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Tokyo Olympics see 21 more COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-07-31 07:00:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9086491
TOKYO, July 31 (MENA) - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Saturday reported 21 more COVID-19 cases related to the games, none of them athletes, amid surging infections in the capital and some other parts of Japan, Kyodo News Agency ....
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EU adopts framework for sanctions on Lebanon to aid formation of a government
Date: 2021-07-30 20:44:43 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:82 - ID:9086360
BRUSSELS, July 30 (MENA) - The European Union said on Friday it had adopted a legal framework for a sanctions regime targeting Lebanese individuals and entities after a year of crisis that has left Lebanon facing financial collapse, hyperinflation ....
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US vice president to travel to Vietnam, Singapore in August
Date: 2021-07-30 19:32:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:9086242
WASHINGTON, July 30 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel next month to Singapore and Vietnam, her second international trip as vice president and her first to the Indo-Pacific, the Hill reported. Harris will meet with government ....
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2,845 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported in Greece
Date: 2021-07-30 18:45:38 GMT - Greece - World - SN:72 - ID:9086247
ATHENS, July 24 (MENA) – Greek health authorities announced 2,845 new cases of the coronavirus for the past 24-hour period, as well as 12 deaths, Ekathimerini reported Friday. The number of patients on ventilators was 165 early Friday afternoon, ....
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Russian army purchases 1st batch of S-500 missile air defense systems
Date: 2021-07-30 18:41:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:9086244
MOSCOW, July 30 (MENA) - The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Almaz-Antey for the supply of more than ten Prometey systems to the Aerospace Forces, Russia Today reported Friday. Deliveries will begin in the first half of ....
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CDC says Delta Variant 'as contagious as Chickenpox'
Date: 2021-07-30 18:40:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:9086174
WASHINGTON, July 30 (MENA) - The Delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe disease than all other known versions of the virus, according to an internal ....
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Canada calls for ceasing military action in Ethiopia's Tigray
Date: 2021-07-30 17:53:32 GMT - Canada - World - SN:67 - ID:9086114
OTTAWA, July 30 (MENA) - The Canadian government called on the Ethiopian government and the People's Liberation Front to cease military action in and around Tigray region and engage in dialogue with all national parties and regional partners to ....
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WHO: Global COVID-19 case total likely to pass 200 million in next 2 weeks
Date: 2021-07-30 17:26:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:65 - ID:9086156
GENEVA, July 30 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases globally is likely to pass 200 million in the next two weeks, said Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom. "Almost 4 million cases were reported to WHO last week, and ....
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Japan approves domestic use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2021-07-30 17:10:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:64 - ID:9086147
TOKYO, July 30 (MENA) - A health ministry panel on Friday approved AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine for people age 40 and over, with Japan aiming to accelerate its rollout of shots amid a dearth of supplies among some local governments and a surge ....
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Japan expands COVID-19 state of emergency till August
Date: 2021-07-30 15:23:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:56 - ID:9085973
TOKYO, July 30 (MENA) - Japan's coronavirus state of emergency has been extended and expanded to include three of Tokyo's neighboring prefectures and Osaka, according to the NHK. Speaking to a news conference on Friday night, Japanese Prime ....
