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Biden urges US states to offer residents $100 to get COVID jabs
Date: 2021-07-29 21:38:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:115 - ID:9084990
WASHINGTON, July 29 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is urging states and localities to offer residents $100 to get COVID-19 shots, Sky News reported. In a statement, the Treasury said that such incentives are an allowable use of funds from the ....
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Blinken: We are determined that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapon
Date: 2021-07-29 21:08:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:110 - ID:9084949
WASHINGTON, July 29 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the US administration is determined that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon. In exclusive remarks to Sky News Arabia, Blinken pointed out that nuclear ....
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Cuba rejects statement by European Union high representative on disturbances
Date: 2021-07-29 20:54:52 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:108 - ID:9084974
HAVANA, July 29 (MENA) - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday rejected statements by the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, on the disturbances reported in the country on July 11, Prensa Latina ....
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EU pledges euros 1.7 bn to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
Date: 2021-07-29 19:30:57 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:98 - ID:9084830
BRUSSELS, July 29 (MENA) - The European Union and its Member States, as Team Europe, pledged €1.7 billion to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to help transform education systems for more than one billion girls and boys in up to 90 ....
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IsDB pledges to pay out $250m to enhance education in 37 OIC member states
Date: 2021-07-29 16:21:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:85 - ID:9084582
CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Bandar Hajjar said on Thursday his bank seeks to develop a blended financing mechanism to mobilize funds worth $400 million from development partners. According to a press ....
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Russia reports 799 new deaths
Date: 2021-07-29 10:11:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:9083860
MOSCOW, July 29 (MENA) - Russia reported 799 coronavirus deaths Thursday, tying the national record of pandemic-related fatalities for the third time in less than a month. Russia’s Covid-19 task force previously reported 799 deaths on July 16 and ....
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Tokyo records 3,865 new infections
Date: 2021-07-29 09:19:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:9083734
TOKYO, July 28 (MENA) - Newly reported coronavirus cases in Tokyo surged to a record high of 3,865 on Thursday, the metropolitan government announced as quoted by kyodo news agency. On Wednesday, the Olympic host city registered 3,177 new ....
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Israel reports 2,165 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-07-29 09:02:19 GMT - Israel - World - SN:25 - ID:9083596
GAZA CITY, July 29 (MENA) - There were 2,165 new coronavirus cases in Israel over the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced Thursday morning, bringing the caseload to 868,045. The Health Ministry dashboard reported that 2.35% of the tests ....
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Japan faces unprecedented COVID-19 risk, top adviser warns as cases surge
Date: 2021-07-29 07:58:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9083522
TOKYO, July 29 (MENA) - Japan faces its most serious situation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the country’s top medical adviser warned on Thursday, urging the government to send a “clearer, stronger message” about growing risks including to the ....
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Tokyo Olympics see 24 more COVID cases, highest daily count
Date: 2021-07-29 07:48:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9083427
TOKYO, July 29 (MENA) - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday reported 24 more COVID-19 cases associated with the games, the highest daily count since infections began being compiled from the start of this month, the Japanese news ....
