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Brussels records 2,927 new coronavirus infections, 56 deaths
Date: 2021-01-14 11:28:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:33 - ID:8751997
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (MENA) - Total infections of coronavirus cases in Belgium on Thursday increased to 670,249 with 2,927 new infections reported by Belgian health authorities, according to RTBF channel. Moreover, they said 56 more deaths from ....
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Poland confirms 9,436 new coronavirus cases, 381 more deaths
Date: 2021-01-14 10:18:54 GMT - Poland - World - SN:27 - ID:8751814
WARSAW, Jan 14 (MENA) - Poland on Thursday reported 9,436 new coronavirus infections and 381 more deaths, bringing its total number of cases to 1,414,362 and fatalities to 32,456, Radio Poland reported on Thursday. Of the new cases confirmed on ....
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to probe origin of coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-14 07:46:49 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:8751486
BEIJING, Jan 14 (MENA) - A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start a highly politicized probe into the origins of the coronavirus, as China reported its first death from Covid-19 in eight ....
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Ex-CIA chief has 'a lot of confidence' in security at inauguration
Date: 2021-01-14 07:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8751443
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (MENA) - Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said he is confident law enforcement will be able to protect President-elect Biden at next week's inauguration. His comments come as security forces are facing scrutiny over rioters' ....
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Sri Lanka detects first patient with new COVID-19 variant
Date: 2021-01-13 22:27:21 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:88 - ID:8751327
COLOMBO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Sri Lanka has detected the new strain of the COVID-19 virus after a British national who recently arrived in capital Colombo tested positive for the new variant, Xinhua reported. This is the first case of the new variant ....
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Spain records 38,869 new coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-13 19:37:28 GMT - Spain - World - SN:79 - ID:8751265
MADRID, Jan 13 (MENA) - Spain reported 38,869 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, marking the highest one-day increase since the pandemic began, the Health Ministry said. The new figures brought to 2,176,089 the cumulative number, the ministry ....
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More than 1,500 UK coronavirus deaths recorded in new daily high
Date: 2021-01-13 18:49:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:8751198
LONDON, Jan 13 (MENA) - A further 1,564 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began, The Independent newspaper reported. The previous highest ....
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Italy confirms 16 ,000 new coronavirus cases, 507 deaths
Date: 2021-01-13 18:48:26 GMT - Italy - World - SN:73 - ID:8751210
ROME, Jan 13 (MENA) - Italy reported on Saturday 16,000 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total infections to 2.31 million cases, according to the Italian health ministry. The European country registered 507 new coronavirus-related deaths, ....
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Switzerland extends lockdown, adopts new COVID-19 restrictions
Date: 2021-01-13 17:27:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:64 - ID:8751067
GENEVA, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Swiss government announced Wednesday the closure of non-essential shops and mandatory teleworking as well as the extension of restaurant and sports facilities closures in a move to drastically reduce coronavirus ....
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One-in-five workers working from home since beginning of COVID-19: ILO
Date: 2021-01-13 15:45:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:8750910
GENEVA, Jan 13 (MENA) - In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 an estimated one-in-five workers found themselves working from home, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report released on Wednesday. Data for the ....
