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Biden greets Muslims on Eid al-Adha
Date: 2021-07-20 07:54:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9070600
WASHINGTON, July 20 (MENA) - President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden marked the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, saying in a statement that it has "a special meaning" amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The Hill reported on ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 190mn
Date: 2021-07-20 07:16:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9070552
WASHINGTON, July 20 (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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Tokyo reports 727 new infections, under 1,000 for 1st time in 6 days
Date: 2021-07-19 22:27:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:79 - ID:9070242
TOKYO, July 19 (MENA) – The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 727 new coronavirus cases Monday, dropping below the 1,000 mark for the first time in six days amid lingering concerns of a fifth wave of the virus ahead of the Olympics, Kyodo news ....
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South Korean president decides not to visit Japan for Tokyo Olympics
Date: 2021-07-19 19:26:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:69 - ID:9070226
SEOUL, July 19 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has decided not to visit Japan this week, as no satisfactory accomplishment is expected in proposed summit talks, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday. Moon plans to send Hwang Hee, ....
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Muslim pilgrims leave Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah
Date: 2021-07-19 17:29:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:60 - ID:9070164
MECCA, July 19 (MENA) - Muslim pilgrims streamed down Mount Arafat with the sunset on Monday, heading to Muzdalifah, after carrying out the main hajj ritual by spending the whole day on Arafat. In Muzdalifah, which is located between Mina and ....
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Greece reports 1,834 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths in one day
Date: 2021-07-19 17:20:08 GMT - Greece - World - SN:59 - ID:9070157
ATHENS, July 19 (MENA) - Greek health authorities revealed Monday that as many as 1,834 new Covid-19 infections were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload in Greece to 459,146. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 12,858 after ....
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Vietnam reports 4,195 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-07-19 16:25:09 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:54 - ID:9070133
HANOI, July 19 (MENA) - Vietnam’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 4,195 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally to 58,025 infections. The ministry added that 380 people recovered from the virus over the past day, taking the ....
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IFRC launches emergency appeal to fund life-saving mission in Mediterranean
Date: 2021-07-19 16:09:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:51 - ID:9070024
GENEVA, July 19 (MENA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal of two million Swiss francs to provide life-saving assistance to people in distress in the Central Mediterranean ....
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China reports first death of human from rare Monkey B virus
Date: 2021-07-19 16:03:11 GMT - China - World - SN:50 - ID:9070102
BEIJING, July 19 (MENA) - A man in China has died after contracting a rare infectious disease from primates, known as the Monkey B virus, Chinese health officials revealed in a report Saturday. The victim, a 53-year-old veterinarian based in ....
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Malaysia: Over 14.3 million vaccine doses administered so far
Date: 2021-07-19 15:11:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:49 - ID:9069459
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (MENA) - A total of 14,347,289 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Malaysia till Sunday. So far, 13.9 percent of the Mauritanian people have been given the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines, Malaysian ....
