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Portugal's immigration chief resigns months after Ukrainian man dies at Lisbon airport
Date: 2020-12-10 06:49:13 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:3 - ID:8706335
LISBON, Dec 9 (MENA) - The head of Portugal's immigration service has resigned after months of backlash, following the death of a Ukrainian man in Lisbon airport. The 40-year-old man, Ihor Homeniuk, had tried to enter Portugal without a valid ....
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Japan coronavirus infections hit record 2,796
Date: 2020-12-09 17:22:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:55 - ID:8705936
TOKYO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Health authorities in Japan reported a record 2,796 new cases of coronavirus nationwide on Wednesday, NHK reported. That is the highest daily tally so far in the country, surpassing the previous record of 2,678 confirmed on ....
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US registers 215,586 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-12-09 08:27:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8704943
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University said that 215,586 new coronavirus cases were registered in the US in the past 24 hours. According to the CNN, the new cases bring that total number of infections in the US to 15,164,886. ....
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FDA: Six people died during Pfizer Covid vaccine trial
Date: 2020-12-09 07:37:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8704915
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (MENA) - Six people died during trials testing Pfizer’s new Covid vaccine, media reports quoted the US Food and Drug Administration as saying on Tuesday. At the same time, the FDA insisted the deaths posed no threat to the ....
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Venezuelan president: Colombia’s president among plotters to murder me
Date: 2020-12-08 23:10:22 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:84 - ID:8704760
CARACAS, Dec 8 (MENA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that an assassination attempt against him was plotted on the day of the parliamentary elections, Sputnik news agency reported. Speaking during a press conference broadcast on ....
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S. Korea confirms another case of highly pathogenic bird flu from farm
Date: 2020-12-08 21:57:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:80 - ID:8704758
SEOUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - South Korea on Tuesday confirmed this year's fifth case of highly pathogenic bird flu linked to poultry farms, as authorities warned of possible nationwide spread of the disease. The latest case came from a quail farm in ....
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Military reservists preparing for possible deployment in Prairies as COVID-19 rates soar
Date: 2020-12-08 21:38:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:78 - ID:8704750
OTTAWA, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Canadian military is preparing for possible deployment of troops in the Prairie provinces, potentially as early as Saturday in Alberta, to assist with their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC news has learned. All ....
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UK, EU reach deal on internal market bill
Date: 2020-12-08 19:32:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8704651
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) – An "agreement in principle" over the Northern Ireland Protocol has been reached between UK and EU officials, the Independent reported on Tuesday. The potentially landmark moment in the final stages to securing an ....
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective: Oxford University
Date: 2020-12-08 18:43:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8704552
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) - Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine has been found to be highly effective according to peer-reviewed analysis from trials of the drug, the British university announced Tuesday. The drug, which has been made in ....
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630 children killed, wounded in 6 months in Afghanistan – AIHRC warns
Date: 2020-12-08 18:43:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:69 - ID:8704602
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) – At least 630 children were killed and wounded during the battles in Afghanistan in the first half of the year 2020, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said in a ....
