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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 527 mn

    Date: 2022-05-26 07:34:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9589376

    WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 527 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the current ....

  • Russian operation drags Europe into largest security crisis since World War II

    Date: 2022-05-26 07:28:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9589291

    WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Russia’s military operation in Ukraine dragged Europe into its largest security crisis since World War II, according to the US Defense Department. Austin said "We’re standing ....

  • Russian military kill 240 children in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-26 07:11:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:9589330

    KIEV, May 26 (MENA) - A total of 240 children have been killed and over 436 injured in Ukraine since the Russian military operation started, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian ....

  • UN condemns Texas school attack

    Date: 2022-05-26 07:03:18 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:9589268

    NEW YORK, May 26 (MENA) - The UN and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief, on Wednesday, condemned the killing of children in US' Texas elementary school and asked how many children will die before leaders take action, UNI reported Thursday. UN ....

  • England records seven more cases of monkeypox

    Date: 2022-05-25 23:03:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:9589209

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Another seven monkeypox cases were logged in the UK on Wednesday as the tropical virus usually only spotted in Africa continues to sweep the world, The Mail Online newspaper reported. The new infections, all detected in ....

  • Biden signs police accountability order on anniversary of George Floyd's death

    Date: 2022-05-25 22:58:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:9589206

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) - With US Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on policing to mark the two-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, CNN reported. The ....

  • Biden envoy makes the case for Iran nuclear deal as prospects fade

    Date: 2022-05-25 22:27:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:9589152

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) - Prospects for a successful conclusion of negotiations with Iran over a revived nuclear deal are “at best, tenuous,” US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley told a congressional panel on Wednesday, according to The ....

  • EU, US establish atrocity crimes advisory group for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-25 21:49:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9589118

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) - The European Union (EU), the United States, and the United Kingdom announced the creation of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA), a mechanism aimed at ensuring efficient coordination of their respective support to ....

  • Japan starts 4th COVID vaccine shots for certain demographics

    Date: 2022-05-25 21:09:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:97 - ID:9589128

    TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Japan began offering fourth doses of the coronavirus vaccines nationwide on May 25, restricting shots to those aged 60 and over, and people aged 18 and over who are at high risk of severe COVID-19, such as those with ....

  • Up to 6,100 in Tokyo predicted to die in worst-case quake scenario

    Date: 2022-05-25 20:23:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:92 - ID:9589102

    TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Up to around 6,100 people would die in the event a major earthquake hits the heart of Tokyo, the metropolitan government said in a report on Wednesday, revising down the estimate by around 30 per cent from a decade ago. The ....

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