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  • Biden turns 78, will be oldest US president

    Date: 2020-11-20 17:03:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:8680183

    WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - President-elect Joe Biden turns 78 Friday, and when he is sworn in as president in January, he will be the oldest person in US history to have the job, CNN reported. He will beat, by eight years, the record set by ....

  • US extends northern, southern border restrictions to December 21

    Date: 2020-11-20 17:01:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:8680239

    WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - US northern and southern borders will remain closed to non-essential travel until December 21, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The restrictions were first put in place in March to control the ....

  • Russia looking at possible supplies of anti-COVID vaccines to other countries, says Putin

    Date: 2020-11-20 16:38:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:8680240

    MOSCOW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told an APEC summit on Friday that Russia is looking at exporting its anti-coronavirus vaccines to other countries, TASS reported. "Naturally, the top priority matter is to pool efforts to ....

  • UN plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

    Date: 2020-11-20 15:56:13 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:47 - ID:8680187

    Khartoum, Nov 20 (MENA) - UN agencies are planning for the possible arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan fleeing violence in Ethiopia over a six-month period, UN officials said on Friday, with one voicing fears that the burden could "unravel" its ....

  • Cypriot president urges for EU common standards on antigen tests and COVID-19 vaccines

    Date: 2020-11-20 15:28:48 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:46 - ID:8680068

    NICOSIA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Cyprus is ready to work towards the establishment of common standards for the use of rapid antigen tests, which can significantly help in the fight against the pandemic and underlines the importance of developing a ....

  • Canada extends border closure with US for another 30 days

    Date: 2020-11-20 15:28:36 GMT - Canada - World - SN:45 - ID:8680132

    OTTAWA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudea on Friday announced that Canada-US border will remain closed until December 21 over coronavirus. "We are extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until ....

  • Philippines registers 1,639 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-11-20 14:16:28 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:39 - ID:8679997

    MANILA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Philippines confirmed 1,639 mores cases of novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the national caseload to 415,067, according to Philstar newspaper. Of the total cases recorded, 31,805 — or 7.7% are active, which means ....

  • Japan reports record-high daily COVID-19 cases, 2,414 infections in one day

    Date: 2020-11-20 13:14:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:35 - ID:8679927

    TOKYO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Japan reported on Friday 2,414 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, renewing the daily infection record for a third consecutive day, according to Japan Today newspaper. According to the latest figures from the health ministry, ....

  • Afghanistan reports 13 deaths, 186 positive in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-11-20 12:50:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:34 - ID:8679863

    KABUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Ministry of Public Health reported 186 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, after taking some 2,599 samples for the test in the last 24 hours, Khaama Press reported. The Health Ministry said at least 13 patients ....

  • Large compressed tea in China sets world record

    Date: 2020-11-20 12:34:03 GMT - China - World - SN:31 - ID:8679866

    BEIJING, Nov 20 (MENA) - A column of compressed tea set a world record for the largest volume on Thursday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to China Internet Information Center on Friday. The tea column was awarded a Guinness World ....

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