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UNGA defers decision on Afghanistan, Myanmar seats
Date: 2021-12-07 08:57:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:9306459
NEW YORK, Dec 7 (MENA) - The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body. The Assembly agreed to defer action, which means the current ambassadors for the two ....
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Cambodia reports 14 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-12-07 08:27:43 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:23 - ID:9306433
PHNOM PENH, Dec 7 (MENA) - Cambodia reported 14 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 120,286, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ministry added that four more COVID-19-linked ....
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Seoul reports first Omicron cases
Date: 2021-12-07 08:10:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:9306383
SEOUL, Dec 7 (MENA) - Three foreign students attending universities in Seoul have been confirmed to be infected with Omicron, officials said Tuesday, signaling the highly contagious COVID-19 variant's penetration into the capital. One foreign ....
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Germany reports more than 36,000 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-12-07 07:31:51 GMT - Germany - World - SN:19 - ID:9306338
BERLIN, Dec 7 (MENA) - Germany recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases Tuesday with 36,059 new infections registered in the past 24 hours, said Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country's disease control agency. The newly confirmed cases ....
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US envoy for climate travels to Europe
Date: 2021-12-07 06:56:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9306287
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) - US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, Brussels and Paris from December 7-10, 2021, a statement by the State Department read Tuesday. Secretary Kerry will also meet virtually with ....
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India logs 6,822 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-12-07 06:26:50 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9306231
NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (MENA) - India on Tuesday registered 6,822 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, 17.9 per cent lower than Monday, India Today newspaper reported. It brings the total caseload to 34,648,383. At least 220 deaths were reported ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 cases top 266m
Date: 2021-12-07 06:26:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9306230
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 266 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed Tuesday that the current ....
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Cambodia lifts travel ban for passengers arriving from 10 African countries
Date: 2021-12-07 05:46:32 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:3 - ID:9306221
PHNOM PENH, Dec 7 (MENA) - Cambodia has lifted an entry ban for passengers arriving from 10 African countries, according to the Cambodian Health Ministry. The ban had been introduced to prevent the spread of the novel Omicron coronavirus ....
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12 inmates escape from judicial lockup in Lahore
Date: 2021-12-07 05:35:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:9306216
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Twelve inmates have escaped from the district court of Lahore's Model Town after a scuffle broke out between two groups, Geo News reported. A total of 166 prisoners from two prisons were brought to the bakshi khana ....
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Croatia confirms two cases of Omicron infection
Date: 2021-12-06 20:56:36 GMT - Croatia - World - SN:84 - ID:9306025
ZAGREB, Dec 6 (MENA) – Croatia confirmed two cases of Omicron infection on Monday, but the source of the new COVID-19 strain remained to be identified, Xinhua reported. Both patients were interviewed in order to identify the source of the ....