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Nov 28, 2021
Ottawa (Canada), November 28: Canada's Quebec province reported 1,171 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, over 1,000 new cases for the second day in a row, according to the provincial government.
Daily cases drop below 4,000; deaths, critical cases hit record highs
Chile reports over 2,000 new daily COVID-19 cases
Egypt suspends direct flights with southern African countries over new COVID-19 variant
Roundup: U.S. scrambles to take actions over Omicron variant's chilling effect
UN chief follows unrest in Solomon Islands with concern
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WTO postpones MC12 due to new COVID-19 variant surge, travel restrictions
Geneva (Switzerland), November 28: The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced early Saturday morning the postponement of its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) due to the surge...
UN chief welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan-Russia meeting over Nagorno-Karabakh
United Nations, November 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the trilateral meeting between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia over the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh...
Colombia extends health emergency until end of February 2022
Bogota (Colombia), November 28: Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Saturday that the national COVID-19 health emergency will be extended until Feb. 28, 2022.
EU countries tighten travel rules over new COVID-19 variant concerns
Brussels (Belgium), November 28: A slew of European countries have restricted travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant.
Australian states tighten borders, testing for Omicron variant
Sydney (Australia), November 28: The Australian states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, as two major entry ports of the country, have introduced 72-hour...
Turkey confirms 23,759 daily COVID-19 cases
Ankara (Turkey), November 28: Turkey on Saturday reported 23,759 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,724,400, according to its health ministry.
Israel bans entry of foreigners due to new COVID-19 variant
Jerusalem (Israel), November 28: The Israeli government decided on Sunday to ban the entry of foreign nationals into the country in an attempt to stop...
Stuttgart see off Mainz 2-1 in Bundesliga
Nov 27, 2021
Berlin (Germany) Nov 27: Stuttgart returned to winning ways and extend Mainz' winless run to three straight games after goals from Hiroki Ito and Borna...
U.S. stocks see heavy losses on concern over new COVID-19 variant
New York (USA) Nov 27: U.S. stocks plunged on Friday due to widespread concern over a new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa.
Brussels (Belgium) Nov 27: A slew of European countries have restricted travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the new COVID-19 variant.
Merck pill under review as U.S. alerted over rising cases, new variant of COVID-19
U.S. to restrict travel from southern Africa amid emergence of new COVID variant
EU to lift authorization requirement for vaccine exports
52 killed in Russian mine accident
Chinese FM meets with Danish FM
Hong Kong to implement most stringent boarding, quarantine requirements for 8 S. Africa countries
China's online charity donations surpass 8 bln yuan in 2020
Mainland urges U.S. lawmakers to cease instigating "Taiwan independence"
Xi, Putin send congratulations to closing ceremony of China-Russia Year of Scientific and Technological Innovation
S. Korea launches 'early warning system' on supply chains of 4,000 key industry items
Nov 26, 2021
