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Germany adds UK to ‘virus variant’ risk list
Date: 2021-12-19 05:54:49 GMT - Germany - World - SN:4 - ID:9325657
BERLIN, Dec 19 (MENA) - Germany announced that the United Kingdom would be placed in its highest Covid risk category, banning tourist travel as well as tightening testing and quarantine rules, The Mail Online newspaper reported. The UK will be ....
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Two imported cases of Omicron variant detected in central China's Hunan
Date: 2021-12-19 05:36:33 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:9325647
BEIJING, Dec 19 (MENA) - Central China's Hunan Province detected the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in two passengers who had arrived from overseas in the provincial capital of Changsha. The whole-genome sequencing and analysis by the Hunan ....
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Oldest person in China dies
Date: 2021-12-19 05:34:09 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:9325646
BEIJING, Dec 19 (MENA) - China’s oldest person, Alimihan Seyiti, has died at the age of 135 in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday as quoted by Xinhua news agency. Hailing from Komuxerik township of Shule County ....
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NATO to face ‘military-technical alternative’ if it rejects Russian proposals - diplomat
Date: 2021-12-18 22:13:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9325555
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - NATO should take Russian proposals for security guarantees seriously or face a "military-technical alternative," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Solovyov Live YouTube channel on Saturday. "They ....
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SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites successfully
Date: 2021-12-18 20:09:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:9325491
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California early Saturday, according to US News. In a tweet, SpaceX said: "Deployment of 52 Starlink satellites confirmed." "Falcon 9’s first ....
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Daily UK Omicron cases triple to 10,000
Date: 2021-12-18 16:32:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:9325225
LONDON, Dec 18 (MENA) - More than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been reported in the UK in the highest increase so far - as the number of overall COVID infections exceeded 90,000 for the second day running, Sky News reported Saturday. The UK ....
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Russia develops new guided missile that can be used with drones
Date: 2021-12-18 15:30:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9325101
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) – Russia has developed a new guided missile, X-BPLA, which can be used as part of the armament system for drones and helicopters, a source in the defence industry told Sputnik on Saturday. "X-BPLA is a new development based ....
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China urges US to stop 'bullying' with anti-China economic, trade sanctions
Date: 2021-12-18 14:34:12 GMT - China - World - SN:37 - ID:9325005
BEIJING, Dec 18 (MENA) - China strongly protests and firmly opposes the bullying practices of the United States, and urges the US to immediately stop its wrong practices, Xinhua quoted a spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce as saying ....
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Russia, US maintain contacts on Syria, says envoy
Date: 2021-12-18 13:45:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:9324846
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday that Russia and the United States maintain contacts on Syria. "In this regard, cooperation through the military channels is especially worth ....
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Malaysia detects 11 more Omicron COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-12-18 13:13:01 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:30 - ID:9324850
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (MENA) – Malaysia reported 11 more Omicron COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total to 13, CNA reported. All 11 infections are imported, comprising three who travelled from the United Kingdom, three from the United ....
