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  • Russia reports 9,289 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-29 08:47:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:8981184

    MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Russia reported 9,289 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,241 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,053,748. The government coronavirus task force said 401 people have died of ....

  • US to impose sanctions on Belarus after forced diversion of Ryanair flight

    Date: 2021-05-29 07:56:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8981075

    WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - The Biden administration announced on Friday the United States will impose sanctions on Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko forced the diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight last week to arrest a journalist on ....

  • Kazakhstan registers 1,688 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-05-29 07:22:54 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:6 - ID:8980996

    NUR-SULTAN, May 29 (MENA) - Kazakhstan confirmed 1,688 new coronavirus cases for the past day, raising the total number of infections to 383,595, AKI Press news agency reported on Saturday. Health authorities said 11 people died from the ....

  • India records over 173,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-29 07:13:51 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:8980963

    NEW DELHI, May 29 (MENA) - India recorded 173,790 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total Covid-19 infection tally to 27,729,247, the health ministry said on Saturday. This is the lowest daily Covid count in 45 ....

  • Thailand reports 4,803 more Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-29 06:37:29 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:3 - ID:8980958

    BANGKOK, May 29 (MENA) - Health authorities in Thailand reported another 4,803 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulated number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 149,779, Bangkok Post newspaper reported Saturday. The ....

  • Pakistan reports 2,455 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-29 06:36:21 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:8980954

    ISLAMABAD, May 29 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 2,455 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 916,239, The Express Tribune newspaper reported Saturday. The country's death toll climbed to 20,680 after 73 more people ....

  • Poll: Lack of trust in vaccine top reason among unvaccinated voters

    Date: 2021-05-28 21:42:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8980862

    WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - A plurality of voters who are not yet vaccinated in the US said the reason they have yet to get their shots is they don't trust the vaccine, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Thirty-seven percent of registered voters who ....

  • Greece to reopen gyms, sports facilities Monday

    Date: 2021-05-28 21:15:13 GMT - Greece - World - SN:75 - ID:8980852

    ATHENS, May 28 (MENA) - The Greek government announced on Friday the reopening of gyms and other open sports facilities as of May 31, easing further social activities as the tourist season begins, the local Kathimerini reported. Deputy Civil ....

  • Croatia to buy 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for €1 billion

    Date: 2021-05-28 20:49:01 GMT - Croatia - World - SN:74 - ID:8980805

    ZAGREB, May 28 (MENA) - Croatia has agreed to buy a batch of used fighter jets from France, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday, in a deal worth one billion euros ($1.2 billion), France 24 reported Friday. The 12 Rafale planes will ....

  • Lukashenko arrives in Russia to meet Biden

    Date: 2021-05-28 19:07:21 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:73 - ID:8980714

    MINSK, May 28 (MENA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived in Russia on a working visit, the official BelTA reported. Lukashenko is scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Speaking in the ....

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