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UK health secretary to outline new measures to fight Omicron variant --paper
Date: 2021-11-28 12:08:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:9291626
LONDON, Nov 28 (MENA) - UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to announce more details on the measures being brought in after the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, The Independent reported Sunday. As two cases of the heavily ....
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Biden reportedly told Kishida he hoped Japan would increase defense spending
Date: 2021-11-28 09:55:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9291509
TOKYO, Nov 28 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden expressed his hope that Japan would increase its defense spending during a phone call with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in October, a diplomatic source said, as the two allies deepen their ties amid ....
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Russia has registered 33,548 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours
Date: 2021-11-28 09:54:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:9291510
MOSCOW, Nov 28 (MENA) - Russia has registered 33,548 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,570,373 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday. According to ....
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Why WHO names ‘Omicron’ not ‘Xi’ for new Covid variant --Australian report
Date: 2021-11-28 09:47:26 GMT - Australia - World - SN:23 - ID:9291258
SYDNEY, Nov 28 (MENA) - The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization (WHO)’s system for labeling certain versions of the virus, Australia's ....
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US stresses importance of partnership with S.Africa, AU in Covid vaccination
Date: 2021-11-28 08:39:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9291337
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken affirmed Sunday importance of continued cooperation partnership among the US, the African Union, South Africa and the other impacted nations in Africa to help vaccinate populations ....
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Omicron variant puts nations on alert: US paper
Date: 2021-11-28 08:14:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9291328
NEW YORK, Nov 28 (MENA) - Scientists raced to study a new coronavirus variant as several cases were spotted in Europe and governments around the world announced travel restrictions targeting the southern African region where it first emerged, ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise golbally
Date: 2021-11-28 07:54:03 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:15 - ID:9291263
WORLD CAPITALS, Nov 28 (MENA) - Several countries have seen daily increase in the coronavirus cases and deaths recently. France reported 37,218 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the ....
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Coronvirus cases in Germany hit record of 44,401 in 24 hours
Date: 2021-11-28 07:52:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9291280
BERLIN, Nov 28 (MENA) - Coronavirus cases in Germany hit a record since the outbreak of the pandemic registering 44,401 cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch Institute for disease control and prevention. The new cases bring ....
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Australian state confirms two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
Date: 2021-11-28 07:51:37 GMT - Australia - World - SN:13 - ID:9291301
MELBOURNE, Nov 28 (MENA) - Health officials in Australia's most populous state confirmed on Sunday that two arrivals from southern Africa over the weekend had tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, The Edge newspaper reported. The ....
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27 Russian diplomats, their families leave US on January 30 — Russian ambassador
Date: 2021-11-28 07:50:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9291253
MOSCOW, Nov 28 (MENA) - Twenty-seven Russian diplomats and their family members will be forced out of the United States on January 30, 2022 and an equal number of Russian diplomatic staff will leave the country on June 30, Russian Ambassador to the ....