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Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat
Date: 2020-09-23 13:49:04 GMT - France - World - SN:34 - ID:8599916
PARIS, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after French police received a bomb threat, The Independent reported. The Paris monument was evacuated at around midday local time (11am BST) and remains closed to the public. A ....
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COVID-19 leads to massive labor income losses worldwide - ILO warns
Date: 2020-09-23 11:41:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:23 - ID:8599483
GENEVA, Sept 23 (MENA) – The devastating losses in working hours caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have brought a “massive” drop in labor income for workers around the world, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday in its latest ....
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UN warns of lost decade without Covid-19 economic recovery plan
Date: 2020-09-22 19:59:00 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:74 - ID:8598899
CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) - The global economy faces a lost decade after the Covid-19 pandemic unless policymakers spurn austerity measures in favor of a comprehensive recovery plan built on investment in sustainable growth, the United Nations has ....
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US sanctions prominent Venezuelan politicians over voter fraud charges
Date: 2020-09-22 19:40:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:8598868
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (MENA) - The United States has imposed more sanctions on Venezuelan lawmakers it accused off rigging elections in the Latin American country. "Today, the US is sanctioning, José Bernabé Gutiérrez Parra, Miguel Antonio José ....
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France's Macron says US maximum pressure on Iran not working
Date: 2020-09-22 19:38:53 GMT - France - World - SN:72 - ID:8598902
PARIS, Sept 22 (MENA) - The US strategy of applying maximum pressure on Iran has failed, France's president said on Tuesday, dismissing Washington's efforts to restore UN sanctions against Tehran, France 24 reported. "The maximum pressure ....
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Trudeau offers condolences to family of Toronto mosque stabbing victim
Date: 2020-09-22 17:20:17 GMT - Canada - World - SN:62 - ID:8598760
OTTAWA, Sept 22 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered condolences to the family of a volunteer caretaker who was stabbed to death at a Toronto mosque earlier this month — while also saying reports that the incident is connected ....
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EU Summit postponed as Charles Michel goes into isolation
Date: 2020-09-22 16:27:10 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:57 - ID:8598692
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (MENA) - The special European Council meeting that was planned for September 24 and 25 has been postponed to October 1 and 2 after Charles Michel went into isolation, Euronews reported Tuesday. Barend Leyts, the Spokesperson for ....
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WHO says tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease
Date: 2020-09-22 13:28:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:43 - ID:8598369
GENEVA, Sept 22 (MENA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World ....
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Philippines reports 1,635 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 15 days
Date: 2020-09-22 12:49:16 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:39 - ID:8598206
MANILA, Sept 22 (MENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 291,789 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,635 new daily cases on Tuesday, the lowest in 15 days, Xinhua said. The DOH reported 1,383 new ....
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COVID-19 vaccine by Vector center to be registered by October 15
Date: 2020-09-22 12:04:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:8598205
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (MENA) – The registration procedure of the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Vector research center is planned to be completed by October 15, the press service of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights ....
