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Tokyo to seek state of emergency declaration over Covid-19
Date: 2021-01-02 08:05:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:8735732
TOKYO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The governments of Tokyo and three other neighboring prefectures are to ask the central Japanese government on Saturday afternoon to declare a state of emergency in the face of surging coronavirus infections, according to NHK ....
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Germany records 12,690 new coronavirus cases, 336 deaths
Date: 2021-01-02 07:55:46 GMT - Germany - World - SN:10 - ID:8735731
BERLIN, Jan 2 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 12,690 to 1,755,351, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death toll rose by 336 to 33,960, ....
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Trump calls on supporters to hold massive protests on Wednesday
Date: 2021-01-02 07:48:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8735680
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump called on his supporters to hold a protest rally in New York on Wednesday in conjunction with the Congress meeting to certify the results of 2020 presidential elections. "The BIG Protest Rally ....
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India records 19,079 new COVID-19 cases, 224 deaths in a day
Date: 2021-01-02 07:12:58 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:8735682
NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (MENA) - With 19,079 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the first time this month, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The COVID-19 ....
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New coronavirus cases in S.Korea fall below 900
Date: 2021-01-02 07:02:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8735659
SEOUL, Jan 2 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell below 900 on Saturday, largely due to less testing over the New Year's Day holiday, as health authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of the current social distancing ....
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Brazil reports 24,605 coronavirus cases, 462 deaths
Date: 2021-01-02 06:54:26 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:5 - ID:8735661
BRASILIA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Brazil reported novel 24,605 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 7,700,578, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The ministry added in a statement that Brazil's COVID-19 death toll hit ....
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Congress overturns Trump veto on defense bill
Date: 2021-01-01 22:42:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8735587
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - The US Senate on Friday joined the House to override President Donald Trump's veto of a sweeping military policy bill, NBC News reported The Senate voted 81 to 13 to approve the $741 billion National Defense ....
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Fight against Covid boosts public interest in science
Date: 2021-01-01 16:06:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:8735320
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - The fight against coronavirus has arguably given science more prominence in the public imagination in 2020 than any year in living memory, with the possible exception of 1969 when man first landed on the moon. Although the ....
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France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h
Date: 2021-01-01 15:42:04 GMT - France - World - SN:34 - ID:8735325
PARIS, Jan 1 (MENA) - France will bring forward its nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h, Euronews reported on Friday. The move, effective from Saturday, will apply to 15 regions of the country, government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on ....
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Man killed in explosion at warehouse in southern Pakistan
Date: 2021-01-01 15:37:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:33 - ID:8735316
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (MENA) - A man was killed in an explosion at a scrap warehouse in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday afternoon. The man was a laborer and was trying to dismantle a generator with a hammer when it exploded, according to Pakistan's Samaa ....
