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Death toll from Typhoon Rai passes 20
Date: 2021-12-18 08:28:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:13 - ID:9324366
MANILA, Dec 18 (MENA) - At least 21 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Saturday, with "alarming" reports of destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm, the Philippine Star ....
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Russia sends 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-12-18 08:17:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9324354
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Three military transport aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry delivered 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Kabul, the ministry's press service said Saturday. "Each Russian military transport aircraft is carrying ....
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India reports 7,145 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-18 06:47:39 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9324272
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (MENA) - India on Saturday reported 7,145 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's tally to 34,733,194 cases, according to the Indian Health Ministry's data. Meanwhile, with 289 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the toll ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 273,668,314
Date: 2021-12-18 06:34:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9324256
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 273 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Saturday that the ....
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UK reports 93,045 daily cases of coronavirus
Date: 2021-12-17 22:26:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9324127
LONDON, Dec 17 (MENA) - The UK has reported 93,045 cases of coronavirus in the latest 24-hour period - a record high for daily infections as the Omicron variant surges across the country, Sky News reported. Another 3,201 new cases of Omicron have ....
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Pfizer executives say Covid could become endemic by 2024
Date: 2021-12-17 21:20:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9324131
WASHINGON, Dec 17 (MENA) - Covid will become an endemic disease as early as 2024, CNBC quoted Pfizer executives as saying Friday. Becoming an endemic means that the virus would transition from a global emergency to a constant presence causing ....
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Canada lifts travel ban on Egypt, 9 African countries
Date: 2021-12-17 20:07:03 GMT - Canada - World - SN:54 - ID:9324118
OTTAWA, Dec 17 (MENA) - The federal government is lifting its widely criticized travel ban on 10 African countries, including Egypt, and reimposing its requirement for Canadians taking short trips abroad to get a COVID-19 test before returning to ....
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NATO ready for dialogue with Russia if Moscow takes de-escalation measures
Date: 2021-12-17 16:41:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:9323917
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - The North Atlantic Council confirmed it had received Russia’s proposals on European security and said it was ready to engage in confidence-building dialogue if Moscow takes measures to reduce tensions, the NATO Council said ....
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EU Commission head says booster shots should come within six months
Date: 2021-12-17 16:27:44 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:43 - ID:9323884
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (MENA) - The European Commission is recommending vaccinated people receive booster doses no more than six months after their initial shots, with a further three month grace period for their Covid travel passes to be ....
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G7 countries warn Omicron ‘biggest threat to global public health’
Date: 2021-12-17 15:40:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:9323837
LONDON, Dec 17 (MENA) - Health ministers from the G7 countries agreed that the Omicron coronavirus variant that is surging across Europe and other parts of the world is the "biggest threat to global public health", Politico reported ....
