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UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total Omicron cases found in the country to 37,101, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said Sund
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Turkey confirms 16,910 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 16,910 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,171,119, the health ministry said.
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6.3 magnitude quake hits Labasa, Fiji
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Levuka [Fiji], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted 88 km W of Labasa, Fiji at 16.28.22 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
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7th term polls of Legislative Council concluded in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): The election for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) closed late Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Over 35,000 displaced in Malaysia's floods
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy rain in Malaysia has displaced over 35,000 people in seven states plus the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur as of 11:00 pm local time Sunday, according to data from the Malaysian social welfare department.
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12 killed in flash floods in Iraq: Governor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 12 people were killed in floods caused by torrential rain in northern Iraq, governor of Erbil province Omed Khoshnaw said Sunday.
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Portugal starts vaccinating children amid Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal started vaccinating children ages 5-11 against COVID-19 on Saturday, said the country's Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
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Israel bans travel to 10 more countries over concern of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
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Six bodies retrieved from collapsed building in central Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Six bodies were on Sunday retrieved from a building in the central Kenyan county of Murang'a that collapsed while under construction.
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Iran begins technical, security inspection of cameras to be installed in K
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Sunday began technical and security inspection of cameras which are to be installed at Iran's Karaj centrifuge producing plant by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Behrouz Kamalvandi, the s
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Suez Canal revenue hits record high 6 bln USD in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The revenue of Egypt's Suez Canal reached 6 billion US dollars in 2021, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said in a statement on Sunday.
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Vietnam reports 16,110 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 16,110 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 16,093 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.
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