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  • Meta rolls out ‘Lock Your Facebook Profile’ to MENA region

    Date: 2022-01-13 15:55:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:9365643

    CALIFORNIA, Jan 13 (MENA) - Meta is reinforcing the security and privacy options available to Facebook users to further underline the company’s commitment to user wellbeing, Digital Boom website reported Thursday. The new “Lock Your Profile” ....

  • France lifts ban on UK travelers

    Date: 2022-01-13 11:06:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:9364939

    PARIS/LONDON, Jan 13 (MENA) - France finally lifted its ban on travelers from the UK on Thursday, the Independent newspaper said. British tourists who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to enter the country once more from Friday, 14 January, ....

  • Poland confirms 16,878 new coronavirus cases, 481 more deaths

    Date: 2022-01-13 10:06:19 GMT - Poland - World - SN:38 - ID:9364909

    WARSAW, Jan 13 (MENA) - Poland on Thursday reported 16,878 new coronavirus infections and 481 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 4,265,433 and fatalities to 101,419. The latest ....

  • Russia records over 21,100 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

    Date: 2022-01-13 10:04:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9364899

    MOSCOW, Jan 13 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 cases surged by 21,155 in the past 24 hours to 10,723,305, TASS quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Thursday. In absolute terms, the COVID-19 incidence reached a new high since December ....

  • S. Korea's military capable of intercepting N.Korea's new missile: defense ministry

    Date: 2022-01-13 09:19:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:9364780

    SEOUL, Jan 13 (MENA) - South Korea's military is capable of both detecting and intercepting what North Korea claims to be a hypersonic missile, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday as quoted by Yonhap news agency. Boo Seung-chan, the ministry's ....

  • New DOH guidelines shorten quarantine, isolation for fully-vaccinated

    Date: 2022-01-13 09:10:37 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:24 - ID:9364739

    MANILA, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Department of Health updated its protocols on quarantine and isolation periods, shortening the durations for fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients and their close contacts, Philippine Star reported. Under the updated ....

  • India reports 620 new cases in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

    Date: 2022-01-13 09:10:05 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:9364737

    NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (MENA) - India recorded 620 cases of Omicron, its highest single-day spike in the cases of the new variant of coronavirus, according to data released by the Indian Union health ministry. With this, the country’s Omicron tally ....

  • JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 315,390,402

    Date: 2022-01-13 08:05:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9364555

    WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (MENA) - As many as 315,390,402 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that 5,510,327 people have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • Truss warns Putin against 'mistake' that 'will cost lives on both sides' - War fears surge

    Date: 2022-01-12 20:42:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:9364286

    LONDON, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Foreign Secretary joined a NATO-Russia Council meeting on Wednesday. As tensions with Russia threaten to boil over, Ms Truss warned the military build-up in Crimea, is "unacceptable", The Express reported. If Russia ....

  • COVID-19: Italy reports highest daily fatalities since May

    Date: 2022-01-12 20:26:20 GMT - Italy - World - SN:106 - ID:9364210

    ROME, Jan 12 (MENA) - There have been 196,224 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 313 more victims of the virus, a peak for the fourth wave, the Italian health ministry reported Wednesday. That compares to 220,532 new cases ....

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