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Over 80% of Japanese oppose Olympics this summer, poll shows
Date: 2021-05-17 07:40:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:8960124
TOKYO, May 17 (MENA) - More than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll published Monday showed, with just under 10 weeks until the Tokyo Games, The Japan Times reported. The latest survey comes after ....
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Venezuelan people need millions of doses of Sputnik Light vaccine, amb. says
Date: 2021-05-17 07:37:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:8960085
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - The people of Venezuela need millions of Russian Sputnik Light vaccine doses, recently approved for use in the country, Sputnik reported, quoting Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa as having said. "I can’t ....
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India confirms hundreds of bodies found in Ganges are Covid-19 victims
Date: 2021-05-17 07:28:20 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:8960031
NEW DELHI, May 17 (MENA) - A senior Indian official from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has confirmed that hundreds of bodies washing up on the banks of the Ganges river include coronavirus victims, saying poverty and fear of the disease could ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 162 million worldwide
Date: 2021-05-17 06:29:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8960019
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) - As many as 162,788,478 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 3,375,243 have died. (MENA). M N E/D A E ....
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S. Korea adds 619 Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-05-17 06:03:18 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8960006
SEOUL, May 17 (MENA) - South Korea added 619 COVID-19 cases throughout Sunday with no signs of a slowdown in infections, KBS reported Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) said on Monday that the new infections raised the ....
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India records 281,386 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-05-17 05:35:00 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:8959983
NEW DELHI, May 17 (MENA) - India recorded 281,386 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry update showed on Monday. With this, the total tally reached 24,965,463, according to Hindustan ....
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Pakistan reports 3,232 new coronavirus cases in one day
Date: 2021-05-17 05:16:51 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:8959968
ISLAMABAD, May 17 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 74 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 880,362, The Nation reported Monday. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 19,617 on ....
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Philippines reports 5,790 new Covid-19 cases, 140 deaths
Date: 2021-05-16 18:28:13 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:84 - ID:8959644
MANILA, May 16 (MENA) - Philippines on Sunday reported 5,790 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's total to 1,143,963, according to Phil Star newspaper. As many as 140 fatalities had been confirmed raising the death tally to 19,191. ....
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Azerbaijan reports 472 new Covid-19 cases, 11 fatalities in 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-16 15:49:19 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:64 - ID:8959425
BAKU, May 16 (MENA) - Azerbaijani health authorities announced Sunday that 472 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths were registered in the country over the past 24 hours, Trend News Agency reported. Meanwhile, 1,122 coronavirus patients have ....
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Pope Francis calls for an end to fighting in Gaza, Israel
Date: 2021-05-16 15:48:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:63 - ID:8959501
CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) – Pope Francis called on Sunday for an end to the conflict in Israel and Gaza, saying the deaths of so many innocent people in recent days, including children, was unacceptable. “I appeal for calm, and for those responsible ....
