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Italy reports 1st confirmed case of new COVID-19 variant Omicron
Date: 2021-11-27 19:50:53 GMT - Italy - World - SN:61 - ID:9291026
ROME, Nov 27 (MENA) – Germany, Italy and the UK announced on Saturday that they had detected cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, Euronews reported. The UK reported two confirmed cases that Health Secretary Sajid Javid said were "linked ....
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S. Africa to send Omicron virus stock to world's main biosecurity agencies - official
Date: 2021-11-27 17:38:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9290849
LONDON, Nov 27 (MENA) - Head of South Africa’s Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation Tulio de Oliveira said his country will send Omicron virus stock to all of the main biosecurity agencies in the world, according to the Financial Times. De ....
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Latvian government bans travel to several countries in southern Africa
Date: 2021-11-27 16:27:42 GMT - Latvia - World - SN:53 - ID:9290750
RIGA, Nov 27 (MENA) - In relation to the new Covid-19 variant outbreak, by January 11, the Latvian government has decided to ban trips to the South African Republic, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Zambia, the Latvian ....
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US says 'all options' on the table in responding to Russian build-up near Ukraine
Date: 2021-11-27 11:12:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9290202
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - Washington is putting all options on the table in determining its response to Russia’s continued military build-up near Ukraine, a senior US official said. US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Karen ....
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US welcomes Australia listing Hezbollah as terrorist organization
Date: 2021-11-27 10:44:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:9290148
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - The US welcomed Australia's intention to list Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, a spokesman for the US State Department said. Discarding the distinction between the group's terrorist wing and the ....
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Thailand bans travel from 8 African countries
Date: 2021-11-27 09:25:40 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:25 - ID:9289977
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (MENA) - Thailand will ban entry of people travelling from eight African countries designated as high-risk for the new omicron coronavirus variant, The Bangkok Post reported on Saturday. Starting from Dec 1, travel to Thailand ....
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WTO decides to postpone its 12th conf. over COVID strain
Date: 2021-11-27 09:24:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:24 - ID:9289980
GENEVA, Nov 27 (MENA) - The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to postpone ministerial conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus, which led several governments to impose ....
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Russia detects 33,946 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-11-27 09:19:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9289973
MOSCOW, Nov 27 (MENA) - Russia has registered 33,946 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,536,825, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The number of COVID-19 ....
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Malaysia suspends flights with 7 African countries over COVID-19 variant concerns
Date: 2021-11-27 08:44:15 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:22 - ID:9289897
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (MENA) - Malaysia has decided to suspend flights with South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe amid concerns about a new Covid-19 variant, currently known as B.1.1.529. Malaysia's state news ....
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Japan to tighten border controls on 6 African nations as new COVID-19 variant emerges
Date: 2021-11-27 08:41:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9289907
TOKYO, Nov 27 (MENA) - Japan will strengthen its border controls for all arrivals — Japanese and foreign nationals — from South Africa, where a new COVID-19 variant has emerged, and five other African nations starting Saturday, Chief Cabinet ....
