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World Bank earmarks $490 mn for Madagascar
Date: 2021-07-21 11:27:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9072103
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The World Bank has earmarked a total of $490 million (416 million euros) to help Madagascar buy Covid vaccines and finance development projects, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. The Bank will provide a grant ....
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Russia concerned over alarming situation in Afghanistan, Kremlin says
Date: 2021-07-21 11:26:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9072031
MOSCOW, July 21 (MENA) - Moscow together with its partners from other countries is keeping a close eye on the developments in Afghanistan, where the situation is very alarming at the moment, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on ....
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14.6 pct of Malaysia's population fully vaccinated: Adham
Date: 2021-07-21 11:23:15 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:29 - ID:9072027
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (MENA) - A total of 4,769,909 individuals or 14.6 percent of the country's population have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccine until 11.59 pm last night, according to the Malaysian news agency Bernama. Health Minister ....
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France to drop face mask rules where health passport is in use
Date: 2021-07-21 10:39:50 GMT - France - World - SN:24 - ID:9071972
PARIS, July 21 (MENA) - Wearing a face mask will no longer be necessary in public places in France where a health passport is required - unless local rules dictate otherwise, The Local reported. The new mask rule is in a decree published in the ....
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Russia reports 23,704 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-21 09:33:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9071888
MOSCOW, July 21 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia increased by 23,704 on Wednesday to 6,030,240, the federal operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus told reporters. The number of deaths due to ....
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Austria reports 431 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-21 09:27:48 GMT - Austria - World - SN:21 - ID:9071869
VIENNA, July 21 (MENA) - The Austrian Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 431 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 654,745. In a statement, the ministry said that the total number of death cases ....
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JHU: Current global coronavirus cases hit 191,451,690
Date: 2021-07-21 09:05:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9071821
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 190 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed that the current global caseload ....
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Ukraine reports 655 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-21 08:56:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:9071807
KIEV, July 21 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 655 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,245,930, the Ukrainian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. According to a ministry ....
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Thailand reports 13,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-21 08:52:19 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:17 - ID:9071800
BANGKOK, July 21 (MENA) - Thailand reported 13,000 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 439,477, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. The ministry added that 105 more Covid-19-linked fatalities ....
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S. Korean president says will not visit Japan for Tokyo Olympics
Date: 2021-07-21 08:05:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:16 - ID:9071747
SEOUL, July 21 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said he will not visit Japan for the Tokyo Summer Olympics due to failure to hold a summit meeting with Japan’s prime minister that would help improve relations. Moon’s office said ....