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  • Poland reports 15,571 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 794 deaths

    Date: 2021-12-29 22:08:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:92 - ID:9343003

    WARSAW, Dec 29 (MENA) - Poland recorded 15,571 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 794 deaths over the past 24 hours against 9,843 cases reported on Tuesday, media reports quoted data released by the Health Ministry shows. The healthcare system ....

  • Boris Johnson says 90% of ICU patients haven’t had booster as Omicron makes up nearly all cases

    Date: 2021-12-29 21:12:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9342975

    LONDON, Dec 29 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the “overwhelming majority” of people in intensive care have not had a Covid-19 booster as the PM urged people to get one so they can enjoy the New Year "sensibly and cautiously", the ....

  • Blinken reiterates US full support for Ukraine

    Date: 2021-12-29 21:11:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:9342967

    WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reiterated Wednesday the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s ....

  • Biden to hold another call with Putin Thursday

    Date: 2021-12-29 20:24:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9342954

    WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) - President Biden will hold another phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday amid ongoing tensions with Ukraine and ahead of upcoming discussions on Moscow’s security demands, The Hill ....

  • Bangladesh records 3 more Omicron cases

    Date: 2021-12-29 17:22:37 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:67 - ID:9342684

    DHAKA, Dec 29 (MENA) - Health authorities in Bangladesh reported another three cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. The total number of Omicron cases confirmed in the South Asian country currently stands at seven as of Wednesday morning, Dhaka ....

  • Gov't no longer planning to introduce total lockdowns in Ukraine - PM

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:49:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:9342589

    KIEV, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Cabinet of Ministers did not plan to introduce total lockdowns in Ukraine due to the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination program, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. He stated this during this year's last ....

  • France reports over 200,000 daily cases, highest of pandemic so far

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:48:54 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:9342587

    PARIS, Dec 29 (MENA) - France is seeing a record rise in Covid infections, with 208,000 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, a national and European record, the health minister, Olivier Véran, told lawmakers on Wednesday. According to data ....

  • 4 Omicron cases registered in Belarus

    Date: 2021-12-29 16:48:38 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:63 - ID:9342585

    MINSK, Dec 29 (MENA) - Four Omicron cases registered in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. Belarus confirmed 1,493 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,699 coronavirus patients ....

  • Three Omicron variant cases detected in Malaysia

    Date: 2021-12-29 12:42:58 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:42 - ID:9342061

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (MENA) - Three cases of Covid-19 of the Omicron variant have been detected in Malaysia's Negri Sembilan state. They are all imported cases. The new cases were three women who returned from abroad, the MalayMail reported ....

  • Russia ready to boost production and supplies of gas to meet demand in EU — deputy PM

    Date: 2021-12-29 10:25:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9341846

    MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) - Russia is ready to increase the volumes of gas production and supplies in any amount to meet the demand in Europe, but this requires long-term contacts, TASS quoted Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on ....

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