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WHO warns COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’

13-07-2022 GENEVA: Fresh surges of COVID infections show the pandemic is nowhere near over, the World Health Organization’s chief lamented Tuesday, warning that the virus is running free. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was worried that case numbers were shooting up, putting more strain on health systems and workers. The …

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New UK Prime Minister to be announced on Sept. 5

12-07-2022 LONDON: Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to succeed Johnson …

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US considering lifting ban on arm sales to Saudi Arabia

12-07-2022 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, despite Riyadh’s devastating military aggression against neighboring Yemen. According to sources familiar with the matter, senior Saudi officials have pressed their US counterparts in recent months in …

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Erdogan urges Putin to keep Syria aid crossing open

12-07-2022 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend the authorization for cross-border deliveries of humanitarian aid into Syria. His appeal on Monday came as diplomats scrambled to find a solution that could overcome a Russian veto to a system that has kept …

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Putin eases Russian citizenship process for all Ukrainians

12-07-2022 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree simplifying the process of acquiring Russian citizenship for all Ukrainian nationals. Russian shelling in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people on Monday and wounded dozens of others, according to regional governor Oleh Synehubov. Synehubov accuses Moscow’s forces of hitting …

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