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Greece reports first case of Omicron variant in Crete
Date: 2021-12-02 12:12:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:51 - ID:9299279
ATHENS, Dec 2 (MENA) - The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Greece was confirmed on Thursday by the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, CNN reported. He said that a Greek citizen who recently arrived from South Africa was ....
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Biden to boost winter pandemic protections as Omicron arrives in the U.S.
Date: 2021-12-02 12:06:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:9299266
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - As winter approaches and the Omicron variant rattles the globe, President Joe Biden will announce expansive plans to increase the country’s defenses against the coronavirus, including a campaign to convince Americans to ....
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First case of Omicron variant confirmed in France
Date: 2021-12-02 11:02:19 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:9299046
PARIS, Dec 2 (MENA) - French authorities said Thursday they had confirmed the first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the mainland, a man in his 50s who recently returned from Nigeria, according to media reports. The ARS health agency for ....
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World Bank to unfreeze $280M of Afghanistan’s reserves
Date: 2021-12-02 09:43:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:9298809
KABUL, Dec 2 (MENA) - The World Bank’s Board has decided to release $280 million of Afghanistan’s frozen fund to help tackle the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis, Khaama Press reported. The World Bank is intended to be transferring the ....
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Russia detects 33,389 daily COVID-19 cases, crisis center says
Date: 2021-12-02 09:42:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9298810
MOSCOW, Dec 2 (MENA) - Russia has registered 33,389 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,703,107 cases, TASS quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying to reporters on ....
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Blast in Afghan capital Kabul
Date: 2021-12-02 08:43:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:9298675
KABUL, Dec 2 (MENA) - A blast was heard in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported. No casualties have been reported so far, according to the news agency. (MENA) M H K/S R E ....
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Canadian MP of Egyptian origin gets support of all parl't parties to pass law on freedom of religion
Date: 2021-12-02 08:24:43 GMT - Canada - World - SN:13 - ID:9298517
OTTAWA, Dec 2 (MENA) – Canadian parliamentarian of an Egyptian origin Sherif Sabaawy said that passing the law on freedom of religion in the legislative assembly of Ontario is a great victory for all the defenders of freedom of religion ....
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UN approves 2 Egyptian draft resolutions on Quds, Syrian Golan
Date: 2021-12-02 07:55:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:12 - ID:9298518
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (MENA) – Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Osama Abdel Khaleq said on Thursday that the General Assembly of the UN approved two Egyptian draft resolutions on al Quds and Syrian Golan. In a statement by Egypt’s ....
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British energy firm becomes latest to collapse due to crisis with more than 20 now folded
Date: 2021-12-01 20:42:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:116 - ID:9298313
LONDON, Dec 1 (MENA) - Energy regulator Ofgem said Zog Energy failed on Wednesday, The Express newspaper reported. The company is the latest out of more than two dozen energy supplies to collapse in recent months after being pushed out of the ....
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Waly speaks on World AIDS Day 2 last Vienna
Date: 2021-12-01 18:56:31 GMT - Austria - World - SN:105 - ID:9298252
Waly said as COVID-19 puts health systems worldwide under additional strain, it is even harder for those who need HIV services to access them. To ensure the continuity and sustainability of HIV services during the COVID crisis, UNODC, in ....
