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Japan FM vows to beef up Japan-U.S. alliance for Indo-Pacific peace
Date: 2022-01-17 08:35:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:24 - ID:9370540
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged Monday to beef up Japan's alliance with the United States while strengthening the country's defense capabilities to ensure peace in the Indo-Pacific region, amid China's growing ....
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Germany reports 34,145 confirmed coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-01-17 08:32:43 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:9370510
BERLIN, Jan 17 (MENA) - Germany is reporting a daily rise of 34,145 confirmed coronavirus cases and 30 deaths, according to recently released figures from the Robert Koch Institute. The numbers bring the cumulative total of infections to ....
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Japan to allow in some foreign students, making exception to ban
Date: 2022-01-17 07:47:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9370489
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Japan plans to allow 87 government-sponsored foreign students into the country, making an exception to the country's entry ban on nonresident foreigners that is currently in place amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Kyodo reported ....
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India records 258,089 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, Omicron tally at 8,209
Date: 2022-01-17 07:34:01 GMT - India - World - SN:17 - ID:9370411
NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (MENA) - India saw a single-day rise of 258,089 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of cases to 37,380,253, which included 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant detected so far, according to data updated by the Union Health ....
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Japan gov't eyes COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, vicinity
Date: 2022-01-17 06:35:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:9370420
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Japanese government is considering declaring a quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby prefectures amid a rapid increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in the region, Kyodo reported Monday quoting a ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 323,710,511
Date: 2022-01-17 06:19:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9370408
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - As many as 327,792,338 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Monday. It added that 5,539,106 people have died from the virus worldwide. ....
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Biden, new Japanese prime minister to meet virtually Friday
Date: 2022-01-17 05:21:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9370351
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge around the world. The White House said Sunday night the meeting ....
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England, Wales and Northern Ireland record 70,924 coronavirus cases and 88 deaths in last 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-16 19:10:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9369984
LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - England, Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded 70,924 COVID cases and 88 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported. It follows 81,713 positive cases and 287 deaths (of people within 28 ....
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Ukraine says evidence points to Russia being behind cyber-attack
Date: 2022-01-16 17:07:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9370050
MOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Ukraine has said it has “evidence” Russia was behind a massive cyber-attack that knocked out key government websites last week, while Microsoft warned the hack could be far worse than first thought, The Guardian ....
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Defence ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to meet over trilateral deal
Date: 2022-01-16 16:01:37 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:64 - ID:9369643
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Defense Ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, will meet on Jan 27 to discuss efforts to strengthen the Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) to boost security in the Sulu Sea, Sulawesi and Sabah’s ....
