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Japan confirms first cases of COVID-19 mu variant
Date: 2021-09-02 07:18:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9143381
TOKYO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Japan confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19’s mu variant, designated by the World Heath Organization as a variant of interest, in June and July during airport screenings, the Japan Times reported on Thursday, quoting the ....
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Taliban has now aerial firepower than many Nato members - paper
Date: 2021-09-01 22:55:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:127 - ID:9143215
LONDON, Sept 1 (MENA) - The Taliban have seized an air force worth tens of millions of pounds, including US-bought helicopters and attack planes, giving them more aerial firepower than many Nato members, according to the Daily Mail newspaper. ....
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1,018 new Covid cases reported
Date: 2021-09-01 21:39:32 GMT - Kenya - World - SN:121 - ID:9143190
NAIROBI, Sept 1 (MENA) - Another 1,018 people have tested positive for the coronavirus from a sample size of 9,347 in the last 24 hours, The Star reported. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said on Wednesday through a statement that from the cases, 995 are ....
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Foreign matter in Moderna COVID vaccine identified as stainless metal
Date: 2021-09-01 21:09:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:119 - ID:9143165
TOKYO, Sept 1 (MENA) - The foreign matter found in some lots of Moderna Inc.'s vaccine distributed but suspended from use in Japan was confirmed to be stainless steel that was mixed during the manufacturing process, Kyodo quoted the health ministry ....
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Malaysia reports 19,762 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-09-01 20:53:54 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:117 - ID:9143078
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 1 (MENA) - Malaysia reported 19,762 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,765,016, The Star newspaper reported Wednesday quoting the Health Ministry. According to the ministry, ....
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Italy reports 69 Covid-19 deaths, 6,503 new cases in one day
Date: 2021-09-01 18:32:26 GMT - Italy - World - SN:102 - ID:9142977
ROME, Sept 1 (MENA) – The Italian Health Ministry said Wednesday that 6,503 new Covid-19 infection cases and further 69 deaths were reported in Italy over the past 24 hours. The new figures bring the country's death toll since the onset of the ....
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Portugal reports 1,565 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths in one day
Date: 2021-09-01 16:58:07 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:92 - ID:9142882
LISBON, Sept 1 (MENA) - Portugal reported 1,565 new coronavirus cases and 17 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, Portuguese health authorities revealed Wednesday. The new figures brought the tally of infections and death toll to ....
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UK records 35,693 new cases, 207 more coronavirus-related deaths, daily figures show
Date: 2021-09-01 16:12:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9142806
LONDON, Sept (MENA) - The UK has recorded 207 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows. It is the highest daily figure since 9 March when 231 deaths were reported, Sky News channel reported. There ....
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Bangladesh reports 3,062 Covid-19 cases, 79 fatalities in one day
Date: 2021-09-01 15:24:14 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:77 - ID:9142561
DHAKA, Sept 1 (MENA) - The health authorities in Bangladesh reported on Wednesday 3,062 fresh Covid-19 cases while the virus claimed 79 lives in the South Asian country over the past 24 hours. The official tally showed that the virus has killed ....
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'War rarely goes as planned': New report tallies trillions US spent in Afghanistan, Iraq
Date: 2021-09-01 15:13:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9142554
WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (MENA) - The US government has never provided a full accounting of the costs of America’s so-called “forever wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq, USA Today newspaper reported on Wednesday. But researchers at Brown University ....