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UNICEF: Children cannot afford another year of school disruption
Date: 2021-01-12 10:26:57 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:29 - ID:8748735
GENEVA, Jan 12 (MENA) - As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as cases continue to soar around the world, no effort should be spared to keep schools open or prioritize them in reopening plans, said UNICEF Executive Director ....
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Russia registers 22,938 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-01-12 09:28:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:8748522
MOSCOW, Jan 12 (MENA) - Russia on Tuesday registered 22,938 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the country to 3,448,203, according to the Russian center for fighting coronavirus. The center added in a ....
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Twitter suspends 70,000 QAnon accounts in massive purge following deadly Capitol siege, Trump ban
Date: 2021-01-12 09:06:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8748547
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - Twitter said it suspended more than 70,000 accounts sharing QAnon content since Friday following the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol. It also limited accounts that engaged with them and has deployed technology to ....
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Carmaker Ford to close its factories in Brazil
Date: 2021-01-12 08:33:15 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:17 - ID:8748523
BRAZILIA, Jan 12 (MENA) - Carmaker Ford said Monday losses exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic would see it close its three factories in Brazil, where it has operated for a century, terminating some 5,000 jobs, France 24 reported. Losses ....
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US reports more than 204,000 Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-01-12 08:21:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8748492
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - The United States reported 204,652 new Covid-19 cases and 1,731 virus-related deaths on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The latest figures bring the nationwide total to at least 22,613,782 coronavirus ....
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Russia receives invitation to attend Joe Biden's presidential inauguration
Date: 2021-01-12 08:02:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8748459
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - The US has sent an invitation to Russia to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden scheduled for January 20, the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. "We have received ....
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Cuba denounces US for replacing it on list of countries sponsoring terrorism
Date: 2021-01-12 07:14:59 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:12 - ID:8748385
HAVANA, Jan 12 (MENA) - Havana has denounced a decision by the US administration declaring Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday, the latest in a series of actions aimed at undoing the Obama-era legacy of opening US relations with the island ....
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White House: Trump declares emergency in Washington
Date: 2021-01-12 06:12:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8748320
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in the nation's capital ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. "Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists ....
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COVID herd immunity will not happen in 2021, says WHO
Date: 2021-01-12 06:06:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:7 - ID:8748288
GENEVA, Jan 12 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said that herd immunity to the coronavirus would not be achieved in 2021, despite the growing availability of vaccines, DW reported Tuesday. Mitigating ....
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Portugal president tests positive for COVID-19 but asymptomatic
Date: 2021-01-12 05:05:49 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:1 - ID:8748279
LISBON, Jan 12 (MENA) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tested positive for COVID-19, Global Times reported Tuesday quoting the official website of the Portuguese Presidency. Rebelo de Sousa had "tested negative yesterday, and ....
