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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 289 million
Date: 2022-01-02 06:37:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9346985
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - As many as 289,251,882 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Sunday. It added that about 5,440,643 have died from the virus ....
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Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear installations, facilities
Date: 2022-01-01 22:27:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:63 - ID:9346934
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (MENA) – Pakistan and India on Saturday exchanged the lists of their prisoners in each other's custody and nuclear sites as part of the various agreements in place between the two countries, Pakistan’s Dawn reported. According to a ....
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Thousands of flights canceled on New Year's Day
Date: 2022-01-01 21:52:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9346930
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) – Airlines have canceled more than 12,000 US flights since Christmas Eve, CNBC reported. Bad weather worsened flight disruptions on the first day of the year. Omicron infections among crews have thinned staffing at some ....
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Record 235 COVID-19 cases reported from US forces in Okinawa
Date: 2022-01-01 18:26:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:52 - ID:9346772
TOKYO, Jan 1 (MENA) - A single-day record of 235 COVID-19 cases among US forces in Okinawa Prefecture was confirmed Saturday, Japanese officials said, following a cluster infection that broke out last month at one of the US bases there, Japan Times ....
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Pope calls for end to violence against women in new year message
Date: 2022-01-01 15:39:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:9346576
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - Pope Francis used his new year’s message to call for an end to violence against women, saying it was an insult to God, The Guardian reported. Celebrating mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Francis wove his New ....
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New coronavirus cases, deaths recorded worldwide
Date: 2022-01-01 12:35:26 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:28 - ID:9346231
WORLD CAPITALS, Jan 1 (MENA) - South Korea announced Saturday 4,416 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours to raise the total to 635,235. The death toll hit 5,625 by adding 62 new deaths. In China, the health authorities announced 175 new ....
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India sends 500,000 Covaxin doses to Afghanistan
Date: 2022-01-01 11:42:08 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:9346123
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - India on Saturday sent 500,000 doses of its indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin , to Afghanistan, The Indian Express reported. The batch was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul, said the Ministry of ....
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
Date: 2022-01-01 10:43:58 GMT - India - World - SN:20 - ID:9346046
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against nuclear Installations and facilities between both the countries, the Economic ....
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Russia records 19,751 new Covid cases, 847 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-01 09:41:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9345972
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - Russia registered 19,751 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 10,519,733 cases, Sputnik news agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on ....
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Philippines reports 3,617 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-01-01 09:14:29 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:16 - ID:9345926
MANILA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Philippines' Department of Health recorded 3,617 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,847,486. The death toll in the country climbed to 51,545 ....