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Delta variant is 'Covid-19 on steroids,' expert says, with cases increasing in nearly half of US states
Date: 2021-07-08 20:47:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:123 - ID:9051992
CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in Covid-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data shows, as health experts and the federal government keep pressing for more people to get vaccinated, ....
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma begins jail term after handing himself over to police
Date: 2021-07-08 20:46:46 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:122 - ID:9051828
JOHANNESBURG, July 8 (MENA) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police late Wednesday, authorities said, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court, CNN reported. The move ended days of intense ....
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Italy reports 1,394 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
Date: 2021-07-08 18:44:17 GMT - Italy - World - SN:104 - ID:9051827
ROME, July 8 (MENA) - The Italian Health Ministry announced on Thursday that 13 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the country over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, 1,394 new infections were registered in the same period. Italy's death ....
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Austria condemns murder of Haitian president
Date: 2021-07-08 14:21:21 GMT - Austria - World - SN:66 - ID:9050637
VIENNA, July 8 (MENA) - Austria has strongly condemned the assasination of President Jovenel Moise of Haiti and called for renouncing political violence and launching effective initiatives to engage political forces in the country in a national ....
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5,484 new cases, 191 deaths of COVID-19 recorded in Philippines
Date: 2021-07-08 10:43:23 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:46 - ID:9050614
MANILA, July 8 (MENA) - The Department of Health in Philippines said on Thursday that 5,484 new coronavirus cases and 191 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The new cases brought the total number of infections to 1,455,585, and total ....
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Russia confirms 24,818 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-07-08 09:10:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9050569
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - Russia recorded 24,818 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 5,707,452 the federal response center said on Thursday. "Over the past day, 24,818 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian ....
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Ukraine reports 617 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-08 07:27:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:9050252
KIEV, July 8 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 617 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,239,591, Ukrinform reported. "Some 617 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 185,029,960
Date: 2021-07-08 07:24:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9050292
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the world hit 185,029,960. According to JHU, the total death cases reached 4,000,929, reported CNN. (MENA) M H K/M N E ....
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Japan likely to stage Olympics without spectators at Tokyo venues
Date: 2021-07-08 06:39:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9050236
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - Japan is expected to stage the Olympics without spectators at venues in Tokyo due to a spike in coronavirus cases, senior government officials said, roughly two weeks before the opening of the international sporting event, ....
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Kazakhstan confirms 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, total at 445,091
Date: 2021-07-08 06:36:46 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:9 - ID:9050237
NUR SULTAN, July 8 (MENA) - Kazakhstan detected 2,800 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, Kazinform reported. Some 794 new cases were recorded in Nur-Sultan, 340 in Almaty and 133 in Shymkent, 129 in Akmola region, 67 in Aktobe region, ....
