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British PM imposes national lockdown on England to combat new Covid variant
Date: 2021-01-04 21:17:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:8739208
LONDON, Jan 4 (MENA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said England is adopting a national lockdown that he hopes will be tough enough to contain a new, highly contagious variant of Covid-19, CNBC reported. People can only leave their homes ....
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24 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, all imported including 15 foreign domestic workers
Date: 2021-01-04 10:40:56 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:25 - ID:8738331
SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (MENA) - Singapore reported 24 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, all of which were imported, Today Online reported. All 24 cases had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of ....
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Russia reports 23,351 new coronavirus cases, 482 deaths
Date: 2021-01-04 09:53:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8738246
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) - Russia on Monday reported 23,351 new coronavirus cases over the previous 24 hours, including 3,591 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 3,260,138. Authorities said 482 people had died, taking Russia’s official death toll ....
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Germany: Confirmed coronavirus cases increase by 9,847
Date: 2021-01-04 09:01:25 GMT - Germany - World - SN:16 - ID:8738176
BERLIN, Jan 4 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9,847 to 1,775,513, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 302 to 34,574, the ....
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Thailand to get 2 million shots of China’s Sinovac
Date: 2021-01-04 08:35:59 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:14 - ID:8738175
BANGKOK, Jan 4 (MENA) - Thailand will get its first lot of Covid-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd next month, allowing the country in the middle of a resurgence of the coronavirus outbreak to begin inoculating people with the highest ....
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US records 210,479 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-04 08:16:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8738063
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The United States recorded 210,479 new COVID 19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States, by far the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, has recorded a total of 20.636 million cases since the ....
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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 85 million mark: Johns Hopkins University
Date: 2021-01-04 08:15:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8738094
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 85 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.84 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday, the ....
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Pelosi wins re-election as House speaker with slim majority
Date: 2021-01-04 06:37:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:8738035
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was re-elected speaker of the House on Sunday despite a shrinking Democratic majority in the House, Hurra channel reported. The final count was 216 to 209, with just two Democrats — Jared Golden ....
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44 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-01-03 13:00:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:8737251
KABUL, Jan 3 (MENA) - At least 28 Taliban were killed and seven others were wounded in Zherai and Arghandab districts of Kandahar province, the Ministry of Defense stated on Sunday as quoted by Khaama Press. According to MoD, Taliban militants ....
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Tokyo confirms 816 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-03 09:57:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8737006
TOKYO, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 816 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Sunday, NHK reported. Officials also say the number of seriously ill patients has reached 101, up seven from ....
