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  • Singapore man sentenced to prison for spying for China in US

    Date: 2020-10-09 21:23:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8621882

    WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - A man from Singapore was sentenced to 14 months in prison Friday for spying by passing to the Chinese government valuable, but unclassified military and political information that he had duped Americans into giving him, ....

  • WHO: Supply of coronavirus vaccines to be limited in 1st phase

    Date: 2020-10-09 20:54:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:57 - ID:8621851

    GENEVA, Oct 9 (MENA) – WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday once reaching an effective vaccine for coronavirus, the world must use it effectively, and the best way to do that is by making sure it’s available to all countries equitably ....

  • Hotspots of resurgent Covid erode faith in 'herd immunity'

    Date: 2020-10-09 15:54:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:8621587

    LONDON, Oct 9 (MENA) - For a short time the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, offered a glimmer of hope in the search for herd immunity from Covid-19, Financial Times reported. After a devastating wave in May ....

  • Russia congratulates WFP on Nobel Peace Prize

    Date: 2020-10-09 15:44:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:8621586

    MOSCOW, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Kremlin on Friday congratulated the World Food Program, a food-assistance branch of the United Nations, on receiving this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Sputnik as ....

  • Spain declares state of emergency in virus-hit Madrid

    Date: 2020-10-09 15:19:28 GMT - Spain - World - SN:41 - ID:8621589

    MADRID, Oct 9 (MENA) - Spain’s government declared a state of emergency in Madrid on Friday, wresting control of efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19 from local authorities in a region that is experiencing one of Europe’s most significant ....

  • N.K. likely to unveil new ICBM during parade: sources

    Date: 2020-10-09 15:00:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:37 - ID:8621457

    SEOUL, Oct 9 (MENA) - North Korea has shown signs of preparing to unveil a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a military parade expected to take place on Saturday to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, ....

  • Afghanistan registers 39,639 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-10-09 13:27:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:8621404

    KABUL, Oct 9 (MENA) - Afghanistan on Friday reported 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 39,639. The ministry also reported two deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Tolo news ....

  • Malaysia entering 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic

    Date: 2020-10-09 13:25:36 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:32 - ID:8621300

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (MENA) - Malaysia is currently entering the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Health director-general Tan Noor Hisham Abdullah. In this regard, Dr Noor Hisham reminded the people to once again join forces to break the ....

  • Month after Moria fires, UNHCR warns of worsening conditions ahead of winter

    Date: 2020-10-09 13:07:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:30 - ID:8621299

    GENEVA, Oct 9 (MENA) - Four weeks after the fires destroyed Moria Reception and Identification Centre on Lesvos, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is reiterating its call that urgent action and improvements are needed to avoid further deterioration of ....

  • 11 Afghan security personnel killed in attacks in Kunduz, Helmand

    Date: 2020-10-09 12:59:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:8621298

    KABUL, Oct 9 (MENA) - At least 11 Afghan security personnel were killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz and Helmand provinces on Thursday evening, security sources told Tolo news on Friday. Taliban attacked security outposts in Ali Abad district in ....

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