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Japan's govt: We are committed to holding Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics on schedule
Date: 2021-01-17 12:07:49 GMT - Japan - World - SN:38 - ID:8755792
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Japanese government said Sunday it remains committed to holding the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer, reacting to an international media storm sparked by comments from one of its senior ministers, ....
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USFK issues 'shelter in place' directive amid COVID-19 outbreaks in barracks
Date: 2021-01-17 12:03:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:36 - ID:8755791
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a "shelter in place" directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks, Yonhap News ....
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Air travel down by 60 percent as airline industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO
Date: 2021-01-17 11:52:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:8755793
GENEVA, Jan 17 (MENA) - The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said that as seating capacity fell by 60 percent last year, that left just 1.8 billion passengers taking flights through 2020, compared with around 4.5 billion in ....
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UK foreign secretary: Some restrictions could go by March
Date: 2021-01-17 11:21:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8755680
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - All UK adults should be offered the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by September - with the hope some restrictions can be lifted by March, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Sky News Sunday. The foreign secretary said: ....
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UK: Lecturers warn they will strike if forced to resume 'unsafe' teaching
Date: 2021-01-17 11:18:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:8755723
LONDON, Jan7 (MENA) - University lecturers will not resume “unsafe” face-to-face teaching this academic year, and any attempt by the government or vice-chancellors to reopen campuses in February will fail, the UK’s largest academic union has ....
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Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave - study
Date: 2021-01-17 10:48:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:8755705
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous handouts to people, a survey ....
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New strain of Covid 19 found in more than 50 countries - paper
Date: 2021-01-17 10:47:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:8755624
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (MENA) - The more contagious coronavirus variant discovered in Britain has now been detected in more than 50 countries, including Argentina on Saturday, and is believed to be driving surges in at least two, The New York Times ....
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British FM: Every adult offered vaccine by September
Date: 2021-01-17 10:25:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8755591
LONDON, Jan 17 (MENA) - The government hopes to offer a coronavirus vaccine to the UK’s entire adult population by September, The Independent reported Sunday quoting foreign secretary, Dominic Raab has said. Meanwhile, ministers are urging the ....
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Pakistan reports 2,521 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-01-17 07:57:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8755446
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 43 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 519,291, Geo news reported. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 10,951 on ....
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LA County records more than 1 million coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-17 07:56:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8755408
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Los Angeles has become the first US county to report more than 1 million coronavirus cases, CNN reported quoting state officials. Some 14,669 new cases were added during the past 24 hours taking the county's total to ....
