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  • Russia reports 27,328 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-12-14 10:12:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8711244

    MOSCOW, Dec 14 (MENA) - Russia on Monday confirmed 27,328 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,874 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,681,256, the National Post reported. Authorities said 450 people had died overnight, ....

  • China world's 2nd top arms maker, exporter: report

    Date: 2020-12-14 09:24:09 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:20 - ID:8711258

    STOCKHOLM, Dec 14 (MENA) - Weapons companies from the US and China dominated the global arms market in 2019, according to fresh data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). US-based arms companies took the top ....

  • Greenwich council tells all schools to close over ‘extreme’ surge in Covid cases

    Date: 2020-12-14 08:20:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:8711199

    LONDON, Dec 14 (MENA) - A London council has told all schools in its area to close from Monday and switch to online learning following signs of “exponential growth” in coronavirus cases, The Independent newspaper reported. Cllr Danny Thorpe, ....

  • Almost 2 billion people depend on health care facilities without basic water services – WHO, UNICEF

    Date: 2020-12-14 08:18:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:14 - ID:8711191

    GENEVA, Dec 14 (MENA) - Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF. “Working in a health care facility ....

  • US reports more than 190,000 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2020-12-14 07:39:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8711185

    WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (MENA) - The United States reported 190,920 new Covid-19 cases and 1,389 virus-related deaths on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The new figures raise the country's total to at least 16,253,219 cases and ....

  • South Korea reports 718 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-12-14 07:08:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8711162

    SEOUL, Dec 14 (MENA) - South Korea reported 718 new COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths on Monday, as health authorities began providing free testing at 150 makeshift clinics across the greater Seoul area to rein in the spread of the ....

  • Canada’s 1st batch of coronavirus vaccines have arrived, Trudeau says

    Date: 2020-12-14 06:49:54 GMT - Canada - World - SN:8 - ID:8711141

    OTTAWA, Dec 14 (MENA) - Canada’s first batch of coronavirus vaccine doses have now arrived in the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as quoted by Hurra Channel. The prime minister announced the arrival of Canada’s first shipment of ....

  • India reports 27,071 new Covid-19 cases; 336 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2020-12-14 06:43:05 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:8711136

    NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (MENA) - India on Monday reported 27,071 new Covid-19 infections, taking the country's total to 98,84,100. With 336 new deaths, the toll mounted to 1,43,355 as of Monday, with total active cases at 3,52,586, India TV channel ....

  • China reports 16 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-12-14 06:34:22 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:8711132

    BEIJING, Dec 14 (MENA) - Mainland China reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down from 24 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Monday (Dec 14). The National Health Commission said in a statement that 14 of the ....

  • Russia reports 28,080 new coronavirus cases, 488 deaths

    Date: 2020-12-13 08:40:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8709993

    MOSCOW, Dec 13 (MENA) - Russia confirmed 28,080 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Sunday, including 6,425 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,653,928 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 488 people had died overnight, ....

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