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Malaysia reports 851 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Date: 2020-12-02 17:41:56 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:52 - ID:8696503
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (MENA) - Malaysia reported 851 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 68,020. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press briefing that four of ....
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Coronavirus cases in US hit 13 million
Date: 2020-12-02 08:46:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8695526
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University announced on Wednesday that coronavirus infections in the US reached 13,721,645 after registering an additional 180,083 cases in the past 24 hours. According to CNN, the number of death cases ....
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Five killed in traffic accident in Germany
Date: 2020-12-02 07:12:14 GMT - Germany - World - SN:6 - ID:8695375
BERLIN, Dec 2 (MENA) - The death toll from a car ploughing through a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier has risen to five people including a nine-week-old baby girl, police said on Wednesday. The driver, a 51-year-old local man, ....
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Canada will be among first countries to receive Moderna vaccine – Trudeau
Date: 2020-12-01 22:58:25 GMT - Canada - World - SN:83 - ID:8695262
OTTAWA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is taking on billions of dollars in more debt to protect Canadians from having to do the same thing. At a press conference today, Trudeau said the average ....
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Cyprus defense minister: Turkey's practices in the Mediterranean collide with the European Union
Date: 2020-12-01 22:40:18 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:80 - ID:8695259
NICOSIA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Cyprus Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides said Tuesday that his country is seeking alliances with the Gulf states to secure the waterways, noting that Cyprus is trying to adopt a constructive agenda, but Turkey resorts to ....
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Britain records 13,430 Covid cases, 603 deaths
Date: 2020-12-01 21:34:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8695228
LONDON, Dec 1 (MENA) - Britain on Tuesday recorded another 13,430 coronavirus infections and 603 deaths as the second wave of the disease continues to tail off. Department of Health statistics show Covid cases were slightly higher today than the ....
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Poland records 9,105 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-01 21:20:36 GMT - Poland - World - SN:69 - ID:8695231
WARSAW, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Polish Health Ministry announced 9,105 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 999,924 including 384,736 still active. The number of active ....
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WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for COVID-19 vaccination drive
Date: 2020-12-01 10:56:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:24 - ID:8694248
GENEVA, Dec 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) called on African countries to be ready for what will be the continent's largest ever immunisation drive. All 47 countries in the WHO African Region have received WHO's Vaccine ....
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UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021
Date: 2020-12-01 10:00:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8694177
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (MENA) - The United Nations has appealed to donor countries to provide millions of dollars to save millions of people from poverty, said the UN on its website. In an appeal for $35 billion to meet humanitarian needs next year, ....
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Lavrov: We will cooperate with coming US administration only according to principle of mutual respect
Date: 2020-12-01 08:05:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8694015
MOSCOW, Dec 1 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Russia will cooperate with the coming US administration only according to the principle of mutual respect and equality. In statements broadcast by Russia Today channel, he ....