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US records 3,708 new deaths of coronavirus
Date: 2020-12-30 07:52:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8732113
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - The US recorded 3,708 new deaths of coronavirus on Tuesday taking to 338,544 the total number of deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The average figure of daily deaths of the virus is 2210, the ....
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South Korea: New infections above 1,000 for 2nd day
Date: 2020-12-30 07:19:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8732066
SEOUL, Dec 30 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 1,000 for a second straight day Wednesday and variant cases rose to five amid tougher virus curbs across the country, Yonhap reported. Adding woes to the country's battle ....
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Millions in Britain to face Tier 4 curbs amid surge in coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-12-30 07:15:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:8732071
LONDON, Dec 30 (MENA) - Millions more people will be placed under stay-at-home orders today after a record high of more than 53,000 Covid cases were confirmed yesterday, reported The Times on Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson approved the ....
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Colorado confirms first known US case of new COVID-19 strain
Date: 2020-12-30 06:40:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8732050
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - Colorado has confirmed the first known US case of a new coronavirus strain that was first identified in the United Kingdom, USA Today reported. "Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant ....
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President Trump, Michelle Obama top 'most admired' list for 2020
Date: 2020-12-29 21:31:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:8731952
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) – President Donald Trump was named the most admired man and Michelle Obama was named the most admired woman for 2020, ABC News reported. Trump tied with former President Barack Obama last year. This year, the president ....
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Russia imposes retaliatory travel sanctions on senior German officials
Date: 2020-12-29 20:14:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:8731917
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) – Russia has banned senior German security and intelligence officials from entering the country in an expansion of the country's travel ban, Euronews reported. The move by the Russian Foreign Ministry affects "the top ....
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Kamala Harris receives first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on camera
Date: 2020-12-29 18:32:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8731848
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) - US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine live on television on Tuesday in Washington, DC, and urged Americans to get vaccinated for the virus, CNN reported. "That ....
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EU to buy another 100 million Pfizer vaccine doses
Date: 2020-12-29 18:30:49 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:49 - ID:8731839
BRUSSELS, Dec 29 (MENA) –The European Union has agreed to buy an additional 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, CNBC reported. The additional purchase will make for a total of 300 million doses for the 27-nation bloc. "We ....
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Canada's Quebec becomes fourth province to confirm more contagious COVID-19 variant
Date: 2020-12-29 18:14:29 GMT - Canada - World - SN:48 - ID:8731860
QUEBEC, Canada, Dec 29 (MENA) - Canada's Quebec has become the fourth province to confirm its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant, Lethbridge News Now reported. In a statement on Tuesday, Canadian Health Minister Christian Dube said ....
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UK registers record 53,135 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-29 18:08:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:8731856
LONDON, Dec 29 (MENA) - Britain on Tuesday registered a new daily high of more than 53,000 Covid-19 cases, as concern mounted about spiralling numbers of positive tests and pressure on health services, NDTV reported. Government figures showed ....
