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  • Russia foils planned Daesh attack in Dagestan

    Date: 2020-12-26 09:33:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8727020

    MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - A planned terrorist attack by Daesh terrorist elements has been foiled in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, the Russian Federal Security Service announced Saturday. Cooperation with the Ministry of Interior helped ....

  • Russia confirms 29,258 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-12-26 08:56:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:8726986

    MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russia has registered 29,258 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to over three million, Sputnik news agency reported, quoting the federal response center as saying on Saturday. "Over the past 24 hours, ....

  • Several injured in Berlin shooting

    Date: 2020-12-26 08:38:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:16 - ID:8726954

    BERLIN, Dec 26 (MENA) - Four people have been taken to the hospital after a shooting in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, Deutsche Welle reported on Saturday. Armed police have been deployed and a manhunt is underway close to a subway ....

  • Kabul 4 blasts kill 2 security men, injure 6 others

    Date: 2020-12-26 07:45:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8726903

    KABUL, Dec 26 (MENA) - Two security members were killed and six more wounded in a spat of blasts that took place in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Tolo News channel quoted security sources and police as saying on Saturday. Four consecutive ....

  • India reports 22,273 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-12-26 07:45:43 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:8726874

    NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (MENA) - India reported 22,273 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking the coronavirus infections tally to 10,169,118 cases. As many as 251 new fatalities were reported, the lowest since June 2. With this ....

  • Tokyo reports record 949 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-12-26 07:29:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:8726902

    TOKYO, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reported a record 949 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Japanese capital on Saturday, according to Japanese Radio NHK. The previous record on Thursday was 888. The total number ....

  • S.Korea reports 1,132 more coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-12-26 07:09:18 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8726865

    SEOUL, Dec 26 (MENA) - South Korea reported more than 1,100 daily new coronavirus cases on Saturday, adding pressure on authorities to tighten social distancing rules to flatten the curve of infections, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country ....

  • Coronavirus: 20,262 new cases confirmed in France

    Date: 2020-12-26 06:29:18 GMT - France - World - SN:5 - ID:8726845

    PARIS, Dec 26 (MENA) - France reported 20,262 new confirmed coronavirus cases, and 159 deaths over the past 24 hours, France 24 channel reported. This takes the cumulative number of infections in the country since the start of the pandemic to ....

  • Dozens of buildings damaged after explosion in Nashville

    Date: 2020-12-25 17:19:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8726677

    WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) – A Christmas morning explosion that rocked downtown Nashville, injuring at least three people and damaging dozens of buildings, is believed to be an intentional act, the CNN quoted authorities as saying. US officers ....

  • First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives for US troops in S. Korea

    Date: 2020-12-25 10:15:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:8726113

    SEOUL, Dec 25 (MENA) - The first shipment of US biotech company Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for American troops arrived in South Korea on Friday. It is the first coronavirus vaccine that has been brought into the country, Yonhap news agency ....

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