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EU jobless rate rises to 7.5 pct in December: Eurostat
BRUSSELS: Around 16 million people in the European Union (EU), of whom over 13 million are in the eurozone, were unemployed in December last year – a month-on-month increase of 67,000 in the EU and 55,000 in the eurozone, respectively, reported Xinhua
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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Myanmar
ANKARA: UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military seized power in the country, according to Anadolu Agency, citing a schedule shared Monday by the international body. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military declared a
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US: Biden signs orders to undo Trump’s health policies
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed Thursday two executive actions aimed at rolling back his predecessor’s healthcare legacy, and reversing “the damage” inflicted by former president Donald Trump, Anadolu Agency reported. Biden said Trump’s orders resulted in making healthcare “more inaccessible,
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Novavax vaccine over 89 pct effective in stage 3 trials
WASHINGTON: A coronavirus vaccine candidate from American pharmaceutical company Novavax is over 89 per cent effective in preventing people from contracting COVID-19, the drug maker announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. The Maryland-based company announced the results of its phase 3 trials
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EU may block Pfizer vaccine exports to UK to ensure stable supplies within bloc
MOSCOW: The European Union may block the exports of the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by Pfizer to the United Kingdom to retain stable vaccine supplies for its member states, reported Sputnik news agency. The European Union is studying an
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IOC urges Olympians to take COVID-19 vaccines
LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged teams competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reported Xinhua news agency. According to news released on the IOC’s official website on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach
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Biden outlines plans to advance US racial equity
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden outlined his first steps Tuesday in his administration’s push to advance racial equity in the United States (US), issuing nearly a half-dozen executive orders to guide the federal government response, Anadolu Agency reported. In announcing the overhaul,
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At least 190 protesters detained in Amsterdam during anti-lockdown demonstrations
MOSCOW: The number of people detained during the Sunday protests against the coronavirus lockdown measures in Amsterdam has gone up to 190, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting Dutch police. Earlier, Amsterdam authorities said that some 100 people were detained during
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Manchester City striker Aguero tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON: Manchester City forward Kun Aguero has tested positive for COVID-19, revealed the Argentine on Thursday. Aguero, 32, has made only five appearances this season so far after coming back from a left knee injury sustained in June last year,
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UN chief condemns suicide bombings in Iraq
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Thursday’s deadly twin suicide bombings targeting civilians at a market in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua news agency. Guterres expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and
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