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Over 630 flights canceled in US due to Omicron
Date: 2021-12-26 20:52:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:9337943
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - Hundreds of flights have been canceled across the US as the Omicron COVID-19 variant strikes down plane crews and workers over the Christmas weekend, CNN reported. As of Sunday morning, some 633 flights within, into ....
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Coronavirus can persist for months after traversing entire body - study
Date: 2021-12-26 17:55:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:9337789
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - An American study found the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, can spread within days from the airways to the heart, brain and almost every organ system in the body, where it may persist for months, Bloomberg ....
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Russia to pick from range of responses if US, NATO fail to guarantee its security: Putin
Date: 2021-12-26 15:35:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:9337536
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russia may opt for various responses based on advice from military experts if the US and NATO decline to provide security guarantees, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. "It may vary. It will depend on the ....
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As Omicron spreads and cases soar, unvaccinated remain defiant: US paper
Date: 2021-12-26 14:29:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:9337314
NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) - As a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus swarms across the country, hospitals in Ohio running low on beds and staff recently took out a full-page newspaper advertisement pleading with unvaccinated Americans to ....
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Japan's Ryukyu Islands
Date: 2021-12-26 11:42:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:9337225
TOKYO, Dec 26 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Ryukyu Islands in the far southwest of Japan on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), according to the ....
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More than 5,600 flights canceled worldwide at Christmas due to Covid-19
Date: 2021-12-26 10:35:43 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:9336902
PARIS, Dec 26 (MENA) - More than 5,600 flights were canceled by airlines as thousands more were delayed around the world over Christmas weekend, with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 disrupting travel during the holidays. According to the ....
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Russia to pick from range of responses if US, NATO fail to guarantee its security - Putin
Date: 2021-12-26 10:26:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9337008
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russia may choose various responses based on advice from military experts if US and NATO decline to provide security guarantees, TASS quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying on Rossiya 1 television on Sunday. "It ....
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Russia records 23,721 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-12-26 10:09:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9336899
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russia registered 23,721 new cases in the past day, the lowest level since the end of September, according to data from the government’s National Virus Response Center. Daily deaths were at 968, the lowest since ....
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Moscow is weighing time, format, delegates for Russia-NATO Council talks - diplomat
Date: 2021-12-26 10:09:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9336991
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Moscow is weighing time, format and delegates for a Russia-NATO Council meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told TASS on Sunday. "The time, modalities, format and makeup of the delegation are being ....
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Gazprom slams ‘groundless’ EU accusations of insufficient gas supplies
Date: 2021-12-26 08:24:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9336768
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - The allegations of insufficient gas supplies against Russia and the Gazprom energy corporation are unacceptable and groundless, European states create obstacles for themselves, Spokesman for the Russian gas giant Sergey ....