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Canada to donate almost 18 million surplus AstraZeneca doses
Date: 2021-07-12 19:59:27 GMT - Canada - World - SN:103 - ID:9058580
OTTAWA, July 12 (MENA) – Canada is donating 17.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to help inoculate people in low- and middle-income countries, CBC reported. International Development Minister Karina Gould and Procurement ....
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Thailand to mix Sinovac, Astrazeneca shots as concerns over Chinese vaccine escalate
Date: 2021-07-12 18:37:26 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:100 - ID:9058530
BANGKOK, July 12 (MENA) - Thailand will use AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a second dose for those who received a first dose of China’s Sinovac shot after hundreds of fully vaccinated medical workers caught the disease, the country’s health ....
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Italy reports 888 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
Date: 2021-07-12 18:37:12 GMT - Italy - World - SN:99 - ID:9058531
ROME, July 12 (MENA) - The Italian Health Ministry announced on Monday that 13 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the country over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, 888 new infections were registered in the same period. Italy's death toll ....
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UK reports over 34,000 new coronavirus cases, only 6 deaths
Date: 2021-07-12 16:30:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9058404
LONDON, July 12 (MENA) - The UK has reported 34,471 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24-hour, according to government data. Other six coronavirus-related deaths were also recorded in the same period. The new figures take the country's tally of ....
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UN: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
Date: 2021-07-12 16:28:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:86 - ID:9058405
GENEVA, July 12 (MENA) - There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said in a report on Monday – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. The report is jointly published by the Food and Agriculture ....
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UNODC chief hails OIC's Organization for Women's Development
Date: 2021-07-12 16:11:22 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:77 - ID:9058000
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly hailed the Organization for Women's Development of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), saying it sends a strong message about ....
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Iran reports 20,829 fresh Covid-19 infections
Date: 2021-07-12 13:09:12 GMT - Iran - World - SN:47 - ID:9057881
TEHRAN, July 12 (MENA) - The Iranian health ministry announced on Monday that 20,829 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 182 patients have passed away in the same period of ....
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Spread of Delta variant casts shadow over Europe’s economic rebound
Date: 2021-07-12 08:55:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:9057229
LONDON, July 12 (MENA) - The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant is causing economists to worry that Europe’s brightening economic outlook risks being undermined by rising infection levels and the reintroduction of travel and social ....
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Bulgaria reports 16 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-12 08:44:49 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:25 - ID:9057174
SOFIA, July 12 (MENA) - Sixteen new cases of coronavirus have been registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria. No one died, according to data from the Unified Information Portal. New infections were identified by 5,989 tests (less than 0.27% ....
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US National Security Advisor warns Cuba against using violence during protests
Date: 2021-07-12 08:02:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9057108
WASHINGTON, July 12 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is warning Cuba against using force amid protests in the country, Goa Chronicle reported. On Sunday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for his supporters to take to ....