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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 ....
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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 ....
