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S. Korea's new virus cases in 500s for 3rd day amid vaccination push
Date: 2021-06-18 09:06:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:9016473
SEOUL, June 18 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 500s for the third consecutive day on Friday as health authorities are set to finalize revamped social distancing rules set to be in place from next month amid an ....
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India reports 62,480 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
Date: 2021-06-18 08:19:04 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:9016430
NEW DELHI, June 18 (MENA) - India reported 62,480 daily new COVID-19 cases, pushing the country's total tally to 29,762,793, Times of India newspaper quoted the Union health ministry as saying on Friday. With 1,587 new death cases, India's death ....
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Brazil registers 74,042 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-06-18 08:07:51 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:12 - ID:9016428
BRASILIA, June 18 (MENA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 74,042 to reach 17,702,630 within the past 24 hours, the National Ministry of Health said Friday. According to the ministry, the death toll has risen by ....
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Kazakhstan records 1,174 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-06-18 07:59:44 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:11 - ID:9016429
NUR-SULTAN, June 18 (MENA) - Kazakhstan reported 1,174 cases of the coronavirus infection, raising the total number of infections to 405,209. The health authorities said on Friday that eight people died of coronavirus, bringing the death toll to ....
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Japan defense chief seeks greater EU military presence in Asia
Date: 2021-06-17 23:03:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:100 - ID:9016263
TOKYO, June 17 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told a European Parliament subcommittee Thursday he expects EU member states to "visibly increase their military presence" in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is boosting its clout, ....
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US deputy secretary meets German state secretary Berger
Date: 2021-06-17 23:02:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9016265
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with German State Secretary Miguel Berger Thursday in Washington, spokesperson for the Department of State Ned Price said. Sherman and Berger emphasized the importance ....
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US, Brazil discuss reinforcing bilateral ties
Date: 2021-06-17 23:02:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:98 - ID:9016262
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Thursday with Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos França, where they underscored their commitment to building a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries based on ....
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White House considering talks between Biden and China's Xi
Date: 2021-06-17 23:02:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:9016264
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - The White House will consider arranging talks between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the two countries spar over issues including human rights, a US official says. Biden's national ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus infections exceeds 177 million worldwide
Date: 2021-06-17 09:50:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9014995
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - As many as 177,048,031 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 3,833,183 have died from the virus ....
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India records over 67,000 Covid-19 cases, active caseload lowest in 71 days
Date: 2021-06-17 09:10:01 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:9014831
NEW DELHI, June 17 (MENA) - India recorded 67,208 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall coronavirus tally to 2,97,00,313, showed data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday morning, India Today ....