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Trump children subpoenaed in tax fraud probe
Date: 2022-01-03 23:01:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:9349904
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (MENA) - Two of former President Donald Trump’s children were subpoenaed by New York authorities probing whether his real-estate business manipulated the value of key assets for tax and insurance purposes, Bloomberg ....
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FDA says 25% of 5-11 years old kids vaccinated in US
Date: 2022-01-03 23:00:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:9349851
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said about 25% of eligible 5-11 year olds had been vaccinated in the United States, ABC News reported. "Last I looked only about 25% of eligible 5-11 year olds had been ....
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Indonesia reports 152 cases of Omicron variant
Date: 2022-01-03 20:01:21 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:89 - ID:9349771
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Jan 3 (MENA) – The number of people infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Indonesia has now reached 152, ANTARA reported. "(Of the total) 146 are imported cases and six are local transmissions," Health Minister Budi ....
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6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan
Date: 2022-01-03 20:01:04 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:88 - ID:9349772
TAIPEI, Jan 3 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan on Monday, according to the island's Central Weather Bureau. The quake hit at 5:46 p.m. and originated in waters east of Hualien, a county on the island's east coast, at ....
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NHS faces significant pressure in coming weeks, says Boris Johnson
Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:9349773
LONDON, Jan 3 (MENA) - The NHS will face significant pressure in the coming weeks from the nationwide spread of the Omicron variant, Boris Johnson has said, while rejecting the idea that England’s relatively limited Covid restrictions amounted to a ....
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British hospitals under pressure for next few weeks amid Omicron surge: UK PM
Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9349853
LONDON, Jan 3 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that considerable pressure on the NHS is likely to last for weeks to come, as staff shortages threatened standards of care at the country’s hospitals. Speaking during a visit ....
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Pakistan NCOC warns against rapid of coronavirus fifth wave
Date: 2022-01-03 11:46:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:9348966
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (MENA) - The fifth wave of coronavirus led by Omicron strain is rapidly surging in the country, NCOC ARY News reported on Monday. A session of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), co-chaired by Federal Minister ....
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Russia to launch British OneWeb communications satellites from Baikonur on March 5
Date: 2022-01-03 11:24:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9348956
MOSCOW, Jan 3 (MENA) - Over 35 British OneWeb communications satellites will be launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on March 5, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos reported on Monday. "In accordance with the 2022 launch ....
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Russia registers more than 16,000 new coronavirus cases, 835 deaths
Date: 2022-01-03 09:32:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:9348716
MOSCOW, Jan 3 (MENA) - Russia registered 16,343 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 10,554,309 cases, Sputnik News Agency reported Sunday quoting the anti-coronavirus crisis ....
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UNICEF urges supporting Philippine children affected by Typhoon Rai/Odette
Date: 2022-01-03 08:36:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:9348569
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (MENA) - There are 846,000 children who need help after Typhoon Rai/Odette destroyed their homes. A more infectious strain of COVID-19 and continued heavy rainfall over typhoon-affected areas pose an additional danger and can further ....