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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 ....
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Delhi records 444 coronavirus cases; death toll reaches 10,654
Date: 2021-01-08 12:32:10 GMT - India - World - SN:28 - ID:8743694
NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (MENA) - Delhi recorded as many as 444 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached over 6.29 thousands, while the death toll mounted to 10,654, India TV reported. Ten ....
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Bulgaria registers 867 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-01-08 11:17:28 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:17 - ID:8743384
SOFIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 867 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours after 9,911 PCR tests have been conducted, data from the National Information Portal showed. The active cases are 69,051, of which 4,250 have been ....
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EU secures 300 million more vaccine doses
Date: 2021-01-08 11:12:16 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:15 - ID:8743618
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (MENA) - The EU has secured another 300 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, doubling its current number of jabs, euronews reported. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gave an update on the vaccination ....
