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  • Germany reports 842 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-20 06:35:53 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:9019339

    BERLIN, June 20 (MENA) - Germany registered 842 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number to to 3,721,981, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. The death toll rose by 16 to 90,385, the tally ....

  • Brazil surpasses half a million deaths from COVID-19

    Date: 2021-06-20 05:57:52 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:6 - ID:9019311

    BRASILIA, June 20 (MENA) - Brazil surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, registering 2,301 new deaths in the past 24 hours. The country recorded an additional 82,288 cases of coronavirus on Saturday, with ....

  • Uganda Olympic athlete arriving in Tokyo tests positive for coronavirus

    Date: 2021-06-20 05:53:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9019314

    TOKYO, June 20 (MENA) - A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Games, due to open in five weeks, Kyodo news agency ....

  • South Korea reports 429 new infections

    Date: 2021-06-20 05:33:01 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:9019295

    SEOUL, June 20 (MENA) - South Korea reported 429 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with the coronavirus death toll surpassing 2,000. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Sunday that the new infections raised the country's ....

  • The American West is drying out, things will get ugly – Reports say

    Date: 2021-06-19 22:27:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9019233

    WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) – The incredible pictures of a depleted Lake Mead, on the California-Nevada border, illustrate the effects of drought brought on by climate change, CNN warned. Later this year, the US government will almost certainly ....

  • Delta variant will likely become dominant Covid-19 strain in US, CDC chief says

    Date: 2021-06-19 20:16:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:9019116

    WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain in the United States, and it's further reason why people need to ramp up the vaccination pace, said the director of the US Centers for Disease ....

  • Putin calls for focusing on efforts to reverse negative trend in demography

    Date: 2021-06-19 19:15:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9019061

    MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian authorities must focus on efforts aimed at reversing the complex situation in demography, TASS reported. "The situation in the demographic sphere is complex. At some ....

  • Russia developing new anti-tank missiles for US M1 Abrams

    Date: 2021-06-19 15:58:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:9018507

    MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - A new generation of anti-tank missiles capable of destroying the US M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is currently under development in Russia, RT reported. Loaded into RPG launchers, the new missiles are 30% more powerful ....

  • EIB approves EUR 4.1 billion financing for renewable energy

    Date: 2021-06-19 15:50:31 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:48 - ID:9018679

    BRUSSELS, June 19 (MENA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Saturday approved EUR 4.1 billion of new financing to accelerate renewable energy investment, support COVID-19 economic resilience by backing private sector investment, improve ....

  • Iran registers 6,448 new coronavirus infections, 108 fatalities

    Date: 2021-06-19 13:16:47 GMT - Iran - World - SN:36 - ID:9018343

    TEHRAN, June 19 (MENA) - Iran registered 6,448 new coronavirus cases and 108 new deaths within the past 24 hours, IRNA reported Saturday quoting a Health Ministry statement. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country reached 3,086,974 ....

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