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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 278,143,994
Date: 2021-12-24 06:50:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9334204
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - As many as 278,143,994 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,386,290 people have died from the virus ....
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Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrate Christmas in Anmer Hall, away from queen
Date: 2021-12-23 23:05:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9334136
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - Kate Middleton and Prince William will not be joining the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla in Windsor Castle for Christmas 2021, Express reported. Instead, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be celebrating at their ....
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EU's Borrell, Ukrainian FM discuss Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine
Date: 2021-12-23 23:05:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:84 - ID:9334140
BRUSSELS, Dec 23 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell held a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmitry Kuleba to discuss the security situation in Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s ....
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Brexit nightmare: UK exporters rage at EU red tape 'Lack of understanding is shocking'
Date: 2021-12-23 22:23:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9334096
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - RED tape is causing growing problems for firms trying to trade with the EU with 60 percent of UK exporters reporting difficulties, the Express reported. Overall 45 percent of firms reported problems according to data from ....
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Mounting evidence shows Omicron much milder than Delta
Date: 2021-12-23 22:21:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:9334103
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - Two-thirds of new Covid hospital patients in England were actually admitted for a different ailment, MailOnline's analysis of NHS data suggests - as a growing number of studies show Omicron is much milder than Delta. In ....
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4 dead, dozens rescued in new migrant boat sinking in Greece
Date: 2021-12-23 22:21:26 GMT - Greece - World - SN:79 - ID:9334047
ATHENS, Dec 23 (MENA) - At least four people died after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants struck rocks and sank off southern Greece, authorities said Thursday, in the second deadly incident involving migrants in two days. The coast guard ....
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Germany reports 45,000 new Covid cases, 425 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-23 17:44:05 GMT - Germany - World - SN:68 - ID:9333848
BERLIN, Dec 23 (MENA) – The confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Germany have risen by 44,927 in the past 24 hours to 6,923,636, according to data released Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological watchdog. As many as 425 ....
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US to continue to support efforts by partners to scale up assistance to Afghan people
Date: 2021-12-23 12:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:9333343
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is working tirelessly with the international community to ensure humanitarian assistance and other essential support flows to the people of Afghanistan to support those in ....
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Russia, China jointly developing high-tech weapons, Putin says
Date: 2021-12-23 11:43:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:9333300
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia and China are jointly working to develop state-of-the-art weapons, Sputnik news agency reported. Speaking at an annual press conference on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ....
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Moscow actively engaged in efforts to resolve situation on Korean Peninsula, Russian envoy says
Date: 2021-12-23 10:34:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9333157
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Moscow is ready to facilitate the resumption of dialogue with North Korea on the nuclear issue, Russian Ambassador to Seoul Andrey Kulik said in an interview with TASS on Thursday. "Russia is actively engaged in the search ....