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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 ....
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Omicron strain spreads mainly among unvaccinated, says Health Ministry of Ukraine
Date: 2021-12-24 17:11:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:61 - ID:9334970
KIEV, Dec 24 (MENA) - Deputy Minister of Health Ihor Kuzin stated that Covid-19 strain Omicron is distributed mainly among the unvaccinated people, Ukrinform reported. "We see that in Europe, Omicron is mostly distributed among the unvaccinated. ....
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S. Korea develops new PCR test detecting Omicron in 3-4 hours
Date: 2021-12-24 16:22:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:9334890
SEOUL, Dec 24 (MENA) - South Korea has said a homegrown polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was developed that can detect the omicron variant within three to four hours of testing positive for COVID-19, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. ....
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At least 11 dead after migrant boat runs aground off Greece
Date: 2021-12-24 15:24:48 GMT - Greece - World - SN:50 - ID:9334774
ATHENS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Coast guard divers searched the hull of a submerged sailboat for passengers possibly trapped inside Friday after the vessel hit rocks and sank off the coast of southern Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 11 people, ....
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No response yet from NATO countries to Russia’s proposals on security guarantees — Kremlin
Date: 2021-12-24 14:26:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:9334687
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - NATO members have not yet responded to Russia’s proposals on security guarantees, TASS cited Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as telling reporters on Friday. When asked if there had been any feedback from NATO countries and ....
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Oil prices may remain at around $75 per barrel in 2022 — Russian official
Date: 2021-12-24 14:15:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9334754
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - The oil price in 2022 may remain at $75 per barrel with the possibility of fluctuation around 10% in both directions, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel ....
