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  • UK records 141,472 new cases, further 97 coronavirus-related deaths

    Date: 2022-01-09 19:36:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:9358652

    LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The UK has recorded 141,472 new COVID-19 cases and a further 97 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported Sunday. The latest government figures compare to 146,390 infections and 313 fatalities recorded on ....

  • Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of unrest

    Date: 2022-01-09 18:07:57 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:84 - ID:9358514

    NUR-SULTAN, Jan 9 (MENA) - Kazakhstan's health ministry said that 164 people were killed and over 2,200 others wounded in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. Most of the deaths, 103, were in Almaty, the country's largest ....

  • Russia announces working attitude of Russia before negotiations with US

    Date: 2022-01-09 16:34:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:76 - ID:9358459

    MOSCOW, Jan 9 (MENA) – Russia goes to negotiations with the US on security guarantees with a working attitude, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said. She clarified that the first round of Russian-American ....

  • Cyprus FM resigns, hints at presidency bid

    Date: 2022-01-09 15:06:55 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:65 - ID:9358352

    NICOSIA, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, released a statement on Sunday revealing that he had tendered his resignation several days ago and hinted at a possible bid for the presidency at the 2023 elections, ....

  • 164 people killed in Kazakhstan unrest

    Date: 2022-01-09 14:34:10 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:62 - ID:9358150

    NUR SULTAN, Jan 9 (MENA) - The number of fatalities during unrest in Kazakhstan has amounted to 164, Khabar 24 TV channel reported on Sunday citing data from the country's health ministry. In a statement carried by TASS news agency, the ministry ....

  • 100 Russians back to Moscow from Kazakhstan

    Date: 2022-01-09 14:31:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:9358208

    MOSCOW, Jan 9 (MENA) - A Russian military plane delivered to Moscow 100 Russian citizens from Almaty of Kazakhstan who were staying with relatives and on a tourist trip, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. More than a hundred people died in ....

  • Study: Omicron absenteeism could cause $48 bln hit to U.K. Economy

    Date: 2022-01-09 12:48:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9358068

    LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - Absenteeism caused by Covid-19 isolation and staff shortages could result in a £35 billion (USD 48 billion) loss in output over January and February, according to The Sunday Times. The projected loss is equivalent to 8.8% ....

  • Germany reports over 36,000 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths

    Date: 2022-01-09 12:21:07 GMT - Germany - World - SN:52 - ID:9358009

    BERLIN, Jan 9 (MENA) - Germany recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases with 36,552 new infections registered in the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Sunday. The newly confirmed cases bring the total number of ....

  • America’s Covid testing system buckles under weight of Omicron surge: UK paper

    Date: 2022-01-09 11:15:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9357740

    LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - Almost a year since President Joe Biden took office pledging to bring the pandemic under control, the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm the country’s Covid-19 testing system, causing chaos for people seeking to travel, ....

  • Cuba donates 120,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Syria

    Date: 2022-01-09 10:48:55 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:37 - ID:9357721

    HAVANA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Cuba sent 120,000 doses of Abdala vaccines to Syria, Prensa Latina News Agency reported Sunday quoting the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). CIGB is the institution that produces the vaccine against ....

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