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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 261 mn
Date: 2021-11-28 07:17:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9291266
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - As many as 261,087,872 people are reported to be infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Sunday. It added that 5,195,232 people have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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Germany reports first two Omicron cases
Date: 2021-11-27 20:09:39 GMT - Germany - World - SN:64 - ID:9291047
BERLIN, Nov 27 (MENA) - Two cases the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Germany, regional officials have said, Euronews reported on Saturday. The infected individuals were travelers who arrived at Munich airport from South ....
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10-day preventive quarantine for five Greeks who arrived from South Africa
Date: 2021-11-27 20:08:50 GMT - Greece - World - SN:63 - ID:9291049
ATHENS, Nov 27 (MENA) – Five Greeks who arrived in the country by flight from South African countries and a stopover in the United Arab Emirates were placed in a 10-day precautionary quarantine. According to reports, when they arrived in the ....
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Italy reports 1st confirmed case of new COVID-19 variant Omicron
Date: 2021-11-27 19:50:53 GMT - Italy - World - SN:61 - ID:9291026
ROME, Nov 27 (MENA) – Germany, Italy and the UK announced on Saturday that they had detected cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, Euronews reported. The UK reported two confirmed cases that Health Secretary Sajid Javid said were "linked ....
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S. Africa to send Omicron virus stock to world's main biosecurity agencies - official
Date: 2021-11-27 17:38:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:9290849
LONDON, Nov 27 (MENA) - Head of South Africa’s Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation Tulio de Oliveira said his country will send Omicron virus stock to all of the main biosecurity agencies in the world, according to the Financial Times. De ....
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Latvian government bans travel to several countries in southern Africa
Date: 2021-11-27 16:27:42 GMT - Latvia - World - SN:53 - ID:9290750
RIGA, Nov 27 (MENA) - In relation to the new Covid-19 variant outbreak, by January 11, the Latvian government has decided to ban trips to the South African Republic, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Zambia, the Latvian ....
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US says 'all options' on the table in responding to Russian build-up near Ukraine
Date: 2021-11-27 11:12:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:9290202
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - Washington is putting all options on the table in determining its response to Russia’s continued military build-up near Ukraine, a senior US official said. US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Karen ....
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US welcomes Australia listing Hezbollah as terrorist organization
Date: 2021-11-27 10:44:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:9290148
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - The US welcomed Australia's intention to list Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, a spokesman for the US State Department said. Discarding the distinction between the group's terrorist wing and the ....
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Thailand bans travel from 8 African countries
Date: 2021-11-27 09:25:40 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:25 - ID:9289977
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (MENA) - Thailand will ban entry of people travelling from eight African countries designated as high-risk for the new omicron coronavirus variant, The Bangkok Post reported on Saturday. Starting from Dec 1, travel to Thailand ....
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WTO decides to postpone its 12th conf. over COVID strain
Date: 2021-11-27 09:24:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:24 - ID:9289980
GENEVA, Nov 27 (MENA) - The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to postpone ministerial conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus, which led several governments to impose ....
