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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 ....
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COVID-19 pandemic may be over by May, Russian expert says
Date: 2022-01-03 07:24:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9348534
MOSCOW, Jan 3 (MENA) - The coronavirus pandemic may be over by May given the observance of all preventive measures and the vaccination drive, epidemiologist and Russia’s former chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko told TASS. "It’s a long ....
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Explosion rocks Kabul, causes no damage
Date: 2022-01-03 07:23:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:9348532
KABUL, Jan 3 (MENA) - An explosion took place in the 11th police district of Kabul on Monday morning, an official said. Aqil Jan Azam, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said: “A landmine went off close to the 11th police district ....
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India reports new 33,750 Covid cases, 123 deaths in last 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-03 07:16:13 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:9348475
NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (MENA) - India on Monday reported 33,750 new Covid cases, 22.5 percent jump from yesterday while the active cases rose to 1,45,582, The Times of India reported, quoting the Union health ministry data. There are 1,700 Omicron ....
