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  • Covid cases exceed 519 million worldwide- JHU

    Date: 2022-05-12 06:08:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9564080

    WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) - As many as 519,471,873 people were reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that about 6,258,272 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • Masking requirements to be lifted on French transport, European flights

    Date: 2022-05-11 21:44:26 GMT - France - World - SN:101 - ID:9563990

    PARIS, May 11 (MENA) - Face masks will no longer be required on trains, planes and metros in France starting on May 16, the health minister said Wednesday. Mask-wearing requirements are also set to be lifted in airports and on flights in Europe ....

  • Ukraine needs €500-600 bln for reconstruction: European Commission

    Date: 2022-05-11 20:13:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:98 - ID:9563873

    BRUSSELS, May 11 (MENA) - Ukraine needs around €500-600 billion for reconstruction, a top European Commission official said Wednesday, pledging the EU will cover a "large" part of it, Politico reported. Speaking in Marrakech, European Commission ....

  • FAO: Healthy plants can help end hunger, reduce poverty

    Date: 2022-05-11 20:12:10 GMT - Italy - World - SN:97 - ID:9563881

    ROME, May 11 (MENA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday that the United Nations had designated 12 May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end ....

  • UN raises $33m, far short of target to salvage Yemen tanker

    Date: 2022-05-11 20:11:07 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:96 - ID:9563872

    New York, May 11 (MENA) - A United Nations' pledging conference raised $33 million on Wednesday, far short of funds needed for a salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an ....

  • EU authorities drop mandatory masks on planes, in airports

    Date: 2022-05-11 19:06:14 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:90 - ID:9563734

    BRUSSELS, May 11 (MENA) – Passengers traveling by plane in Europe from next week should no longer be required to wear a mask on their flight or at an airport, according to guidance issued Wednesday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and ....

  • EU considers looser green standards as it seeks to replace Russian fossil fuels

    Date: 2022-05-11 18:42:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:9563792

    LONDON, May 11 (MENA) - The EU is preparing to loosen its environmental regulations as it seeks to replace Russian fossil fuels with renewable energy and imported hydrogen power, according to the Financial Times newspaper. Companies in the bloc ....

  • Russia Hopes West Should Stop Promoting Unipolar World after Operation in Ukraine: Lavrov

    Date: 2022-05-11 16:26:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9563600

    WARSAW, May 11 (MENA) - Russia hopes that after its targets of the current special military operation in Ukraine are reached, the West will halt its drive for the ‘unipolar world’ and stop violating the principles of the UN Charter, Russian Foreign ....

  • Russia records 4,102 daily COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-05-11 08:56:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9562355

    MOSCOW, May 11 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 4,102 over the past day to 18,241,329, TASS News Agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Wednesday. Russia’s COVID-19 death toll surged by 98 over the past day, ....

  • Germany reports 97,010 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-05-11 08:46:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:25 - ID:9562371

    BERLIN, May 11 (MENA) - Germany recorded 97,010 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the country, with the total ....

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