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India: 26 killed, injured in stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in J&K
Date: 2022-01-01 08:29:27 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:9345850
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - Twelve people were killed and at least 14 others injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir's Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, NDTV reported on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "personally monitoring and keeping track ....
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Ukraine bans access of Russian vessels to its inland waters
Date: 2022-01-01 08:16:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9345849
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) - Ukraine’s law on inland water transport came into force starting January 1, setting forth the procedure for foreign vessels to gain access to Ukraine’s inland waters, barring Russia. The document was approved by Ukraine’s ....
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France takes over EU presidency for 6 months
Date: 2022-01-01 08:07:18 GMT - France - World - SN:8 - ID:9345832
PARIS, Jan 1 (MENA) - France takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union for six moths on Saturday. President Emmanuel Macron has announced an ambitious agenda for the 27-member bloc. "The year 2022 must be a turning point for ....
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India reports 1,431 Omicron cases
Date: 2022-01-01 08:07:09 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9345786
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - The number of cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant has risen to 1,431 in India, NDTV reported on Saturday. The Omicron variant has now spread to 23 states in India. Maharashtra is the worst-affected state with 454 ....
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India reports 22,775 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-01-01 06:40:17 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9345742
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (MENA) - India recorded 22,775 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 34,861,579 according to data released by the Health Ministry on Saturday. The ministry added that 406 new coronavirus-related deaths ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 288,173,131
Date: 2022-01-01 06:24:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9345720
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - As many as 288,173,131 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. It added that 5,436,175 people have died from the virus worldwide. The ....
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Oral COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid, approved by UK regulator
Date: 2021-12-31 22:18:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:9345637
LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - A COVID-19 treatment called Paxlovid (PF-07321332 and ritonavir) has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after it was found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of ....
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Biden to speak with Zelensky as US warns against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 2021-12-31 21:53:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9345654
KYIV, Dec 31 (MENA) - President Joe Biden will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, several days after Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease an unremitting military crisis on Ukraine's border, CNN ....
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Immunity wanes against Omicron variant with both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, study finds
Date: 2021-12-31 21:11:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9345626
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - Immunity wanes against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus with both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines – but not as much as it wanes after a natural infection, researchers reported Friday. And they say their ....
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NATO ready for meaningful dialogue with Russia - US State Department
Date: 2021-12-31 19:43:19 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:64 - ID:9345574
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed the upcoming contacts with Russia in a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday, the US State Department press service reported. The ....
