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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....