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WHO declares a new strain of coronavirus was found in Japan
Date: 2021-01-11 22:07:25 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:70 - ID:8748238
GENEVA, Jan 11 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom said Monday that the organization was notified by Japan about a new variant of the virus. At a press conference held at WHO premises in Geneva, WHO director ....
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Pentagon expects to have 10,000 National Guard troops in DC by Saturday
Date: 2021-01-11 20:01:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:8748170
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The Pentagon plans to have 10,000 National Guard troops in Washington, DC, by Saturday as troops already earmarked for the inauguration begin to arrive, CNN reported on Monday, quoting a senior defense official. The ....
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Merkel warns that Germany is entering critical stage as virus accelerates across Europe
Date: 2021-01-11 14:43:46 GMT - Germany - World - SN:43 - ID:8747597
BERLIN, Jan 11 (MENA) - The coming weeks will be the hardest yet, a stark warning from Chancellor Angela Merkel as Germany passed the 40,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, Euro News reported on Monday. The virus is accelerating across ....
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COVID-19: Vaccines alone will not end pandemic, warns IFRC
Date: 2021-01-11 14:33:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:8747422
GENEVA, Jan 11 (MENA) - With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across many countries, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is once again warning that vaccines alone will not end the pandemic. People need to ....
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Pelosi: Democrats will move to impeach Trump
Date: 2021-01-11 09:16:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8747063
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - House Democrats will stage a vote to impeach President Trump for encouraging mob violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, The Hill quoted Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as saying Sunday night. Pelosi said the Democrats’ ....
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Daily Telegraph:Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports
Date: 2021-01-11 07:14:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8746927
LONDON, Jan 11 (MENA) - Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday and as several senators have been harassed at airports, according to a notice ....
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US reports more than 213,000 Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-01-11 07:12:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8746962
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The United States reported 213,905 new Covid-19 cases and 1,814 additional virus-related deaths on Sunday, the CNN quoted Johns Hopkins University as saying. The latest figures bring the nationwide total to 22,406,747 ....
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At least 25 people under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot
Date: 2021-01-11 06:56:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8746929
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - At least 25 people are under investigation for terrorism related to Wednesday's siege at the Capitol, according to a Defense official and a member of Congress, USA Today reported. Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat of ....
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Mauritania reports 83 coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-10 22:29:09 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:63 - ID:8746801
NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 10 (MENA) – Mauritania reported 83 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 15,512, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Sunday. The ministry said in a statement that 129 patients have recovered, ....
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British MP: Brexit saved lives from coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-10 20:52:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:8746749
LONDON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Tory MP for Dudley North Marco Longhi has claimed the UK’s independence from the EU has allowed the Prime Minister to implement his vaccine strategy much more smoothly than on the continent. In an interview with Express ....