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UN condemns attacks on polio workers in Nangarhar
Date: 2021-06-15 21:58:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:93 - ID:9012466
KABUL, June 15 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) strongly condemned attacks on polio health workers in eastern Nangarhar province, Pajhwok news agency reported Tuesday. "The delivery of health care is impartial and any attack against health ....
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UK PM Johnson delays full easing of lockdown restrictions by four weeks
Date: 2021-06-15 08:45:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:18 - ID:9010904
LONDON, June 15 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed lifting England's remaining COVID-19 restrictions until July 19, Euronews reported. Johnson said if the government were to lift restrictions on June 21, as first planned, ....
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WHO warns virus moving quicker than Covid-19 vaccines after G-7 doses pledge
Date: 2021-06-15 07:48:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:15 - ID:9010793
GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - The WHO warned Monday (June 14) that Covid-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G-7's vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough, The Straits Times reported. Global health ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases in US hit 33,474,758
Date: 2021-06-15 07:45:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9010785
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - Coronavirus infections in the US hit 33,474,758 cases, said Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Tuesday. JHU added that the total death cases in the US hit 599,945, according to CNN. The largest number of infections ....
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Russia-US relations close to critical, summit to help reach understanding — Kremlin
Date: 2021-06-15 07:44:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9010805
MOSCOW, June 15 (MENA) - The state of Russia-US relations is close to critical, and the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Joe Biden in Geneva should help them reach understanding on some issues, TASS reported Tuesday ....
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Germany reports 652 new Covid cases
Date: 2021-06-15 06:59:59 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:9010768
BERLIN, June 15 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus disease infections in Germany increased by 652 to 3,716,170. The reported deaths from the virus increased by 93 to 89,937, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious ....
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Pakistan condemns Houthi drone attacks on Saudi Arabia
Date: 2021-06-14 22:36:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:96 - ID:9010570
ISLAMABAD, June 14 (MENA) – Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the recent drone attacks launched by Yemen's Houthis towards the Aseer region in Saudi Arabia last week. "These attacks not only violate the territorial integrity of the kingdom but ....
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Afghanistan reports 1,804 new COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-06-14 22:10:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:9010538
KABUL, June 14 (MENA) - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health reported Monday 1,804 new positive cases of COVID -19 over the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 93,272. The ministry also announced coronavirus-related 71 deaths over ....
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Pfizer, Astra shots keep Delta patients out of hospitals
Date: 2021-06-14 22:10:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:9010559
LONDON, June 14 (MENA) – Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc are highly effective after two doses at preventing hospitalization of those infected with the delta variant, underscoring the urgency in getting people fully protected, ....
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Top Republican proposes leaving 1,000 US troops in Afghanistan into next year
Date: 2021-06-14 22:10:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:9010563
WASHINGTON, June 14 (MENA) - The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is proposing that the Biden administration leave 1,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to prevent a security vacuum after this year’s planned withdrawal, The Hill ....