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Oral COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid, approved by UK regulator
Date: 2021-12-31 22:18:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:9345637
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - A COVID-19 treatment called Paxlovid (PF-07321332 and ritonavir) has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after it was found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of ....
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Biden to speak with Zelensky as US warns against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 2021-12-31 21:53:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9345654
KYIV, Dec 31 (MENA) - President Joe Biden will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, several days after Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease an unremitting military crisis on Ukraine's border, CNN ....
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Immunity wanes against Omicron variant with both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, study finds
Date: 2021-12-31 21:11:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9345626
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - Immunity wanes against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus with both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines – but not as much as it wanes after a natural infection, researchers reported Friday. And they say their ....
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NATO ready for meaningful dialogue with Russia - US State Department
Date: 2021-12-31 19:43:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:64 - ID:9345574
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed the upcoming contacts with Russia in a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday, the US State Department press service reported. The ....
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Greece spent over €300 mln on free Covid tests
Date: 2021-12-31 16:33:13 GMT - Greece - World - SN:56 - ID:9345397
ATHENS, Dec 31 (MENA) – Greece is among the top five 5 countries in Europe in terms of Covid testing, government spokesman Yiannis Economou said on Friday. Since May 1 to December 30, the National Public Health Organisation provided 8,759,556 ....
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Omicron now dominant in Switzerland
Date: 2021-12-31 16:26:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:9345394
GENEVA, Dec 31 (MENA) – Switzerland announced that 65% of Covid-19 cases were Omicron and only 35% were Delta. The latest variant was first detected in Switzerland on November 19 and rose from 14% to 65% of cases over the 5-day period from 14 to ....
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Russia’s contacts with Taliban are businesslike - Lavrov
Date: 2021-12-31 16:19:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:9345358
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) – Russia maintains working contacts with representatives of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) that came to power in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told TASS in an interview. "We maintain businesslike ....
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Death toll in aircraft crashes climbs to 110 in 2021 in Russia
Date: 2021-12-31 16:08:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:9345353
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) – The death toll in aircraft crashes in Russia increased to 110 in 2021, aviation services told TASS. "In 2021, 25 aircraft crashes occurred in Russia, which is lower by two, compared to 2020. However, fatalities surged by 3.5 ....
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One in 25 people in England had Covid last week - Paper
Date: 2021-12-31 16:07:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:9345298
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - One in 25 people in England had Covid last week, rising to one in 15 in London, official figures have revealed. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, based on swabs collected from randomly selected ....
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Biden: Chile 'powerful example' for world in first call with president-elect
Date: 2021-12-31 15:29:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9345313
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden called Chile's 35-year-old President-elect Gabriel Boric on Thursday to congratulate him on his electoral victory, lauding the country's election as a "powerful example" for the rest of the world, ....
