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Feb 29, 2024
Washington [US], February 29: The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 28 approved the use of updated Covid-19 vaccines as a second annual vaccination for people 65 years of age and older.
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British lawmakers fear for their safety
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Seoul [South Korea], February 29: South Korea's fertility rate, already the world's lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023.
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Tel Aviv [Israel], February 29: Israel's plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West Bank announced last week.
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Yangon [Myanmar], February 28: Myanmar authorities have seized 5 tons of caffeine in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, according to a statement released by the Central...
Biden tells press he hopes for Gaza ceasefire deal 'by next Monday'
Washington [US], February 28: US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed optimism about an imminent ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement in the Gaza...
Germany, Poland rule out sending troops to Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], February 28: Germany and Poland on Tuesday categorically ruled out sending their troops to Ukraine to help Kiev win its war against invading...
Zelensky in Riyadh to discuss peace plan and return of POWs
Kiev [Ukraine], February 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman.
Former RAF terrorist arrested in Berlin after decades-long hunt
Berlin [Germany], February 28: Police in Berlin have arrested Daniela Klette, a former far-left terrorist from the Red Army Faction (RAF), security sources told DPA...
China wants to negotiate a policy of no nuclear pre-emptive strikes
Countries that own the world's largest nuclear arsenals should sit at the negotiating table for a treaty to prevent the risk of using nuclear pre-emptive...
Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump won the primary election in Michigan
Washington [US], February 28: US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump easily won the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections in Michigan on February 27.
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