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  • WHO authorizes new vaccine for COVID-19, especially for pregnant women

    Date: 2022-08-23 16:22:49 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:65 - ID:9735370

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) authorized a new vaccine for COVID-19, called the Valneva VLA2001 vaccine, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said on Tuesday. In a press release, ....

  • WHO says unprecedented attacks on Ukraine's healthcare facilities verified in 6 months

    Date: 2022-08-23 15:12:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:9735339

    GENEVA, Aug 23 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it has seen “an unprecedented number of attacks on healthcare” since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began nearly six months ago, UN News reported Tuesday. “Over 460 ....

  • US encouraged by Iran's dropping demand of IRGC's removal from terror blacklist

    Date: 2022-08-23 11:14:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9734702

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The United States said it is encouraged byIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) decision, saying it was working as quickly as it can to put together an appropriate response to Tehran's comments, Al Hurra TV ....

  • West wants to shy away from serious humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Russian security chief says

    Date: 2022-08-23 10:13:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:9734511

    MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - The West intends to continue avoiding providing substantial humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev. The Argumenty i Fakty newspaper released previously unpublished ....

  • Russian envoy urges Japan to stop ‘dismantling Russian-Japanese ties’

    Date: 2022-08-23 10:12:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9734520

    TOKYO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to Tokyo Mikhail Galuzin has branded the Japanese government’s decision to continue sanctions pressure on Moscow over the situation in Ukraine as an unfriendly step which postpones the prospects of returning ....

  • Polish president arrives in Kyiv

    Date: 2022-08-23 09:48:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:29 - ID:9734440

    KYIV, Aug 23 (MENA) - President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda will take part in the Second Summit of the Crimea Platform, Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made on the official Twitter channel for the President of the ....

  • Monkeypox reaches all 50 states in US

    Date: 2022-08-23 09:42:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9734396

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The monkeypox virus has reached all 50 states in the US, The Hill reported. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, Wyoming reported a single case of the virus on Monday, becoming the final ....

  • US embassy urges nationals to leave Ukraine if they can

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:50:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9734346

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Kiev, warning of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes on Ukraine in the coming days around Ukrainian independence day, has again urged US citizens to leave if they can. "The Department ....

  • 45,550 Russian troops killed since start of military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:50:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:23 - ID:9734351

    KIEV, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated some 45,550 Russian soldiers, Ukrinform reported Tuesday quoting the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its latest update posted on Facebook. Ukrainian defenders also ....

  • Path to peace 'forged by dialogue and cooperation' Guterres tells Security Council

    Date: 2022-08-23 08:29:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:21 - ID:9734316

    NEW YORK, Aug 23 (MENA) - Recommit to "dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust", UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN Security Council on Monday, describing them as "the eternal tools of peace". "The path to peace is ....

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