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  • US designates 3 men in Brazil as affiliated with al Qaida

    Date: 2021-12-23 07:54:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9332889

    WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - The US Treasury on Wednesday designated three men in Brazil as being affiliated with al Qaida and having given support to the terrorist group, ABC News reported. The Treasury said the action targets the international ....

  • Japan to retain virus restrictions easing despite Omicron spread

    Date: 2021-12-23 07:35:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9332811

    TOKYO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Japan will not immediately retighten restrictions on people's activities after seeing its first case of community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant, as the government has taken full-fledged measures against it, ....

  • India's Omicron tally surges to 269

    Date: 2021-12-23 06:50:04 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9332806

    NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (MENA) - The total number of Omicron cases in India has now mounted to 269 with Tamil Nadu reporting 33 fresh cases of this latest coronavirus variant on Thursday. As of now, Omicron cases in Tamil Nadu stand at 34. Earlier in ....

  • Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 million: JHU

    Date: 2021-12-23 06:38:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9332788

    WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - The global coronavirus caseload has topped 277.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.37 million and vaccinations to over 8.79 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on ....

  • FDA authorizes first oral antiviral for treatment of COVID-19

    Date: 2021-12-22 22:10:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:9332631

    WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid for the treatment of coronavirus disease, the authority said in a statement on Wednesday. The Pfizer’s ....

  • Risk of hospital stay 40% lower with Omicron than Delta, UK data suggests

    Date: 2021-12-22 21:46:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:9332644

    LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Omicron variant of coronavirus appears to be milder, with a 15%-20% reduced chance of a hospital visit and at least a 40% lower risk of being admitted overnight, the first UK data of its kind has showed, The Guardian ....

  • White House says US, NATO do not have aggressive intent with Russia

    Date: 2021-12-22 20:29:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:9332496

    WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) – The United States and NATO have no aggressive intent with Russia, Sputnik quoted White House spokesperson Jen Psaki as saying on Wednesday. "NATO is a defensive alliance. We don't have aggressive intent with Russia. The ....

  • Ukraine may have next COVID-19 wave early February – Official

    Date: 2021-12-22 19:30:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:80 - ID:9332489

    KYIV, Dec 22 (MENA) – The situation with the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine is currently under control, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said. The next wave is expected in early February, Ukrinform ....

  • Biden considering reversing African travel ban 'soon'

    Date: 2021-12-22 18:49:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:9332414

    WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) – US President Biden said he is considering reversing the travel ban on southern African countries that his administration imposed in late November amid rising concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant, The Hill ....

  • UK records 106,022 Covid cases in new daily record as Omicron cases jump before Christmas

    Date: 2021-12-22 17:49:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:9332431

    LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - A further 106,022 cases of coronavirus were recorded on Wednesday in a new daily record, Evening Standard newspaper reported. The jump ended a streak of cases remaining fairly level around the 90,000 mark. The dramatic ....

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