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Venezuelan president: Colombia’s president among plotters to murder me
Date: 2020-12-08 23:10:22 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:84 - ID:8704760
CARACAS, Dec 8 (MENA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that an assassination attempt against him was plotted on the day of the parliamentary elections, Sputnik news agency reported. Speaking during a press conference broadcast on ....
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S. Korea confirms another case of highly pathogenic bird flu from farm
Date: 2020-12-08 21:57:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:80 - ID:8704758
SEOUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - South Korea on Tuesday confirmed this year's fifth case of highly pathogenic bird flu linked to poultry farms, as authorities warned of possible nationwide spread of the disease. The latest case came from a quail farm in ....
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Military reservists preparing for possible deployment in Prairies as COVID-19 rates soar
Date: 2020-12-08 21:38:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:78 - ID:8704750
OTTAWA, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Canadian military is preparing for possible deployment of troops in the Prairie provinces, potentially as early as Saturday in Alberta, to assist with their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC news has learned. All ....
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UK, EU reach deal on internal market bill
Date: 2020-12-08 19:32:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8704651
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) – An "agreement in principle" over the Northern Ireland Protocol has been reached between UK and EU officials, the Independent reported on Tuesday. The potentially landmark moment in the final stages to securing an ....
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective: Oxford University
Date: 2020-12-08 18:43:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8704552
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) - Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine has been found to be highly effective according to peer-reviewed analysis from trials of the drug, the British university announced Tuesday. The drug, which has been made in ....
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630 children killed, wounded in 6 months in Afghanistan – AIHRC warns
Date: 2020-12-08 18:43:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:69 - ID:8704602
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) – At least 630 children were killed and wounded during the battles in Afghanistan in the first half of the year 2020, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said in a ....
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World Bank Pledged $100M for COVID-19 Vaccine for Afghans: Ghani
Date: 2020-12-08 18:04:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:66 - ID:8704591
KABUL, Dec 8 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the World Bank has pledged to provide dlrs 100 million to Afghanistan to help the country in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine for the citizens, Tolo news reported. "The World Bank ....
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Australia announces easing of travel restrictions
Date: 2020-12-08 09:42:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:8703762
CANBERRA, Dec 8 (MENA) - A raft of New South Wales’ remaining COVID-19 measures will be rolled back on Tuesday, but it’s Queensland’s hard border with Victoria and greater Sydney finally coming down, and South Australia opened its doors to Victoria, ....
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UK vaccination program getting under way
Date: 2020-12-08 08:13:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:8703604
LONDON, Dec 8 (MENA) - The first people in the UK are set to receive a coronavirus jab on what has been dubbed "V-Day", as a mass vaccination program begins, the BBC reported Tuesday. About 70 hospital hubs across the UK are gearing up to give ....
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US registers 192,299 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-08 07:53:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8703517
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday said that 192,299 new coronavirus cases were registered in the US in the past 24 hours. According to the CNN, the new cases bring that total number of infections in the US to ....
