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UN declares Dec 27 International Epidemic Preparedness Day
WASHINGTON: The United Nations (UN) on Monday declared Dec 27 as the “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” as the coronavirus has taken over a million lives since emerging nearly a year ago, Anadolu Agency reported. The General Assembly proclaimed the
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More than 60,000 koalas impacted by devastating bushfire in Australia
SYDNEY: The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes included over 60,000 koalas, according to a report released on Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, the the report was commissioned by environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia),
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Rudy Giuliani has COVID-19, Trump says
MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, 76, has tested positive for the coronavirus, reported Sputnik news agency. “Rudy Giuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the
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Iran ready to show goodwill if U.S., Europe abide by nuclear deal
ROME: Iran will fully comply with a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons if both the United States and Europe honour their original commitments, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald
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Belgians can invite four people for Christmas party. Only one can use the bathroom
In Belgium, people have been allowed to have people over at their homes for Christmas parties but with restrictions. One of the rules is that only one guest will be allowed to use the bathroom. The pandemic has ruined the
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Ecuador to hire 12,000 doctors amid pandemic
QUITO: Ecuador will hire more than 12,000 doctors and healthcare workers to strengthen its public health system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Lenin Moreno said Thursday. Moreno announced the decision via Twitter after holding talks with healthcare professionals,
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Biden promises help to U.S. workers hit by pandemic, Trump hints at 2024 run
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday promised a group of workers hit by the raging COVID-19 pandemic that more aid would be on the way, while President Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to begin planning
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Germany extends COVID-19 restriction measures till January
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Wednesday that the federal and state governments have agreed to extend the country’s current COVID-19 restriction measures until Jan 10, reports Xinhua news agency. Merkel said that Germany was still “very far away” from
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NATO chief calls for renewed agreement between US, Russia on nuclear arms control
BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) deemed it necessary to have a renewed agreement between the United States and Russia on the limitation of nuclear warheads, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Stoltenberg made the remarks at a
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Biden to introduce top economic advisers as pandemic threat worsens
WILMINGTON: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take power amid a slowing economic recovery hampered by the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Biden will appear at an event in
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