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AFCON 2021
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News
1/6/2022 2:46:11 PM
The African Cup of Nations will finally open in Cameroon on Sunday, three years later than planned and after two delays.
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Sports
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Omni sports
1/5/2022 11:24:15 AM
China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi'an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the past two weeks that has tested the city's ability to provide supplies for those confined to their homes.
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World
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International
1/5/2022 9:45:00 AM
France reported a record-smashing 271,686 daily virus cases Tuesday as Omicron infections race across the country, burdening hospital staff and threatening to disrupt transport, schools, and other services.
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World
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International
1/3/2022 11:17:30 PM
Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person classes amid a seemingly growing sense that Americans will have to learn to co-exist with the virus.
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World
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International
1/3/2022 8:26:40 PM
Dutch schools will reopen next week as planned after a longer than usual Christmas holiday, the government announced Monday, despite rising infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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World
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International
1/2/2022 10:54:34 AM
France announced an easing of Covid restrictions from Monday and Britain's health minister said curbs were an "absolute last resort", as governments face tough choices between controlling the virus and keeping economies open.
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AFCON 2021
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News
1/1/2022 9:47:29 PM
An African Cup of Nations warmup game between defending champion Algeria and Gambia was called off hours before kick-off in Qatar on Saturday after several Gambia soccer players tested positive for the coronavirus.
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World
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International
1/1/2022 3:14:49 PM
With COVID-19 cases surging just as students are about to return from winter break, dozens of U.S. colleges are moving classes online again for at least the first week or so of the semester, and some warn it could stretch longer if the wave of infection doesn't subside soon.
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World
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International
12/31/2021 5:17:15 PM
New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the first time.
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World
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International
12/31/2021 2:51:47 PM
New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned despite record numbers of COVID-19 infections in the city and around the nation, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
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World
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International
12/30/2021 8:22:13 PM
England is building temporary hospitals to deal with a potential overspill of inpatients as surging virus cases put the country's health service on a "war footing", officials said Thursday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
12/29/2021 1:43:00 PM
Egypt’s economy has done well during another year of Covid-19, but with rising global inflation and the new Omicron variant of the virus, the challenges are not yet over.
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World
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International
12/26/2021 3:40:13 PM
France has recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time since the pandemic struck, and COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past month as the fast-spreading omicron variant complicates the government's efforts to stave off a new lockdown.
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World
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International
12/26/2021 11:47:10 AM
Australia's most populous state reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while thousands of people were isolating at home after contracting the virus or coming into contact with someone who has.
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World
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Region
12/25/2021 2:41:52 PM
The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight Christmas Eve under the shadow of the coronavirus -- with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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World
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International
12/23/2021 12:02:16 PM
Germany's health minister said Thursday that he expects a surge in coronavirus cases around New Year's, and people will likely need a fourth vaccine shot to maintain the best immune response against COVID-19.
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Sports
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World
12/23/2021 10:38:42 AM
Karim Benzema struck two quick goals to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday in a Spanish league game missing several players because of coronavirus infections.
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World
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International
12/22/2021 7:52:44 PM
US health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.
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World
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International
12/21/2021 12:17:39 PM
A major New year celebration in London will be cancelled, the British capital's mayor said on Monday, as worries mount over a surge in virus cases sparked by the Omicron variant.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
12/20/2021 6:18:06 PM
Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($357.1 million) and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ ($257.7 million).
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