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Japan PM Kishida mulls video address for UN nonproliferation talks
Date: 2021-12-27 07:53:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9338120
TOKYO, Dec 27 (MENA) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is considering making a video address to the United Nations (UN) nuclear nonproliferation meeting in January amid a spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in the ....
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Japan held drill in Nov. assuming foreign occupation of Senkakus: Govt sources
Date: 2021-12-27 07:51:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9338132
TOKYO, Dec 27 (MENA) - A drill Japan conducted in November at a remote southwestern island was conducted under the assumption that foreign forces had occupied the Senkaku Islands, a group of Japanese-administered islands claimed by China, Kyodo ....
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Pompeo: Supply chain issues 'Child's Play' if China dominates trade route
Date: 2021-12-27 06:47:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9338096
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (MENA) - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that if China can dominate the trade route in the South China Sea, then supply chain shipments could suffer more as a result, Newsmax reported. Appearing Sunday on "The Cats ....
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5.4-magnitude earthquake strikes east of Crete
Date: 2021-12-27 06:22:25 GMT - Greece - World - SN:10 - ID:9338069
ATHENS, Dec 27 (MENA) - A second, bigger tremor, has struck off the island of Crete, less than four hours after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, Kathimerini newspaper reported early Monday. The 5.4-magnitude tremor struck at 8:59 p.m. local (1859 GMT) ....
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Russia's first nuclear plant for production of hydrogen to be launched by 2033
Date: 2021-12-27 05:42:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:9338043
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russia's the first nuclear power plant will appear for the production of hydrogen, it is planned to be launched by 2033, and to introduce into industrial operation – by 2036, RIA Novosti reported quoting Director General of ....
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Australia records first Omicron death case
Date: 2021-12-27 05:26:01 GMT - Australia - World - SN:2 - ID:9338036
SYDNEY, Dec 27 (MENA) - Australia has recorded its first official Covid death linked to the Omicron variant - a man in his 80s with significant underlying health conditions, the Australian News Agency reported. The man's death comes amid reports ....
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Belarus used to living under Western sanctions - presidential spokesperson
Date: 2021-12-26 21:24:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9337963
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Belarus has got used to the Western sanctions, so, there is nothing new about them for the country, Belarusian presidential press secretary Natalia Eismont was quoted by TASS as saying on Sunday. "As for the pressure that ....
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White House adviser warns against complacency amid data showing Omicron causes milder illness
Date: 2021-12-26 20:54:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:9337948
NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) - Anthony S. Fauci, the US top infectious disease expert, said a growing body of evidence suggested that the Omicron variant was causing less serious illness than its predecessors but he warned against complacency, saying the ....
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Over 630 flights canceled in US due to Omicron
Date: 2021-12-26 20:52:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:9337943
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - Hundreds of flights have been canceled across the US as the Omicron COVID-19 variant strikes down plane crews and workers over the Christmas weekend, CNN reported. As of Sunday morning, some 633 flights within, into ....
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Coronavirus can persist for months after traversing entire body - study
Date: 2021-12-26 17:55:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:9337789
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - An American study found the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, can spread within days from the airways to the heart, brain and almost every organ system in the body, where it may persist for months, Bloomberg ....