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2 killed, 5 injured in Pakistan suicide attack
Date: 2021-12-19 15:14:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:69 - ID:9326674
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (MENA) -- A bomb suicide attack hit a vehicle in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least two people and injuring five others, the local Dawn reported. The vehicle was carrying workers of Awami National ....
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Report: Rising number of blood cancer patients dying of Covid in England, Wales
Date: 2021-12-19 14:44:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9326516
LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - British ministers have been accused of failing to protect the most vulnerable people from rising Covid cases after it emerged that people with blood cancer now account for a higher proportion of coronavirus deaths than ....
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London Mayor: Inevitable we will have more Covid restrictions
Date: 2021-12-19 13:37:56 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:53 - ID:9326435
LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - New Covid-19 restrictions are inevitable as without them Britain will see public services such as the National Health Service (NHS) on the verge of collapse, London Mayor Sadiq Khan told BBC Television on Sunday. Khan ....
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Pakistan pledges $30 mln to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-12-19 13:15:26 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:50 - ID:9326340
ISLAM ABAD, Dec 19 (MENA) - Pakistan has pledged USD 100 million for Afghanistan to help the Asian country face the worsening humanitarian situation since the Taliban took over in August, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. Speaking at the ....
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Kamala Harris says US administration did not anticipate Omicron variant
Date: 2021-12-19 12:03:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:9326237
LOS ANGELES, Dec 19 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris said that the administration failed to anticipate the variants that have prolonged and worsened the COVID-19 pandemic and that she underestimated the role misinformation would play in ....
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UK unlikely to send troops to help Ukraine, defense chief says
Date: 2021-12-19 10:40:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:9325983
LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - It is highly unlikely that London and its allies would send troops to Ukraine in case of a Russian invasion, euronews reported quoting UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. A joint statement issued on Thursday, signed by ....
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FT: Omicron travel curbs threaten to wreck Europe’s winter season
Date: 2021-12-19 09:37:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:9325943
LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The festive season plans of millions of Europeans have been thrown into doubt by the Omicron variant that has dealt a heavy blow to the winter sports industry across the continent, The Financial Times reported. After ....
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Australia urges citizens to abide by precautionary measures in light of Omicron cases detection
Date: 2021-12-19 08:06:55 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:9325736
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (MENA) - Health authorities in Australia urged citizens to abide by precautionary measures and permanently wear face masks in light of the emergence of the new Omicron variant, the "West Australian" newspaper reported. The premier ....
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Germany's COVID incidence rate continues to decline
Date: 2021-12-19 07:23:52 GMT - Germany - World - SN:17 - ID:9325732
BERLIN, Dec 19 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute unveiled that the country's seven-day COVID-19 incident rate was 315.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, continuing its decline over the past week. For the same period, a further 29,348 people got ....
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Moscow’s proposals aim to prevent Russia, NATO from crossing red line - Russian diplomat
Date: 2021-12-19 07:15:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9325690
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (MENA) - Russia and NATO have reached "the moment of truth" in their relations and Moscow is seeking to defuse tensions with its proposals for security guarantees, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said as quoted by ....
