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WHO chief seeks S. Korea's continued cooperation against coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-08 13:32:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:31 - ID:8743725
SEOUL, Jan 8 (MENA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a letter to South Korea President Moon Jae-in and requested Seoul's continued support for the global fight against COVID-19, Yonhap news agency reported. In the ....
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Japan reports over 7,800 daily coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-08 12:37:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:8743715
TOKYO, Jan 8 (MENA) - A record 7,841 new coronavirus cases were reported in Japan as of 8 p.m. on Friday, as the nationwide daily tally has set a record for a fourth day in a row, NHK reported. Officials also reported 57 deaths, including 10 in ....
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Delhi records 444 coronavirus cases; death toll reaches 10,654
Date: 2021-01-08 12:32:10 GMT - India - World - SN:28 - ID:8743694
NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (MENA) - Delhi recorded as many as 444 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached over 6.29 thousands, while the death toll mounted to 10,654, India TV reported. Ten ....
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Bulgaria registers 867 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-08 11:17:28 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:17 - ID:8743384
SOFIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 867 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours after 9,911 PCR tests have been conducted, data from the National Information Portal showed. The active cases are 69,051, of which 4,250 have been ....
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EU secures 300 million more vaccine doses
Date: 2021-01-08 11:12:16 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:15 - ID:8743618
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (MENA) - The EU has secured another 300 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, doubling its current number of jabs, euronews reported. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gave an update on the vaccination ....
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Number of coronavirus cases in Russia rises by 23,652 in 24 hours
Date: 2021-01-08 10:43:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8743431
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Russia per day increased by 23,652 to 3,355,794, the federal operational headquarters for the fight against the new infection told reporters on Friday. In particular, 3,017 cases were ....
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US education secretary resigns
Date: 2021-01-08 07:54:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8743356
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation in a letter to President Trump on Thursday, saying she would step down the next day over the rampage at the Capitol by his supporters, The New York Times ....
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Capitol Police chief steps down a day after pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol
Date: 2021-01-08 07:46:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8743355
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (MENA) - Steven Sund, the Capitol Police chief has stepped down a day after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, congressional leaders said on Thursday. Chief Sund, who took over the 2,000-member Capitol Police force ....
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Tokyo confirms 2,392 coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-08 07:25:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8743350
TOKYO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reported 2,392 new coronavirus infections on Friday, NHK News reported. It is the first time Tokyo's daily tally has topped 2,000 for two straight days, following a record 2,447 cases on ....
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Coronavirus: 31,849 new cases confirmed in Germany, 1,188 deaths
Date: 2021-01-08 07:07:04 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8743326
BERLIN, Jan 8 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased to 1,866,887 after 31,849 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on ....
