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Boris Johnson cancels Christmas for London and southeast England
Dec 20, 2020 05:48Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has effectively cancelled family Christmas celebrations in the capital London and across the entire south east of England.
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Vaccination for Palestinians in limbo as Israel indulges in COVID shots
Dec 20, 2020 05:29The Israeli regime has begun vaccinating as many as 60,000 people against the new coronavirus on a daily basis, excluding millions of Palestinians living under occupation.
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Iran expands new COVID-19 cash handouts to 10 million more people
Dec 20, 2020 03:28The Iranian government says new COVID-19 cash handouts will be available to an extra 10 million people as it intensifies efforts to mitigate the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US deaths from COVID top 3,000 for third straight day
Dec 19, 2020 00:19US deaths from the new coronavirus have topped 3,000 for a third straight day, with a record number of new infections on Thursday.
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California governor issues regional lockdown plans as ICUs near capacity
Dec 18, 2020 08:50United States California’s governor on Thursday announced plans to impose COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on a regional basis, with tougher social and economic restrictions to be triggered when intensive care units near maximum capacity at a region’s hospitals.
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US weekly jobless claims at three-month high as COVID-19 restrictions bite
Dec 18, 2020 02:03The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week as a relentless wave of new COVID-19 infections hobbled business operations, offering more evidence that the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession was faltering.
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EU finance ministers pin all hope on COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 17, 2020 10:37Thousands of businesses across the EU have closed their doors permanently due to the impact of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 deaths in Iran surpass 53,000
Dec 17, 2020 10:18The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran has exceeded 53,000, the Health Ministry said.
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US health workers experience serious allergic reaction to Pfizer's COVID vaccine
Dec 17, 2020 09:53Two US healthcare workers have developed serious allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, at a same hospital in Alaska, as thousands of doses of the vaccine is being sent to all US states.
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Nearly 8 million Americans fell into poverty since June: Study
Dec 17, 2020 06:21The coronavirus pandemic in the United States and dwindling federal support have made nearly 8 million Americans poor since June, a study shows.