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Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health

UK COVID-19 strain may be present in US: White House

Dec 28, 2020

Washington [US], December 28 : Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir on Monday said that a new, faster-spreading strain of coronavirus first found in the United Kingdom is "likely" already present in the U.S., though he cautioned that officials have no evidence of its presence yet.

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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist

Dec 28, 2020

New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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US airports screen record number of travellers over holiday despite COVID-19 warnings

Dec 28, 2020
Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health

UK COVID-19 strain may be present in US: White House

Dec 28, 2020

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Myanmar's COVID-19 cases increase to 122,534, deaths reach 2,618

Dec 28, 2020

Yangon [Myanmar], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 122,534 as of...
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Latvia begins vaccination of medical workers against COVID-19

Dec 28, 2020

Riga [Latvia], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Latvia began a campaign to vaccinate medical workers against COVID-19 on Monday, the...
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Pfizer reschedules vaccine deliveries to EU following 'logistical issue'

Dec 28, 2020

London [UK], December 28 : United States Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Monday that the coronavirus...
US President Donald Trump

'Trump must start thinking about Georgia, rather than overturning election'

Dec 28, 2020
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Belarus reports 1,841 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 188,000

Dec 28, 2020
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Hundreds of inmates with COVID-19 moved from Seoul facility to Cheongsong prison

Dec 28, 2020
Fireworks at the Sydney Harbour Bridge on New Year's Eve 2018 (Photo/ANI)

Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks to go ahead but no waterfront viewing

Dec 28, 2020
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EU Ambassadors approve provisional application of post-Brexit trade agreement

Dec 28, 2020
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Germany expects to get 15.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, says Health Ministry

Dec 28, 2020
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Kazakhstan inks COVID-19 vaccine deal with Pfizer, says Health Ministry

Dec 28, 2020
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Clashes in Southeastern Guinea leave 11 dead, 30 injured

Dec 28, 2020
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UK military receives 30 'nano' drones with spying range of 1.2 miles

Dec 28, 2020
Pakistan's opposition leader Fazlur Rehman (File Photo)

PDM chief Fazlur Rehman calls meeting on January 1 to decide future strategy

Dec 28, 2020
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Germany opposes easing COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated people

Dec 28, 2020
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Indonesia reports 5,854 new COVID-19 cases, 215 deaths

Dec 28, 2020