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Canada lifts travel ban on Egypt, 9 African countries
Date: 2021-12-17 20:07:03 GMT - Canada - World - SN:54 - ID:9324118
OTTAWA, Dec 17 (MENA) - The federal government is lifting its widely criticized travel ban on 10 African countries, including Egypt, and reimposing its requirement for Canadians taking short trips abroad to get a COVID-19 test before returning to ....
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NATO ready for dialogue with Russia if Moscow takes de-escalation measures
Date: 2021-12-17 16:41:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:9323917
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - The North Atlantic Council confirmed it had received Russia’s proposals on European security and said it was ready to engage in confidence-building dialogue if Moscow takes measures to reduce tensions, the NATO Council said ....
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EU Commission head says booster shots should come within six months
Date: 2021-12-17 16:27:44 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:43 - ID:9323884
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (MENA) - The European Commission is recommending vaccinated people receive booster doses no more than six months after their initial shots, with a further three month grace period for their Covid travel passes to be ....
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G7 countries warn Omicron ‘biggest threat to global public health’
Date: 2021-12-17 15:40:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:9323837
LONDON, Dec 17 (MENA) - Health ministers from the G7 countries agreed that the Omicron coronavirus variant that is surging across Europe and other parts of the world is the "biggest threat to global public health", Politico reported ....
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Denmark closes theatres, museums as Omicron cases surge
Date: 2021-12-17 15:36:03 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:40 - ID:9323865
COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 (MENA) - Denmark announced on Friday that it would close cinemas, theatres, museums and other public venues in an attempt to curb record-high COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible new Omicron variant, euronews ....
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Talks proposals from Russia 'seen', in contact with European allies - WH
Date: 2021-12-17 15:08:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9323710
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States has seen proposals from Russia to start talks that could help defuse the crisis over Ukraine and is speaking with its European allies and partners, The Hill ....
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German health minister warns of fifth omicron wave
Date: 2021-12-17 14:28:40 GMT - Germany - World - SN:33 - ID:9323715
BERLIN, Dec 17 (MENA) - German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned Friday of a "massive fifth wave" of the coronavirus the country is facing with the arrival of the omicron variant, Deutche Welle reported. At a press conference in Hanover, ....
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Daesh adherent collared in Moscow for trying to recruit college students
Date: 2021-12-17 12:17:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:9323549
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - A Daesh supporter has been detained in Moscow for plotting to lure students from the Russian Technological University into religious extremist and terrorist activities, the press service of the Russian Federal Security ....
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Poland says 3-year old girl infected with omicron
Date: 2021-12-17 10:51:08 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:9323415
WARSAW, Dec 17 (MENA) - Poland has reported its second omicron infection in the capital Warsaw. "We have a second case of an omicron in Poland," informed the Ministry of Health on Twitter Friday. "A three-year-old girl living in Warsaw is ....
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Japan reports first domestically acquired omicron infection
Date: 2021-12-17 10:07:30 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9323364
TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Japanese health ministry reported the first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus other than those found among new arrivals from abroad, The Japan Times reported Friday. The variant was detected in an employee ....
