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Myanmar reports 398 new COVID-19 infections, 5 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 398 new COVID-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 2.1 percent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
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Philippines to ban travel from France starting Dec 13
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will ban travel from France starting Dec. 13 to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a government official said Wednesday.
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2 killed, 12 injured as truck rams into bus stop in Nigeria's economic hub
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two persons were killed and 12 others injured when a truck rammed into a bus stop in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, Tuesday afternoon, local police said.
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3 killed in suicide attack in western Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people including a suicide bomber were killed in a blast in Kisumu County in Western Kenya, the police confirmed on Wednesday.
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Philippines logs 370 new COVID-19 cases, 171 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 370 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday in the Southeast Asian country, taking the total tally to 2,835,593.
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UN chief in self-isolation after contact with COVID-positive person
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been in self-isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, said Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesman.
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Zimbabwe to ban unvaccinated from public transport as Omicron wrecks havoc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport.
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5.8-magnitude quake hits off east coast of US
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted off the coast of the US eastern state of Oregon in the early hours on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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5.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami w
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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Israel announces completion of high-tech barrier around Gaza
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel announced on Tuesday the completion of a high-tech underground wall around the Gaza Strip aimed at preventing militants from entering the country.
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UK reports over 100 new cases of Omicron COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported 101 new cases of the Omicron COVID variant taking the total cases to 437, British health authorities confirmed Tuesday.
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Indonesia reports 261 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 261 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,076, according to the country's Health Ministry.
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