FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 278.27 million, death toll at 5,689,370
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Russia blocks website of OVD-Info protest-monitoring group
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Japan's Kyoto, Fukuoka prefectures find new Omicron cases
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Japan's Fukuoka finds Omicron case in possible community transmission, governor says
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Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries, says only 'trainers' present
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Russia blocks website of OVD-Info protest-monitoring group - Interfax
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More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine -Interfax
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China's COVID-hit Xian city reports rise in infections
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Internet service disrupted in Sudan's Khartoum ahead of protest - witness
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Japan's Kyoto prefecture finds four Omicron cases - Kyodo
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