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  • Biden sends nominations for key posts to Senate for approval

    Date: 2021-05-28 08:38:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:9 - ID:8979608

    WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has sent to the US Senate a list of nominations for key positions in his administration in various US departments and national authorities for approval. The White House in a statement on Friday ....

  • China records 2 local coronavirus cases, no deaths

    Date: 2021-05-27 09:04:30 GMT - China - World - SN:26 - ID:8977848

    BEIJING, May 27 (MENA) - China's National Health Commission said two local coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours. No deaths were reported, the commission said in its daily briefing, noting that 17 foreign cases were reported ....

  • Super mutant coronavirus variants may emerge, expert warns 3 last London

    Date: 2021-05-27 08:05:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:8977833

    He explained: “We see with flu, we have a lot of deaths each year from flu in vulnerable groups. “We try to vaccinate them first to protect them, but it doesn't always work. “But I don't think we should say it's going to be like flu ....

  • Super mutant coronavirus variants may emerge, expert warns 2 London

    Date: 2021-05-27 08:05:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8977830

    He added: “Secondly, the virus is going to do some weird things. I mean, this is just the beginning. “I think it's going to recombine, you're going to get super mutant viruses, I believe. “That's not necessarily a terrible thing, but the virus ....

  • Super mutant coronavirus variants may emerge, expert warns

    Date: 2021-05-27 08:05:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:8977801

    LONDON, May 27 (MENA) - Coronavirus is going to do “weird” things and “super mutant viruses” may emerge, an expert has warned. Ravi Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge, said that while this would not ....

  • US trusts Japan to prioritize safety at Olympics: White House

    Date: 2021-05-27 08:04:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8977796

    WASHINGTON, May 27 (MENA) - The US government trusts Japan's commitment to prioritize public health as it prepares to host the Tokyo Olympics this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo quoted White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre as ....

  • Bulgaria records 393 new infections

    Date: 2021-05-27 08:00:09 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:17 - ID:8977828

    SOFIA, May 27 (MENA) - The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 393 from 13,872 tests, Sofia news agency reported. Some 192 cases were confirmed from PCR and 201 from rapid antigen tests. The total ....

  • Risk of further eruptions from volcano in DR Congo sparks mass exodus in Goma

    Date: 2021-05-27 07:41:57 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:14 - ID:8977728

    GOMA, May 27 (MENA) - DR Congo authorities ordered the evacuation of part of the city of Goma on Thursday over the risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo, causing an immediate exodus of tens of thousands of people. "Right now we ....

  • EU asks Belgian court to fine AstraZeneca over Covid vaccine delays

    Date: 2021-05-26 22:54:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:117 - ID:8977477

    LONDON, May 26 (MENA) – A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and asked a Belgian court to impose a large fine on the company, ....

  • Queen to meet Biden for first time as President touches down in UK next month

    Date: 2021-05-26 21:17:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:8977463

    LONDON, May 26 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is set to meet the Queen as he will visit the UK for the G7 summit next month, Express reported Wednesday. The meeting will be a major diplomatic engagement for both countries as UK ministers aim to ....

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