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Sharjah Police record no deaths during N-Day holidays, receive over 20,000 calls
The operations room of the Sharjah Police’s Traffic and Patrol Department did receive about 20,282 calls during National Day holidays.
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UAE announces 1,214 new coronavirus cases and 3 deaths
In a statement the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment.
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Mohamed Bin Zayed among top leaders who changed the world in 2020
Bloomberg described Sheikh Mohamed as the peacemaker in the Middle East, after he revolutionized the geopolitics by announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel for the first time in the region, after the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty, 26 years ago.
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Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
The task force said the Russian-made vaccine would first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they ran the highest risk of exposure to the disease.
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WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine roll-out approaches
The word of caution comes as the United States clocked a record number of Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, with the country preparing for what US President-elect Joe Biden has called a “dark winter.”
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Trump orders withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
The United States has about 700 troops in Somalia focused on helping local forces defeat the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency. The mission has received little attention in the United States, but has been considered a cornerstone
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Nearly 30 people rescued from human smuggling operation in Texas
The smuggling operation was discovered on Thursday evening after one of the men who was being kept inside the home escaped and was seen running down a residential street in his underwear, yelling that he had been kidnapped,
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Punjabi singer Mika Singh slams Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for comments on women protester
Mika Singh, who previously supported Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut during the demolition of her office, shared his disappointment regarding the actress’s latest comments on a woman protester in the ongoing farmer's agitation
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Joe Biden says inaugural ceremony will be by and large virtual
Biden said Trump's attendance was "important in a sense that we are able to demonstrate at the end of this chaos — that he's created — that there is a peaceful transfer of power."
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US ends exchange programmes with China, calling them ‘propaganda’
The US Congress passed legislation on Wednesday that would force Chinese firms to delist from US exchanges unless they abide by US accounting rules. It is expected soon to be signed into law by US President Donald Trump.
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AM Polo team beat Green Gates in thriller to clinch UAE National Day Cup
The qualifying matches resulted into a subsidiary final between Mahra Polo and Ankora Polo; and AM Polo faced Green Gates Polo team in the final match.
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Bahrain becomes second country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
"The approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will add a further important layer to the kingdom's national COVID-19 response," said Mariam Al Jalahma, CEO of the National Health Regulatory Authority...
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