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Japan not to send senior officials to Beijing Olympics
Date: 2021-12-24 10:54:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9334489
TOKYO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Japan will not send a government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, the top government spokesman said Friday, a decision seen as in line with a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the sporting spectacle over ....
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Tokyo confirms first case of omicron community transmission
Date: 2021-12-24 10:37:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:24 - ID:9334464
TOKYO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Tokyo has discovered its first case of community transmission of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. The announcement comes after cases of omicron community transmission were ....
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China to evacuate citizens from Solomon Islands due to unrest
Date: 2021-12-24 10:25:50 GMT - China - World - SN:23 - ID:9334451
BEIJING, Dec 24 (MENA) - China will organize a flight to evacuate its citizens from the Solomon Islands where large-scale protests had taken place in Honiara, the capital city, the Chinese newspaper Global Times reported. A chartered flight will ....
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Russia detects 24,703 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-12-24 09:27:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9334366
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 24,703 to reach10,343,353 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. In a statement, the center added that Russia’s coronavirus death toll rose by 998 to ....
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Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh
Date: 2021-12-24 08:36:30 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:14 - ID:9334314
DHAKA, Dec 24 (MENA) - A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 37 dead and 72 injured, as passengers jumped off the vessel and swam to the shore, officials said. The blaze broke out ....
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India reports 6,650 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-12-24 07:37:12 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9334216
NEW DELHI, Dec 24 (MENA) - India recorded 6,650 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 34,772,626 according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday. The ministry added that 374 new coronavirus-related deaths ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 278,143,994
Date: 2021-12-24 06:50:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9334204
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - As many as 278,143,994 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that 5,386,290 people have died from the virus ....
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Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrate Christmas in Anmer Hall, away from queen
Date: 2021-12-23 23:05:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9334136
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - Kate Middleton and Prince William will not be joining the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla in Windsor Castle for Christmas 2021, Express reported. Instead, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be celebrating at their ....
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EU's Borrell, Ukrainian FM discuss Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine
Date: 2021-12-23 23:05:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:84 - ID:9334140
BRUSSELS, Dec 23 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell held a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmitry Kuleba to discuss the security situation in Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s ....
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Brexit nightmare: UK exporters rage at EU red tape 'Lack of understanding is shocking'
Date: 2021-12-23 22:23:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:9334096
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - RED tape is causing growing problems for firms trying to trade with the EU with 60 percent of UK exporters reporting difficulties, the Express reported. Overall 45 percent of firms reported problems according to data from ....
