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  • England, Wales and Northern Ireland record 70,924 coronavirus cases and 88 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2022-01-16 19:10:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9369984

    LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - England, Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded 70,924 COVID cases and 88 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported. It follows 81,713 positive cases and 287 deaths (of people within 28 ....

  • Ukraine says evidence points to Russia being behind cyber-attack

    Date: 2022-01-16 17:07:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9370050

    MOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Ukraine has said it has “evidence” Russia was behind a massive cyber-attack that knocked out key government websites last week, while Microsoft warned the hack could be far worse than first thought, The Guardian ....

  • Defence ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to meet over trilateral deal

    Date: 2022-01-16 16:01:37 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:64 - ID:9369643

    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Defense Ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, will meet on Jan 27 to discuss efforts to strengthen the Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) to boost security in the Sulu Sea, Sulawesi and Sabah’s ....

  • Russian Gamaleya Center can develop COVID-19 vaccine based on several strains

    Date: 2022-01-16 11:15:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9369410

    MOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Russia’s Gamaleya National Research Center considers the possibility to develop polyvalent vaccines against a new coronavirus infection on the basis of various strains, TASS News Agency quoted head of the center Alexander ....

  • China’s zero-Covid policy poses challenge for manufacturers, supply chains

    Date: 2022-01-16 10:58:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:9369361

    LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - China’s battle to contain the Omicron coronavirus variant risks choking already stretched global supply chains, manufacturing managers and analysts have warned, threatening production of goods ranging from smart phones to ....

  • Russian lawmaker advises US to draft ‘at least one scenario’ of mending ties with Moscow

    Date: 2022-01-16 10:36:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9369320

    NOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Instead of spending taxpayers’ money on its Russia-related fantasies and phobias, the US administration should think about at least one scenario of mending ties with Moscow, First Deputy Chair of the State Duma committee on ....

  • US encourages N95 mask use to prevent Omicron spread

    Date: 2022-01-16 10:33:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9369190

    WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - US health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Hurra channel reported. Those kinds of masks are ....

  • Denmark eases culture restrictions but keeps nightlife curbs

    Date: 2022-01-16 10:21:15 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:36 - ID:9369314

    COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (MENA) - Denmark’s government has confirmed the re-opening of cultural institutions, which have been closed due to Covid-19 since December 19, RTVF reported. A maximum of 500 people will be allowed into indoor venues ....

  • 'Difficult weeks ahead,’ warns German Health Minister on Omicron fears

    Date: 2022-01-16 10:19:53 GMT - Germany - World - SN:35 - ID:9369316

    BERLIN, Jan 16 (MENA) - German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned on Sunday that Germany faces a high death toll and major impact on hospital treatment in the current wave of Covid cases with the highly contagious Omicron variant. “We are ....

  • Gavi distributes 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to 144 countries

    Date: 2022-01-16 09:43:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:30 - ID:9369182

    GENEVA, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Gavi Alliance has announced the delivery of 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to about 144 countries. The Gavi, a vaccine alliance which co-manages COVAX, is a global health partnership of public and private sector ....

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