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EU hits back as blame game over vaccine procurement intensifies
Date: 2021-01-08 16:49:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:8743982
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - The EU has hit back at criticism from member states that its bloc-wide vaccine procurement plan has failed to secure enough doses to enable a rapid start to inoculations, Financial Times reported. In a letter to German ....
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Greece to launch platform for mass vaccination Monday
Date: 2021-01-08 16:12:29 GMT - Greece - World - SN:49 - ID:8743913
ATHENS, Jan 8 (MENA) - A government platform designed to organize the country’s public coronavirus vaccination campaign is due to launch on Monday, with the registration of citizens aged over 85 years old, First batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives in ....
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London mayor declares state of emergency as coronavirus cases rise
Date: 2021-01-08 16:04:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:8743956
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the capital due to rising coronavirus cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, Sky News reported. City Hall said growing infection rates are "putting immense ....
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Capitol Police officer dies from injuries suffered in riots
Date: 2021-01-08 15:38:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:8743892
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - A US Capitol Police officer has died following injuries suffered in the violent siege on the building Wednesday, according to a press release from the department, ABC news reported. The death is the fifth connected to ....
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Three killed, one injured after a Piper plane crashes outside St. Petersburg
Date: 2021-01-08 15:37:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:8743872
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - The private plane crashed during take-off in the Lomonosovsky district in the Leningrad region, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Three people were killed and one more injured when a private Piper light-engine aircraft ....
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Cyprus imposes tougher anti-coronavirus measures
Date: 2021-01-08 14:41:39 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:38 - ID:8743786
NICOSIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Cypriot Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday announced tougher measures and only two outings per day with permission through SMS, Cyprus Mail reported. The curfew remains from 9.00 pm to 5.00 am. The new ....
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UK approves use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, orders 10m more doses
Date: 2021-01-08 14:12:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:8743773
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Moderna vaccine has become the third coronavirus jab to be approved for use in the UK - with an additional 10 million doses ordered, Sky News reported. The US-based company's vaccine was shown to have 94% efficacy ....
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6 killed in heavy rains in Malaysia
Date: 2021-01-08 13:34:17 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:32 - ID:8743765
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (MENA) - At least six people have died and nearly 50,000 evacuated in Malaysia after monsoon rains pounded the country's east coast, authorities said on Friday, causing what residents described as the worst flooding in half a ....
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WHO chief seeks S. Korea's continued cooperation against coronavirus
Date: 2021-01-08 13:32:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:31 - ID:8743725
SEOUL, Jan 8 (MENA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a letter to South Korea President Moon Jae-in and requested Seoul's continued support for the global fight against COVID-19, Yonhap news agency reported. In the ....
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Japan reports over 7,800 daily coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-08 12:37:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:8743715
TOKYO, Jan 8 (MENA) - A record 7,841 new coronavirus cases were reported in Japan as of 8 p.m. on Friday, as the nationwide daily tally has set a record for a fourth day in a row, NHK reported. Officials also reported 57 deaths, including 10 in ....
