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UN: Millions of Afghans starving as winter approaches
Date: 2021-12-04 06:44:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:9301449
KABUL, Dec 4 (MENA) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that war and insecurity in Afghanistan have displaced 3.5 million people in the country who are on the brink of poverty as the winter season is approaching, reported ....
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US: Omicron cases detected in 10 states
Date: 2021-12-04 06:13:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9301415
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - US authorities on Saturday announced that coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in 10 US states after one week of its appearance in South Africa. Authorities added that Omicron could exist in other US states ....
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S. Korea may need to expand entry ban over omicron: official
Date: 2021-12-03 18:44:06 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:9301218
SEOUL, Dec 3 (MENA) - South Korea is expected to put more countries under an entry ban imposed over concerns about the omicron variant if the present pace of transmission continues, Yonhap news agency quoted a Cheong Wa Dae official as saying on ....
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Belgium imposes 'extra set of rules' to slow spread of coronavirus
Date: 2021-12-03 17:47:39 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:66 - ID:9301152
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (MENA) - For the third time in as many weeks, Belgium is implementing additional restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, The Brussels Times quoted Prime Minister Alexander De Croo as saying during a press conference on ....
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WHO: Omicron detected in 38 countries
Date: 2021-12-03 16:27:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:59 - ID:9301063
GENEVA, Dec 3 (MENA) – The World Health Organization on Friday said the omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in 38 countries, up from 23 two days ago, with early data suggesting the strain is more contagious than delta, CNBC reported. “We ....
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Scotland records 16 more Omicron Covid cases
Date: 2021-12-03 15:17:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9300941
EDINBURGH, Dec 3 (MENA) - The number of Covid cases involving the Omicron variant in Scotland has risen to 29, according to the Sunday Post on Friday. A total of 16 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours, including in the Highland, ....
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Kremlin: Putin, Biden meeting in preparation
Date: 2021-12-03 13:12:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9300789
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Moscow and Washington have started preparations for a new meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United States counterpart Joe Biden, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced on Friday. Peskov confirmed ....
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Germany reports first two cases of Omicron
Date: 2021-12-03 11:39:16 GMT - Germany - World - SN:30 - ID:9300632
BERLIN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Two cases the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Germany, regional officials have said. The infected individuals were travellers who arrived at Munich airport from South Africa. “Two suspected cases ....
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Poland reports 26,965 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-03 10:38:01 GMT - Poland - World - SN:25 - ID:9300479
WARSAW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Poland recorded 26,965 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 470 deaths over the past 24 hours to Friday morning, against 27,356 cases reported on Thursday, data released by the Health Ministry shows. The healthcare system is ....
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Nepal to ban travelers from eight African countries, Hong Kong
Date: 2021-12-03 09:23:44 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:21 - ID:9300343
KATHMANDU, Dec 3 (MENA) - Nepal will ban the entry of travelers who have been in eight African countries or Hong Kong to curb the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, a government spokesman said on Friday. The ban, which goes into ....
