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UN chief António Guterres says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid, calls for ceasefire
NEW YORK: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid," calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.” He urged an immediate...
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US President Joe Biden Imposes Sanctions Against Belarus' Lukashenko Regime!
WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday said the United States is levying new sanctions against Belarus, marking the one-year anniversary of Alexander Lukashenko's election as president in an election that the U.S. and international community have said...
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We are being made "scapegoat" in Afghanistan crises, says Pakistan Minister!
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday informed that Islamabad was being made a "scapegoat" for the mistakes of those in Afghanistan.Addressing a press conference on Monday, Qureshi also said that Pakistan itself was a victim...
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Biden unveils plan to deal with Omicron cases; rapid at-home COVID tests, more troops for hospitals
WASHINGTON: With COVID-19 cases again surging in the US because of the omicron variant, President Joe Biden unveiled new plans to increase support for hospitals, improving access to COVID-19 testing through hundreds of millions of rapid at-home tests...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has 'every right' to 'react harshly to unfriendly steps'
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country has "every right" to "react harshly to unfriendly steps" as the US and NATO continue to pressure Moscow over its aggression towards Ukraine. The US and its allies have warned Russia about the...
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WHO experts recommend 3rd dose of Novavax vaccine for people with health issues: Report
NEW YORK: Novavax said on Tuesday the World Health Organization's (WHO) panel of experts had recommended a third dose of its vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, for immunocompromised persons. The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, known as SAGE,...
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Spain: The eruption of the La Palma volcano is not yet finished
La Palma: A white smoke of gases gushes out of a house buried in ash. The recognition of members of the UME combs this area near the San Nicolás highway, in El Paso, an exclusion zone in which, very soon, the detectors reflect a volume of carbon monoxide...
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Israel's Covid cabinet approves new set of restrictions as cases surge
JERUSALEM: Omar Barlev believes that 'the public should be warned that in January we will enter a lockdown' Israel's Covid cabinet debated a new set of restrictions Tuesday night as new cases surge throughout the country. "Our goal is to enable the State...
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Uganda: 2 dead, scores injured as bomb explodes in Komamboga, a Kampala saburb Uganda
Kampala: Ugandan police have confirmed that there was a bomb blast in the capital Kampala on Saturday, leaving two people dead and others injured. Asan Kasingye, chief political commissar of police, said in a tweet that the blast in Komamboga left a young...
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Democrats set to play hardball with Manchin!
WASHINGTON: Senate Democrats are signaling they plan to take more of a hardball approach to pressuring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to support their climate and social spending agenda after months of kid-glove treatment failed to deliver his vote. Democrats...
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President Joe Biden speech at U.N. to stress U.S. focus on 'intensive diplomacy,' official says!
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will use his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday to stress that ending the military engagement in Afghanistan will open a new chapter of "intensive diplomacy," a senior administration official said. Biden was to...
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Get serious, angry Macron tells UK over migrant crisis!
PARIS: France cancelled talks with Boris Johnson's government on how to stop people trying to reach the UK in small boats and Emmanuel Macron slammed the British premier for not being 'serious,' in a dramatic deterioration of a relationship severely strained...
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New Covid variant: US to curb travel from 8 southern African countries!
WASHINGTON: The United States will bar entry to most travelers from eight southern African countries beginning next week over concerns about a new coronavirus variant found in South Africa, President Joe Biden said on Friday. The restrictions, which go...
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Luxembourg: Almost 1,000 Covid infections in Luxembourg over weekend
Luxembourg: There were five further deaths between Friday and Sunday, as concerns grow over a surge in cases and countries re-introduce restrictions Luxembourg registered almost 1,000 new Covid-19 infections over the weekend, adding a further five deaths...
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Chinese Foreign Minister says Russia, India, China demonstrates genuine multilateralism!
Beijing: India, China and Russia- the RIC Grouping-- showcase genuine multilateralism in the context of world relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday. According to Russian news agency Sputnik, Yi said, "China will work with Russia and...
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WHO cautions against imposing travel restrictions due to new varian
NEW YORK: The WHO on Friday cautioned against imposing travel restrictions due to the B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant, saying it would take weeks to understand the implications of the newly discovered strain. The World Health Organization said its Technical...
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Sri Lankan Minister Thondaman visits India, meets Foreign Secy Shringla
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla welcomed and met with Sri Lankan State Minister of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure Jeevan Thondaman on Friday. Shringla welcomed Thondaman on Friday and exchanged issues of common...
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BTS: Jimin, J-Hope break into impromptu dance after Grammy 2022 nomination; RM calls Coldplay 'rivals'. Watch
BERLIN: BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook were on the sets of The Late Late Night Show with James Corden when the Grammys 2022 nominations were announced. The K-pop group is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. A new Bangtan...
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Bookings for Taiwan's 16th round of vaccines begin Nov. 29, shots start Dec. 2
TAIPEI: Reservations for Taiwan's 16th round of vaccinations start on Nov. 29 and inoculations will begin on Dec. 2. During a press briefing on Friday (Nov. 26), Health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (Chen Shizhong ) announced that Taiwan's vaccination...
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EU plans to ask member states to stop air travel from the southern African region following the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa!
BERLIN: The UK and Israel have suspended travel from numerous southern African states due to a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa The emergence of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa has sparked international concern, with the European...
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Russian military monitors US destroyer in Black Sea: Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW: The Russian military has begun to monitor the US missile destroyer The USS Arleigh Burke in the Black Sea, the National Defense Command Center told the media on Thursday. "The Black Sea Fleet’s forces have begun to monitor the guided missile destroyer...
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We are working on a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced!
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Tel Aviv is working to develop its ability to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program in conjunction with its efforts to improve the terms of any agreement reached between world...
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Chinese govt has enough stolen US data to create 'dossiers' on every American: Senate panel informed!
Washington: The Chinese government has amassed enough stolen data from the United States to effectively create dossiers on every American citizen, a US Senate panel was told. Mathew Pottinger who served as a deputy national security adviser during the...
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Israel PM Naftali Bennett Holds Lebanon Responsible For Attacks!
Jerusalem: Israel's prime minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched from its territory, whether the Hezbollah militant group launched the weapons or not. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's...
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Poland ‘must pay €500,000-a-day fine’ over controversial coal mine!
BERLIN: Poland must pay Brussels €500,000-a-day over its failure to close a coal mine on the Polish-Czech border, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. In March, Prague filed an injunction saying the Turow open-cast lignite mine drains groundwater...