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British Health Minister: Corona mutant may delay lifting virus restrictions
British Health Minister Matt Hancock said that the "delta" version of the Corona mutant, which is rapidly transmitted in the Kingdom, is 40 percent more likely to spread compared to other mutant variants in the country.
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Turkish opposition party seeks probe into paramilitary contractor
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is seeking a parliamentary inquiry into a paramilitary contractor, following allegations it was training militants in Syria.
Fugitive mob boss Sedat Peker claimed that SADAT, which…
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US State Department discourages employees from using term ‘Abraham Accords’
It has been revealed that the Biden Administration’s State Department discourages officials and employees from referring to the UAE/Bahrain-Israel normalization agreements as the ‘“Abraham Accords” — despite that being their official name.…
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New documentary reveals five faces of poverty in Lebanon
new documentary launched on Friday has revealed the poverty being experienced by the Lebanese, as the country continues to grapple with a deep economic and financial crisis as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
The documentary is from the…
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Nigeria suspends Twitter after president’s post removed
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
Information Minister Lai…
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Erdogan says Turkey discovered 135 bcm additional natural gas in Black Sea
Turkey has discovered 135 billion cubic metres of additional natural gas in the southern Black Sea, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, raising the total discovery in the region to 540 billion cubic metres.
Last year, Turkey's Fatih…
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Iran report: Huge fire at refinery near Tehran extinguished
A massive fire that broke out at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital and sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky over Tehran was extinguished on Thursday, after more than 20 hours, a news agency reported.
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‘Human fraternity’ offers hope for Iraq as countries renew pledge to rebuild
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) held a webinar on Thursday, called “Pope Francis in Iraq: A Moment of Human Fraternity,” to discuss concrete steps that can be taken to ensure that the seed of harmony in Iraq continues to…
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Egypt officials: Fire at juvenile detention kills 6 children
A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in Egypt’s capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, officials said.
The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility,…
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Sri Lanka braces for environmental disaster as ship sinks
Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country’s main port.
The Singapore-flagged MV X-Press…
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