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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that England will enter a national lockdown from midnight, the third of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic began in the country.
Boris Johnson

UK PM imposes new coronavirus lockdown on England

Scottish First Minister also announced that Scotland would enter a new lockdown…

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Xinhua
France’s giant curfew-busting rave ends after 2 days
coronavirus

France’s giant curfew-busting rave ends after 2 days

A French prosecutor has said that police detained seven people including two…

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Daily News Egypt
Larry King, a talk show host and former CNN interviewer, was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to CNN.
COVID-19

US talk show host Larry King hospitalized with COVID-19: report

King hosted CNN's "Larry King Live" for over two and a half…

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Boris Johnson
coronavirus

UK pledges urgent aid for families hit by COVID-19, hunger

Around the world, the UK is releasing new emergency aid worth £47m…

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Daily News Egypt
UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution encouraging member states to engage more actively with its committee overseeing sanctions on individuals and groups related to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) and Al-Qaida
Al-Qaida

UN Security Council calls for more active engagement against terrorism

UN Security Council adopted a resolution encouraging member states to engage with…

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Xinhua
Coronavirus in Britain: Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2020 shows a man walking along the Waterloo Bridge backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
Britain

Coronavirus in Britain: Over 50,000 cases recorded overnight for first time

Another 414 have died within 28 days of a positive test, bringing…

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Xinhua
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. allergic reactions
coronavirus

US researchers investigating Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine allergic reactions

Meanwhile, Pfizer said in a statement that it "will closely monitor all…

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Xinhua
The British military forces will remotely support mass testing of secondary school students in England and be on standby to provide in-person support at short notice if needed, the British Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.
coronavirus

British military to support mass COVID-19 testing in England’s schools

The military has previously helped organise COVID-19 mass testing in Liverpool, and…

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Xinhua
The United States started on Monday to administer the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to people in long-term care facilities (LTCF), who have been hit hard by the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.
coronavirus

US rolls out COVID-19 vaccines at long-term care facilities

Since the rolling out of two COVID-19 vaccines nationwide earlier this month,…

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Xinhua
The US dollar fell modestly in late trading on Monday as market participants followed updates on a US coronavirus aid package. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.01 percent at 90.3400.
currencies

US dollar inches down as Trump signs coronavirus relief package

US dollar bought 103.83 Japanese yen, higher than 103.57 Japanese yen of…

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