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Japan aims having kids aged 2 or older wear face masks at daycares
Date: 2022-02-04 08:02:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9400369
TOKYO, Feb 4 (MENA) - A Japanese government panel plans to recommend that children aged 2 or older wear face masks at daycares as a part of measures to prevent them and staff from becoming infected with the coronavirus, a source familiar with the ....
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UK foreign, defense chiefs' visit to Moscow planned for mid-February, Russian amb. says
Date: 2022-02-04 08:01:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:18 - ID:9400340
LOMDON, Feb 4 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace are planned to visit Moscow in mid-February, Russian Ambassador in London Andrei Kelin said in an interview with Sputnik. "I would not like to talk about ....
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Beijing Winter Olympics officially kicks off today
Date: 2022-02-04 07:33:02 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:9400339
BEIJING, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Beijing Winter Olympics will officially kick off on Friday, South China Morning Post reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has overseen the 2022 Games from the bidding process to its preparation, has said the ....
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Czech Republic reports 44,212 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-04 07:30:00 GMT - Czech - World - SN:14 - ID:9400364
PRAGUE, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Czech Republic registered 44,212 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Radio Prague International reported Friday. This brings the total number of infections in the country to more than 3 million, while the total ....
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White House lights up in red, white and blue to cheer Team USA for Olympics
Date: 2022-02-04 07:27:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9400361
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Biden administration is showing its Team USA spirit by lighting up the White House in red, white and blue ahead of the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Hill reported on Friday. The White House tweeted a photo ....
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Putin arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping, participation in Olympics opening
Date: 2022-02-04 07:24:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9400359
BEIJING, Feb 4 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and participation in the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympics, TASS news agency reported. This is Putin’s first visit ....
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Blinken emphasizes US commitment to supporting UN-led political process in Western Sahara
Date: 2022-02-04 07:14:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9400276
WAHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the continued US commitment to supporting UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura's efforts in leading the UN political process for Western ....
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S. Korea reports new high of 27,443 COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-02-04 07:13:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9400338
SEOUL, Feb 4 (MENA) - South Korea's daily virus cases on Friday hit another all-time high with infections exceeding 27,000 for the first time amid the fast spread of the omicron variant after a major holiday, Yonhap news agency reported. The ....
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Philippines: Nationwide COVID vaccination of younger kids begins Feb. 14
Date: 2022-02-04 06:44:42 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:7 - ID:9400273
MANILA, Feb 4 (MENA) - The government of the Philippines will roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 nationwide on February 14, ABS-CBN News reported, quoting an official as saying on Friday. Some 780,000 Pfizer jabs for children ....
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New Zealand reports 272 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-04 06:44:33 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9400297
WELLINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - New Zealand registered 272 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported Friday. This brings the total number of infections in the country to 17,277, while the total number of fatalities reached ....
