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N. Korea reports 1 additional death amid COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2022-05-19 06:53:07 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9577052
SEOUL, May 19 (MENA) - North Korea reported one additional death and over 260,000 new suspected COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising its total number of fever cases to nearly 2 million amid its battle with the virus outbreak, according to the Korean ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 525mn
Date: 2022-05-19 06:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9576995
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 525 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....
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No confirmation that North Korea readies nuclear test -- Russia’s UN envoy
Date: 2022-05-18 22:22:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:108 - ID:9576909
MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russia is assuming that there is no confirmation yet that North Korea is preparing a nuclear test, Russia’s envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on Wednesday. "There are rumors, reports but nothing has been ....
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UN chief says in talks with Russia, Ukraine on restoring grain, fertilizer exports
Date: 2022-05-18 22:20:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:107 - ID:9576859
NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed Wednesday that he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union to try and restore Ukrainian grain shipments and revive Russian ....
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US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip
Date: 2022-05-18 22:04:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:9576908
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for the Covid-19 on Wednesday while visiting Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said, according to ABC News. Becerra is fully ....
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Biden daughter tests positive for COVID-19
Date: 2022-05-18 21:06:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:9576886
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - President Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and had to scrap plans to join her mother, first lady Jill Biden, on a trip to Latin America. Michael LaRose, Jill Biden’s spokesman, disclosed ....
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US reopens embassy in Kyiv after 3-month closure forced by war in Ukraine
Date: 2022-05-18 20:52:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:9576858
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened Wednesday, three months after closing its doors and suspending operations in Ukraine's capital due to the military operation Russia embarked on in Ukraine on February 24. "The Ukrainian ....
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Charles, Camilla visit Canada on royal tour to mark Platinum Jubilee
Date: 2022-05-18 20:52:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:9576856
LONDON, May 18 (MENA) - Prince Charles and Camilla are currently on a three-day tour of Canada, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. During their visit, Charles and Camilla travelled to the National War Memorial to lay a wreath and a bouquet ....
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Canada's inflation rate inches up again, to new 31-year high of 6.8%
Date: 2022-05-18 19:15:55 GMT - Canada - World - SN:90 - ID:9576791
OTTAWA, May 18 (MENA) - The cost of living continues to rise at the fastest pace in decades, with Canada's official inflation rate rising at a 6.8 per cent annual pace in April, a new 31-year high. Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the ....
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UfM launches hub for jobs, trade, investment during its ministerial meeting
Date: 2022-05-18 15:38:42 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:67 - ID:9576271
MARRAKECH, May 18 (MENA) - The fifth Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial on Employment and Labour, held on May 17-18 in Marrakech, Morocco, saw the launch of the UfM Hub for Jobs, Trade and Investment, financed by Germany and Spain. With a ....