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  • WHO urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

    Date: 2021-06-04 20:12:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:8993102

    GENEVA, June 4 (MENA) - Some two billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health ....

  • US announces more than $266 million in new Afghanistan aid

    Date: 2021-06-04 19:36:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:8993117

    WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) – The United States on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as part of what it called an enduring US commitment to the war-torn country, the US News reported. The announcement ....

  • Fears of side-effects fuel reluctance to get Covid jabs, survey finds

    Date: 2021-06-04 17:42:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:55 - ID:8993045

    LONDON, June 4 (MENA) - Most people who are reluctant to be vaccinated against Covid-19 are worried about side-effects and whether the vaccines have been adequately tested, a survey in 15 countries has shown. Other reasons cited in the survey of ....

  • US business interested in operations in Russia, unwilling to lose positions, says Putin

    Date: 2021-06-04 17:29:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:8993031

    MOSCOW, June 4 (MENA) - American business is interested in operations in Russia and unwilling to lose its positions, TASS quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on ....

  • Greece confirms 1,112 new Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-04 16:58:47 GMT - Greece - World - SN:51 - ID:8992978

    ATHENS, June 4 (MENA) – The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Greece went up to 34, with the overall fatalities rising to 12,218, according to the daily bulletin of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY). An easing was also confirmed ....

  • Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepts US military plane over Barents Sea

    Date: 2021-06-04 16:45:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:8992966

    MOSCOW, June 4 (MENA) - An MiG-31 fighter intercepted a US Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet’s press office reported on Friday. On June 4, Russian radars detected an aerial target over the ....

  • Afghanistan reports 1,310 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-06-04 11:07:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8992289

    KABUL, June 4 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,310 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,811 samples conducted in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 77,963. The ministry also reported 36 deaths and 55 ....

  • Russia confirms 8,947 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-04 09:43:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:8992241

    MOSCOW, June 4 (MENA) - Russia confirmed 8,947 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total case tally to 5,108,129, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday. Meanwhile, Russia documented 377 deaths from COVID-19 in the ....

  • Philippines reports 7,450 new coronavirus cases, 181 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-04 09:33:54 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:8992227

    MANILA, June 4 (MENA) - The Philippines reported on Saturday a daily record of 7,450 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 1,255,337, Philippine Star newspaper reported. The Department of Health announced ....

  • S.Korea registers 695 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2021-06-04 08:16:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8992098

    SEOUL, June 4 (MENA) - South Korea reported 695 more COVID-19 cases, including 674 local infections, raising the total caseload to 142,852, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. There was one additional death, raising the ....

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