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  • In UK: New survey shows 62 per cent of unvaccinated plan to never get any kind of Covid-19 shot

    Date: 2021-12-26 06:19:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:5 - ID:9336654

    LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - A new poll from The Economist and YouGov shows that 62 per cent of people who are not vaccinated have no plans to receive a Covid-19 vaccine of any kind. The survey found that the largest group of unvaccinated people who ....

  • Hundreds more US flights canceled on Christmas Day due to Omicron spread

    Date: 2021-12-25 22:40:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9336614

    WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) - United, Delta and other US airlines have canceled more than 950 flights for Christmas Day, after canceling over 600 Christmas Eve flights the day before, as a surge in COVID-19 cases impacts their staff, CBS News reported ....

  • Italy reports record daily number of Covid cases

    Date: 2021-12-25 22:03:37 GMT - Italy - World - SN:73 - ID:9336586

    ROME, Dec 25 (MENA) - Italy saw a record 54,762 coronavirus infections in 24 hours on Saturday, the Local Italy reported. The new figures bring the total cases to 5,762,431, including 136,530 deaths. On Thursday, Italy reintroduced the ....

  • France sees record 104,611 daily COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-12-25 21:46:58 GMT - France - World - SN:72 - ID:9336587

    PARIS, Dec 25 (MENA) - France logged a record high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began French health authorities said the number of coronavirus patients in ....

  • US must provide Ukraine with more weapons - Senator

    Date: 2021-12-25 18:45:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:9336305

    WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) - The US administration must increase supplies of defensive weapons, including lethal weapons, to Ukraine to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amid Russian aggression, Senator Rob Portman, ....

  • Greece: 13 dead, others missing in new migrant boat accident

    Date: 2021-12-25 11:54:30 GMT - Greece - World - SN:26 - ID:9335609

    ATHENS, Dec 25 (MENA) - At least 13 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing to at least 27 the combined death toll from three accidents in as many days involving migrant boats in Greek waters, ABC News ....

  • Japan, US may switch to virtual meeting of foreign, defense chiefs

    Date: 2021-12-25 10:29:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9335685

    TOKYO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Japan and the United States are considering changing the planned in-person meeting of their foreign and defense chiefs in January to a virtual format due to the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, The Japan Times ....

  • Russia reports 24,946 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-12-25 08:40:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9335457

    MOSCOW, Dec 25 (MENA) - Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 24,946 to 10,368,299 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. Russia’s coronavirus death toll rose by 981 to 303,250 in the past 24 hours, Tass news ....

  • India reports 415 cases of Omicron

    Date: 2021-12-25 08:26:02 GMT - India - World - SN:17 - ID:9335374

    NEW DELHI, Dec 25 (MENA) - A total of 415 cases of coronavirus Omicron variant have been detected in India so far, out of which 115 patients have recovered, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. Meanwhile, India recorded 7,189 new ....

  • Saudi King expresses condolences over Malaysia flood victims

    Date: 2021-12-25 07:59:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:14 - ID:9335405

    RIYADH, Dec 25 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Saturday sent a cable of condolences to Malaysian King Abdullah bin Ahmad Shah over the victims of floods that hit the country and left many people dead and wounded. The Saudi monarch ....

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