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Floods claim 46 lives in Malaysia
Date: 2021-12-25 07:04:52 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:12 - ID:9335308
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 (MENA) - Floods that hit several states in Malaysia claimed 46 lives, while five people are still reported missing in Pahang, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdullah. He told a press conference that a total of 25 ....
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Typhoon 'Rai' death toll rises to 367 in Philippines
Date: 2021-12-25 06:53:39 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:11 - ID:9335307
MANILA, Dec 25 (MENA) - The number of people who died due to Typhoon Odette (Rai) in the country has risen to 367, the Philippines’ disaster agency said. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said more people have also been ....
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Canada's coronavirus cases hit record high
Date: 2021-12-25 06:18:28 GMT - Canada - World - SN:2 - ID:9335267
OTTAWA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Canada hit a record in the number of detected coronavirus cases after reporting 11,304 new infections over the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative total to 1,957,058 cases. The coronavirus-related death toll in Canada ....
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Pakistan's PM dissolves PTI’s all organizations across country
Date: 2021-12-24 20:56:28 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:80 - ID:9335138
ISLAMABAD, Dec 24 (MENA) - Pakistani Minister of Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had dissolved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s all organizations from center to tehsil level across the ....
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Moscow expresses concern to Tokyo over joint drills with US near Russian border
Date: 2021-12-24 20:47:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9335181
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Russian side expressed concern over the Japanese-US joint military drills near the Russian border, TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Friday. "Concern was ....
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Additional 23,719 Omicron infections reported in UK
Date: 2021-12-24 20:45:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:78 - ID:9335099
LONDON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported another 23,719 Omicron variant of COVID-19 infections, upping the total number of Omicron cases to 114,625, Sky news reported Friday. A further 605,561 booster ....
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Humanitarian organizations urge Thailand to provide aid to refugees from crisis-hit Myanmar
Date: 2021-12-24 20:20:03 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:77 - ID:9335178
BANGKOK, Dec 24 (MENA) - Several humanitarian organizations urged the Royal Thai Government to adopt a set of measures to address the needs of refugees fleeing from neighboring Myanmar. In a joint statement, the organizations said "We, the ....
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Mauritania reports 81 new COVID-19 infections in past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-12-24 20:07:48 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:76 - ID:9335167
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 24 (MENA) - Mauritania reported 81 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday. The total number of infections reached 40,389, while the fatalities reached 861 cases, ....
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Ireland records second-highest booster vaccine in EU - Minister
Date: 2021-12-24 18:15:40 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:67 - ID:9334979
DUBLIN, Dec 24 (MENA) - Irish Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said Friday his country has recorded the second-highest booster vaccine uptake among adults in the EU, the Irish Times reported. Since Monday, more than 386,000 people have ....
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China firmly rejects US signing of 'Uyghur Act'
Date: 2021-12-24 17:15:52 GMT - China - World - SN:63 - ID:9334908
BEIJING, Dec 24 (MENA) - "China deplores and firmly rejects the US signing of the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law, and urges the United States to correct the mistake immediately," Xinhua quoted a Chinese Foreign Ministry ....