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  • Chinese PM to attend WEF meeting on Sept. 15

    Date: 2020-09-11 11:05:05 GMT - China - World - SN:32 - ID:8583341

    BEIJING, Sept 11 (MENA) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on September 15 via video link and deliver a speech, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The premier will also attend a ....

  • Govt. to add Tokyo to travel campaign in Oct.

    Date: 2020-09-11 10:01:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:26 - ID:8583273

    TOKYO, Sept 11 (MENA) - The Japanese transport minister has revealed a plan to add Tokyo to a domestic travel campaign, "Go To Travel," on October 1, NHK World reported Friday. Akaba Kazuyoshi said the plan is a result of talks with Chief Cabinet ....

  • Seven dead in Colombia rioting over police killing

    Date: 2020-09-11 09:57:48 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:25 - ID:8583270

    BOGOTA, Sept 11 (MENA) - Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota following the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police, France 24 quoted authorities as saying. Demonstrators took ....

  • Pompeo says Afghan negotiations likely to be ‘contentious’

    Date: 2020-09-11 08:54:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8583085

    WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (MENA) - Much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan’s warring parties are likely to be “contentious,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned said on Friday. Pompeo made his comments en route to the Middle Eastern ....

  • Russia records 5,504 new daily coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-09-11 08:24:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8583083

    MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Russia recorded 5,504 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the highest number since July 30, TASS news agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Friday. According to the crisis center, the ....

  • Mexico reports nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2020-09-11 08:22:32 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:18 - ID:8583081

    MEXICO CITY, Sept 11 (MENA) - Mexico's Health Ministry reported 4,857 new Covid-19 cases and 554 new virus-related deaths on Thursday, the CNN reported on Friday. That brings the total number of cases confirmed in the country to 652,364, ....

  • Afghanistan peace negotiations to start Saturday

    Date: 2020-09-11 08:18:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8583035

    KABUL, Sept 11 (MENA) - Long-delayed peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators will begin Saturday, officials and the insurgent group have announced. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan would like to declare its readiness ....

  • Pakistan's confirmed COVID-19 cases top 300,000

    Date: 2020-09-11 07:54:35 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8583032

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (MENA) - Pakistan recorded 548 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count to 300,371, Xinhua news agency quoted data updated by the country's health ministry on Friday. The country also recorded five ....

  • Pompeo to visit Cyprus on Saturday

    Date: 2020-09-11 07:50:07 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:13 - ID:8583023

    NICOSIA, Sept 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Cyprus on Saturday, Cypriot newspaper Cyprus Mail reported on Friday. The visit to Cyprus was agreed during a telephone conversation on Thursday night between Cyprus Foreign ....

  • Bulgaria: 163 new COVID-19 cases registered, 145 recover in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-09-11 07:32:37 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:12 - ID:8583002

    SOFIA, Sept 11 (MENA) - Bulgaria has recorded 163 new coronavirus cases after conducting 5,090 PCR tests over the past 24 hours, Sofia news agency reported on Friday. Four people with COVID-19 died yesterday. There are 145 cured. There are ....

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