the Russian leader. The ....

  • France to extend Covid-19 curfew to 4 new departments

    Date: 2021-01-10 09:53:45 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:8745768

    PARIS, Jan 10 (MENA) - France is to extend its Covid-19 curfew to new departments primarily in the east of the country, including Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Cote d'Or, as well as the central one of Cher. The departments will have a 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) ....

  • Indonesian president expresses condolences over plane crash

    Date: 2021-01-10 08:05:46 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:19 - ID:8745622

    JAKARTA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday expressed his condolences to families of the victims in the Sriwijaya Air plane crash, ABC news reported. "I am on behalf of the government and all the Indonesian people to ....

  • US reports more than 269,000 Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-01-10 08:00:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8745588

    WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - The United States reported 269,623 new Covid-19 cases and 3,655 virus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, CNN reported Sunday quoting Johns Hopkins University. The latest figures bring the nationwide total to ....

  • Thailand reports new 245 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-01-10 07:45:34 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:16 - ID:8745569

    BANGKOK, Jan 10 (MENA) - The government on Sunday recorded 245 new coronavirus cases, including 224 local transmissions, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to date to 10,298, Bangkok Post reported Sunday quoting the Centre for Covid-19 ....

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