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Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunami
Date: 2021-01-21 15:03:09 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:67 - ID:8762898
MANILA, Jan 21 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines on Thursday night, but authorities said it was too deep to cause major damage and no tsunami warning was issued, the Washington Post reported. The quake ....
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Joe Biden executive order reverses Donald Trump ban on race, gender diversity training
Date: 2021-01-21 14:46:12 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:65 - ID:8762826
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - In one of his first executive orders after being sworn in as the 46th president, Joe Biden reversed his predecessor's diversity training ban that restricted the federal government and its contractors from curriculum that ....
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Ukraine records 5,583 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-01-21 10:18:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:35 - ID:8762381
KIEV, Jan 21 (MENA) - Some 5,583 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease were recorded in Ukraine, some 13,981 people recovered, some 241 patients died, Health Minister of Ukraine Maksym Stepanov said. In particular, 173 children and 229 ....
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Mayor eases coronavirus restrictions in Moscow
Date: 2021-01-21 08:37:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8762064
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (MENA) - Moscow’s authorities are easing some of the city’s coronavirus restrictions, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on Thursday. Colleges, sports schools, supplementary educational facilities and children’s leisure facilities ....
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 8,057 tests were made, 5,7 percent are positive
Date: 2021-01-21 08:36:59 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:22 - ID:8762075
SOFIA, Jan 21 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, 462 new cases of coronavirus infection have been documented in the country, Sofia News Agency reported. Some 8,057 tests were made – 3,676 PCR and 4,381 antigen. Positive are 5.7% of the tests carried ....
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Japanese PM congratulates Biden on becoming US president
Date: 2021-01-21 08:35:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:8762134
TOKYO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday congratulated US President Joe Biden on his inauguration and expressed hope to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance, the Japan Times reported. "Japan and the United ....
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Joe Biden signs 17 executive orders on first day in Oval Office
Date: 2021-01-21 08:33:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8762051
NEW YORK, Jan 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began signing 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations addressing the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and racial inequality, and immediately undoing some policies put in ....
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US reports 178,255 new Covid-19 infections
Date: 2021-01-21 07:48:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8761971
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Johns Hopkins University said 178,255 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the US, bringing the caseload to 24,434,283 infections. The university added 4,229 deaths were detected in the country, bringing the death ....
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Kazakhstan reports 1,180 new daily cases of coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-21 07:45:41 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:16 - ID:8762073
NURSULTAN, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Kazakh Health Ministry said Thursday that 1,180 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Kazakhstan. It added a total of 172,412 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country so far. The country ....
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Tokyo reports 1,471 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-01-21 07:42:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:8762062
TOKYO, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 1,471 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on Thursday, NHK reported. The daily tally for the capital has exceeded 1,000 for the ninth straight day. The total number of ....
