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  • Italian president calls for parliamentary elections to be held

    Date: 2022-07-21 20:10:29 GMT - Italy - World - SN:101 - ID:9681849

    ROME, July 21 (MENA) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella called for an election for a new parliament to be held within 70 days, Market Watch reported. Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday following a collapse in support among his ....

  • New York state detects polio case, first in the U.S. since 2013

    Date: 2022-07-21 19:06:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:9681876

    NEW YORK, July 21 (MENA) - New York State reported Thursday that it has detected a case of vaccine-derived polio in a person in Rockland County, north of New York City, the first such recorded case in the United States since 2013, Al Hurra TV ....

  • WHO says COVID-19 cases rising in Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Date: 2022-07-21 17:16:05 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:85 - ID:9681641

    CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have been reporting a continuous increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths over the last 6 consecutive weeks, with a daily average reaching 18,000 cases and 31 ....

  • Italy's President Mattarella dissolves parliament, new election set for 25 September

    Date: 2022-07-21 16:59:05 GMT - Italy - World - SN:83 - ID:9681695

    ROME, July 21 (MENA) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has signed a decree dissolving the country's parliament. This now paves the way for fresh elections to be held, France 24 reported. "The dissolution of the parliamentary chamber is always ....

  • White House: Biden to carry out his full duties while in isolation

    Date: 2022-07-21 16:40:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:9681553

    NEW YORK, July 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden will work in isolation until he tests negative for COVID-19, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Thursday. Jean-Pierre added that an update will be provided every ....

  • US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

    Date: 2022-07-21 16:12:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:9681531

    WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time Thursday morning, his office said. Biden, 79, has "very mild symptoms" and is taking Paxlovid, ABC News quoted press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ....

  • Zelensky thanks Draghi, hopes Italy will continue to support Ukraine

    Date: 2022-07-21 14:50:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9681186

    KYIV/LONDON, July 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Mario Draghi, who resigned as Italy's prime minister, for supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia military operation and expressed hope that Italy would continue ....

  • Biden expects to speak with China’s Xi in next 10 days

    Date: 2022-07-21 10:53:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:9680852

    WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said that he expects to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping “within the next 10 days,” which would be the first one-on-one call between the two leaders since March. “I think I’ll be ....

  • JHU: Coronavirus cases surpass 566 mn

    Date: 2022-07-21 09:43:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9680573

    WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload reached 566,802,702 and deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Thursday. In its latest update, JHU revealed that the current ....

  • Unmanned drones deployed to inspect power lines in east China

    Date: 2022-07-21 08:03:52 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:9680305

    BEIJING, July 21 (MENA) - Nearly 2,000 unmanned drones have been deployed in east China's Jiangsu Province for automatic transmission line inspections, according to State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Xinhua reported Thursday. With an ....

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