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Argentina approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Argentina on Sunday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm for emergency use.

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Pakistan approves CanSino COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: report

Pakistan approved China's CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Reuters reported on Friday.

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M5.3 earthquake hits east Turkey

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit eastern Turkey's Elazig City at 9:37 a.m. on Sunday at a depth of 15 kilometers, according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.

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U.S. FDA approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on an emergency basis.

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Turkish president surprised as ally calls for an early vote

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganmetwiththeleaderofthecountry'smainnationalistpartyonWednesdaytodiscusshispoliticalally'ssurprisecallforanearlyelectionthissumm

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U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing at airport in SW Japan

AU.S.militaryhelicopteronWednesdaymadeanemergencylandingatanairportinsouthwesternJapan,thedefenseministryheresaid.TheUH-1turbo-equippedutilityhelicopterapparent

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500 firefighters battle blaze in southeast Australia

AuthoritiesinNewSouthWalesissuedanemergencywarningonSundayasbushfiresspreadthroughpartsofSydney.Some500firefighterswerecalledintohelpbattletheblaze,whichbeganon

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Traffic accident in Ecuador kills at least 9, injures 56

Atleastninepeoplewerekilledand56moreinjuredwhentwopassengerbusescollidedinEcuador'scoastalprovinceofGuayaslateonSaturday,thecountry'semergencyservicessaid.Acall

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U.S. cargo plane makes emergency landing at Myanmar's airport

AU.S.cargoplanemadeanemergencylandingatMyanmar'sYangonInternationalAirportduetofirealarmfromthecontainercarrying175.7tonsofLithiumIonBatteryonWednesdayafternoon

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Apple devices make hundreds of false 911 calls from refurbishment centre

Around20falseemergencycallsadayhavebeenmadefromoneofApple’srefurbishmentcentressinceOctober–andit’snotclearhow.EmergencydispatchersinCaliforniahavefieldedinther

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Maldivian president seeks extension of state of emergency by 30 days

MaldivianPresidentAbdullaYameenonMondayrequestedtheparliamenttoextendthestateofemergencyby30moredaysasthethreattonationalsecurityhasnotdiminished,hisofficesaidi

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Hawaii false alert puts credibility under fire

Hawaiihastakenemergencypreparednessveryseriously.SoseriouslythatinDecember,thestatestartedtestingitsnuclearwarningsirensystemaimedatalertingresidentstoanimpendi

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US apologises to Japan over repeat accidents

JapansaystheUShasapologisedforaseriesofrecentaccidentsonitsterritoryinvolvingAmericanmilitaryequipment.TheincidentsonthesouthernislandofOkinawaincludedtheemerge

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Over 170 killed in clashes in South Sudan

Over170peoplehavebeenkilledininter-clanclashesinSouthSudanoverthepastweek,promptingthegovernmenttodeclareastateofemergencyandcallinthearmy."Rightnow,frombothsid

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Cyclone leaves 20 dead, over 1,700 houses damaged in Indonesia

TheIndonesiandisastermanagementagencyreportedonFridaythat20peopleweredeadand1,709housesweredestroyedaftercyclonefromtheIndianOceantriggeredlandslides,floodsandw

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Delhi smog: Emergency anti-pollution measures lifted

India'scapitalDelhihasliftedseveralemergencymeasuresdesignedtocombatairpollution,daysafterdoctorsdeclareda"medicalemergency".Pollutionlevelsreached30timestheWor

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California declares 5 more counties in state of emergency

CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownMondayeveningissuedanemergencyorderforfivemorecountiesaffectedbywildfireseruptedSundaynightorMondaymorning.Theproclamationreleasedby