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Japan confirms 13 Omicron variant cases
Date: 2021-12-11 20:16:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:65 - ID:9314016
TOKYO, Dec 11 (MENA) - A man in his 40's from Gifu Prefecture in central Japan has tested positive for the Omicron variant. He returned to Japan on December 4 after a stay in Sri Lanka, NHK reported Saturday. The health ministry says the man was ....
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Omicron could become dominant in some European countries by next week
Date: 2021-12-11 18:29:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:9314021
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) - European leaders and scientists have warned that the omicron variant could become dominant in some countries startlingly soon, overtaking the delta variant, which has remained the most common version of the virus globally ....
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At least 50 presumed dead after tornadoes, severe storms sweep across 5 states
Date: 2021-12-11 14:56:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:9313850
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) - At least 50 are presumed dead after tornadoes and severe storms swept across five states Friday night into Saturday morning, The Hill reported. The storms hit Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri. ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally
Date: 2021-12-11 13:29:15 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:34 - ID:9313636
WORLD CAPITALS, Dec 11 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. India reported 7,992 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the ....
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America needs to lead by example on democracy- paper
Date: 2021-12-11 12:54:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:9313498
LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) – US president Joe Biden came to office proclaiming that the defining issue of the current era was whether democracies would prove more successful than non-democracies. Nearly a year later, the challenges to democracy have only ....
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Russia reports 30,288 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-11 09:43:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:9313247
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - Russia registered 30,288 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,986,967. As many as 36,446 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals during the ....
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Russia fully blocks entry from 9 countries due to COVID-19
Date: 2021-12-11 08:24:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9313079
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Russian government has fully blocked entry to Russia for foreigners from nine African countries and Hong Kong due to the spread of the coronavirus, canceling earlier exceptions for the holders of diplomatic passports and ....
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US envoy for Horn of Africa starts tour of UAE and Turkey
Date: 2021-12-11 08:19:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9313118
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) - US special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will start on Saturday a tour of the UAE and Turkey that will last until December 15. According to a statement by the US State Department, Feltman will hold ....
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World Bank offers assistance to Afghanistan worth $280m
Date: 2021-12-11 07:33:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9313053
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) - The World Bank announced on Saturday offering assistance to Afghanistan worth 280 million dollars. A statement by the Bank said that the donors decided to send the assistance by the end of December to the UNICEF and ....
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India reports 7,992 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-11 06:57:07 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9313017
NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (MENA) - India on Saturday registered 7,992 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, India Today newspaper reported. The new cases bring the total infections in the country to 34,682,736, according to the Indian Heath ....
