Views: 3 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it condemned a launch of ballistic missiles by Iran in war games conducted this week. © Reuters/WANA NEWS AGENCY Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in a joint exercise called the ‘Great Prophet 17’, in the southwest of Iran“These actions are a […]
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Views: 2 A reported deal between Saudi Arabia and China to help the former develop its ballistic missile arsenal could spark a new arms race in the region, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has warned. © Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a signing ceremony
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Views: 0 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, were marking Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful typhoon left at least 375 people dead last week and devastated mostly central island provinces.More than 371,000 houses
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Views: 0 In Lebanon’s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was at risk – until a pre-Christmas warning sent shudders through the country. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph:
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Views: 2 President Joe Biden was trolled by a caller Friday who said “Let’s Go Brandon” — a coded insult that has become a rallying cry for supporters of Donald Trump — during a White House Christmas Eve event. © ALEX WONG A caller’s taunt during a White House event came after US President Joe Biden
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Views: 2 The key to the Robben Island prison cell is being put up for sale by Nelson Mandela’s former jailer. Mandela’s oldest daughter approved its sale, but South African officials have objected to the auction. A South African minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming US auction of a key to the
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Views: 5 India on Saturday reported 415 cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus—up from 358 from Friday—even as several states clamped restrictions to stanch its spread, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. The health ministry also said out of the 415 Omicron cases found across 17 states
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Views: 1 The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will extend its flexible access to emergency funding for an additional 18 months to help nations severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. © MANDEL NGAN The International Monetary Fund has taken multiple steps in December 2021 to help developing and poor nations severely impacted by the coronavirus
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Views: 2 Pep Guardiola has revealed it has crossed his mind that players could strike over welfare issues, although he does not think it will happen. The Manchester City boss says he agrees with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson who spoke out this week, that player welfare is not taken seriously enough by the people who run the game. The intensity of the
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Views: 1 The UK has overtaken Israel in the race to become the most boosted nation in the world. © PA Wire Woman wearing a face mask Britain has distributed the second highest number of third jabs after take-up climbed to 45.2 per cent. The figure beats the number administered in Israel which stands at 44.9 per cent.
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