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"False narrative" to think COVID vaccine obsolete if Merck drug approved: Biden’s adviser
Date: 2021-10-03 20:31:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9199779
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - Chief Medical Adviser to US President Joe Biden Anthony Fauci said it is a "false narrative" to think that the coronavirus vaccines would become unnecessary if an antiviral drug announced by Merck receives federal ....
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Milan plane crash: Eight people killed as aircraft smashes into building
Date: 2021-10-03 17:39:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:76 - ID:9199633
MILAN, Oct 3 (MENA) - A private passenger plane crashed into an office building killing everyone on board, in a horrifying incident near Milan this afternoon, The Mirror reported. Eight people, including a child, died as the small aircraft ....
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Explosion occurs near Kabul mosque, casualties reported
Date: 2021-10-03 17:17:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:74 - ID:9199609
KABUL, Oct 3 (MENA) - An explosion occurred near the gate of Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on Sunday afternoon, Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister for culture and information ministry, told Tolo news. The explosion happened among a crowd of people ....
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Biden on track to beat Trump's record for fewest resettled refugees
Date: 2021-10-03 15:15:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9199197
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - The Joe Biden administration is on track to resettle the lowest number of refugees in the history of the program despite big promises it would revamp a system decimated under former President Donald Trump. The ....
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New Zealand widens Covid lockdown as Delta spreads outside Auckland
Date: 2021-10-03 10:46:07 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:36 - ID:9198734
WILLINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - New Zealand’s Delta Covid variant outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, prompting the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, to put additional regions into a snap lockdown, reported The Guardian. There were 32 new coronavirus ....
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Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated, mourns death of 700,000 from Covid-19
Date: 2021-10-03 10:37:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9198732
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated and mourned the painful milestone of 700,000 American deaths due to COVID-19. In a statement released by the White House on Saturday night, Biden said: "we must ....
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Kishida to take office as Japan prime minister Monday
Date: 2021-10-03 08:09:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9198453
TOKYO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will take office as prime minister on Monday and form his Cabinet, tasked with keeping Covid-19 under control while reviving a battered economy, Kyodo ....
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New Zealand imposes snap lockdown on some regions to curb coronavirus
Date: 2021-10-03 07:56:04 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:17 - ID:9198427
WELLINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional regions into a snap lockdown. There were 32 new coronavirus cases on ....
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Pakistani PM, Tajik president exchange views on Afghanistan
Date: 2021-10-03 06:50:47 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:9198388
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on Saturday and exchanged views on the follow-up to the talks held in Dushanbe last month. The Prime Minister ....
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Women take to streets across US to protest Texas abortion law
Date: 2021-10-03 06:25:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9198373
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - Thousands of women across the country took part in a series of 660 marches to protest against the state's most restrictive abortion law, The Daily Mail reported. A crowd of more than 1,000 protesters gathered at the ....
