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G7 leaders promise 1 bln Covid vaccine doses for poorer nations
Date: 2021-06-13 19:58:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9008358
LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - "Leaders of the major industrial nations have pledged one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries as a "big step towards vaccinating the world", UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday. At the end of the G7 ....
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Biden: Vaccination efforts will be 'constant project for a long time'
Date: 2021-06-13 19:35:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:9008373
CORNWALL, June 13 (MENA) – US President Biden on Sunday acknowledged it may take beyond 2022 to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic globally, saying global vaccination efforts are going to remain a long-term project for Group of Seven (G-7) allies, ....
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France to send 60 mln doses of Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries
Date: 2021-06-13 18:29:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:9008383
CORNWALL, June 13 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said France will send 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to developing countries by the end of the year, France24 reported. Delivering a speech at the conclusion of a G7 leaders summit ....
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Poll shows more than 54% of Brits against lifting Covid restrictions
Date: 2021-06-13 11:47:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:9007451
LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - More than half the British public support delaying the lifting of restrictions on social contact because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases, a poll for the Observer shows. With Boris Johnson poised to announce a delay ....
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Thailand reports18 Covid fatalities, 2,804 new cases
Date: 2021-06-13 07:34:12 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:12 - ID:9007156
BANGKOK, June 13 (MENA) - Thailand's Health authorities reported 18 new Covid-19 fatalities on Saturday and another 2,804 new transmissions, bringing the accumulated toll to 1,449 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to ....
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Delta flight makes emergency landing after crew and passengers detain a man during an outburst
Date: 2021-06-13 06:30:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9007109
WASHINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - A cross-country Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City after an outburst by an unruly passenger, the third time in a week that the airline diverted a flight because of a passenger’s behavior, ....
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Pakistan reports 1,239 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-06-13 06:06:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:9007082
ISLAMABAD, June 13 (MENA) - As many as 1,239 people tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, GEO News reported, quoting data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The coronavirus monitoring body tweeted the statistics ....
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India reports 80,834 new infections
Date: 2021-06-13 05:30:46 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9007077
NEW DELHI, June 13 (MENA) - With 80,834 new COVID-19 cases, India reported its lowest daily case in the last 71 days, the Health Ministry reported as quoted by Times of India newspaper on Sunday. The daily positivity rate is at 4.25%, less than ....
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US president 'breaks royal protocol' as he meets the Queen at G7
Date: 2021-06-12 21:25:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:86 - ID:9006983
LONDON, June 12 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden appeared to break royal protocol during his first meeting with the Queen at the G7 summit by arriving after her, Daily Star reported. Biden arrived at the G7 summit with First Lady Jill Biden after ....
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G7 leaders back developing world spending plan to rival China
Date: 2021-06-12 19:33:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:69 - ID:9006378
BERLIN, June 12 (MENA) – G7 leaders have backed a vast global infrastructure plan for developing and emerging countries to rival the Chinese "Belt and Road" project, Euronews reported. The move came at the initiative of US President Joe Biden, ....