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15 November 2021 Security News

Trump Ally Steve Bannon Surrenders to FBI After Indictment for Contempt VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- Steve Bannon, the former adviser and longtime ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities Monday in Washington after being indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress.

Britain Raises Terror Threat Level Following Taxi Explosion VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- Britain Monday raised its terror threat level from substantial to severe following an explosion Sunday in a taxi outside a hospital in the city of Liverpool, Interior Minister Priti Patel announced.
Liverpool Explosion: Three arrested under Terrorism Act after blast kills one Press TV 15 Nov 2021 -- Three men have been arrested by the UK police under the Terrorism Act following a car explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool that resulted in one death.

Pentagon to respond 'appropriately' after Oklahoma's National Guard defies vaccine mandate Press TV 15 Nov 2021 -- The Pentagon has said it would respond "appropriately" to a decision by Oklahoma's National Guard to defy a Defense Department mandate that all US troops must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Port city Dalian expected to contain current COVID-19 resurgence within two weeks Global Times 15 Nov 2021 -- Dalian, the port city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province, is seeing a decelerating upward trend in the current COVID-19 resurgence, and is expected to contain the wave in two weeks, according to the city's officials.
Over 2.389 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.389 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
China's Dalian starts citywide COVID-19 testing People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- Dalian, a port city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday started a new round of citywide nucleic acid testing to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Chinese mainland reports 32 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 32 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
Parts of northeastern China under fresh lockdown as delta variant hits Dalian Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2021 -- China placed parts of the northeastern city of Dalian under lockdown over the weekend, amid a fresh wave of cases of the delta coronavirus variant.

Britain Expands COVID-19 Booster Availability to Ages 40-49 VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- The British government Monday announced Monday an expansion of the nation's COVID-19 booster shot program to people ages 40 and up, to fight off a potential winter surge of the deadly disease.
UK records another 36,517 new coronavirus cases People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- Britain on Sunday registered 36,517 new COVID-19 infections and 63 coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total loss of lives to 142,898, according to the latest official figures.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 112.34 Cr India PIB 15 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 30,20,119 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 112.34 Cr (1,12,34,30,478) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 304 India PIB 15 Nov 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 112.91Crore(112,91,49,871) today
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 15 Nov 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 15 Nov 2021

COVID-19 kills 105 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 15 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 128,272 with 105 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan records nine imported COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 15 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan on Monday reported nine new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Stricter Emergency Epidemic Prevention Measures Taken KCNA 15 Nov 2021 -- Emergency epidemic prevention units at all levels take stricter emergency epidemic prevention steps to meet the conditions of the winter.

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