Daily Covid-19 cases top 1,000 as S. Korea marks subdued New Year
SEOUL: South Korea reported 1,029 new coronavirus cases today amid subdued New Year’s celebrations. The tally was up from 967...
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In dueling New Year messages, Trump reflects while Biden looks ahead
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,”...
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Egypt clears police officers in Italian student murder
CAIRO: Egypt’s public prosecutor Wednesday cleared five policemen of responsibility in the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni and said...
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Ten still missing after Norway mudslide buries homes
OSLO: Rescue workers were still searching yesterday for survivors after a landslide that destroyed homes in a Norwegian village, leaving...
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US vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 million people
WASHINGTON: Only about 2.8 million Americans had received a Covid-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the...
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Norway to introduce mandatory Covid tests for new arrivals, closes some entry points
OSLO: All travellers entering Norway will have to take a Covid-19 test within 24 hours of arrival from Jan. 2,...
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China reports first case of new coronavirus variant, reports CDC publication
BEIJING: China has detected its first imported case of the new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly around Britain, according...
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Dutch lockdown to last at least to mid-February, says health chief
AMSTERDAM: A national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands will probably have to last at...
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Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
ADEN: Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa today in retaliation for attacks in the southern port...
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Fireworks explode over empty Sydney streets as 2020 slinks away into history
SYDNEY: Blue and gold fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House as they do every year, but...
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Iran allocates US$150,000 for each family of victims of Ukraine plane crash
DUBAI: Iran's Cabinet yesterday allocated US$150,000 (RM607,178) for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane...
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Fauci sees US gaining control over pandemic by next autumn
LOS ANGELES: The leading US infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci, said yesterday he foresees America achieving enough collective Covid-19...
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Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island, say officials
DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of...
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Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages
WEST PALM BEACH: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump...
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Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
FREMANTLE: Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbour - a soothing sight...
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Mexico City’s Covid-19 ‘excess mortality’ reaches 214 deaths a day
MEXICO CITY: Mexico City registered 2,664 more deaths than usual earlier this month as authorities fought to contain the spread...
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2020: World rocked by Covid-19, Trump and Black Lives Matter
PARIS: The Covid-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe...
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Australian golf legend Norman quarantining at home in Covid scare
MIAMI: Australian golf great Greg Norman said Saturday he was quarantining at home after spending Christmas Day in the hospital...
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Dominant Man City beat Newcastle 2-0 to go fifth
Manchester City breezed to a 2-0 home win over Newcastle United thanks to goals in each half from Ilkay Gundogan...
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Legendary Dundee Utd manager McLean dies, aged 83
LONDON: Dundee United announced yesterday that the club’s legendary former manager Jim McLean has died at the age of 83....
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