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Over 3,000 Armenians killed in war against Azerbaijan
Date: 2021-01-02 20:42:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:8736610
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Armenian Health Ministry said on Saturday more than 3,000 Armenians were killed in the recent war against Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh region in the period between September 27 to 9 November 2020. In a post on ....
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Greece registers 262 new coronavirus cases, 40 deaths
Date: 2021-01-02 18:59:08 GMT - Greece - World - SN:41 - ID:8736535
ATHENS, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Greek health authorities announced Saturday that 262 coronavirus cases were detected, pushing the total number to 139,709, the local Kathimerini reported. The data showed 40 patients died from Covid-19, raising the ....
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Italy confirms 11,831 new coronavirus cases, 364 deaths
Date: 2021-01-02 18:25:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:40 - ID:8736534
ROME, Jan 2 (MENA) - Italy reported on Saturday 11,831 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total infections to 2,141,207 cases, according to the Italian health ministry. The European country registered 364 new coronavirus-related deaths, upping ....
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Tokyo confirms 814 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-02 09:51:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8735862
TOKYO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 814 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Saturday. That's the second highest number for a Saturday in Tokyo, following 949 cases recorded a week earlier. The ....
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Over 160,000 Covid-19 cases reported in US on New Year's day
Date: 2021-01-02 09:29:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8735817
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - At least 160,606 new Covid-19 cases and 2,051 related deaths were reported in the US on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally. To date, there have been 20,128,693 reported cases of coronavirus in the US. ....
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US states shut down local prisons over Covid-19 spread
Date: 2021-01-02 09:28:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8735769
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - Battered by a wave of coronavirus infections and deaths, local jails and state prison systems around the United States have resorted to a drastic strategy to keep the virus at bay: Shutting down completely and transferring ....
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S. Korea to extend current social distancing scheme for capital area until Jan. 17
Date: 2021-01-02 09:26:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:8735778
SEOUL, Jan 2 (MENA) - South Korea's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters decided to extend the current Level 2.5 distancing measures, the second highest in the five-tier scheme, for the greater Seoul area and Level 2 for the rest ....
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Russia reports 26,301 coronavirus cases in a day
Date: 2021-01-02 09:23:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8735840
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Russia on Saturday reported 26,301 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,452 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,212,637. Authorities said 447 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the official ....
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Afghan president condemns assassination of journalist in Ghor
Date: 2021-01-02 08:54:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8735758
KABUL, Jan 2 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the assassination of a journalist in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor. The Afghan president offered his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, asserting that ....
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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 ....
