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Canada finds first case of COVID-19 in wildlife
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada has found the first cases of COVID-19 in three white-tailed deer, according to the Environment and Climate Change Canada on Wednesday.
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New Zealand reports 172 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 172 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 8,745.
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Russia orders US diplomats to leave in retaliation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Part of the U.S. Embassy staffers must leave Russia in two months, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday in response to Washington's decision to expel Russian diplomats.
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Singapore reports 1,324 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 1,324 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
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South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries follow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scie
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3 killed by Saudi shelling in Yemen, says Houthis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's Houthi group declared on Wednesday that shelling launched by Saudi-led coalition killed three people in the northwestern province of Saada.
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Saudi Arabia detects 1st case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Floods leave 10 dead, missing in central Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods triggered by torrential rain in Vietnam's central region in the past few days have left ten people dead or missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for National Disaster Prevention and Control said Wednesday.
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Malaysia bans entry of travellers from eight countries over Omicron fears
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries in a bid to stop the new Omicron variant from spreading to the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday.
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Philippines logs 500 new COVID-19 cases, 167 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 500 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,833,038.
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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan began on Wednesday to administer COVID-19 booster injections to people who finished the full two shots at least eight months ago amid increasing concerns over the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19, the government said.
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Malaysia reports 4,879 new COVID-19 cases, 55 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 4,879 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,632,782, according to the health ministry.
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