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‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to breaking point in South Asia: UNICEF
Date: 2021-05-05 15:25:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:8943617
CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) – Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of a “real possibility” that health systems there ....
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India accounted for one in four COVID-19 deaths globally last week: WHO
Date: 2021-05-05 14:11:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:52 - ID:8943568
GENEVA, May 5 (MENA) – India accounted for 46 percent of the new COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide last week and one in four of deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The surge of the coronavirus in India, including of a ....
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US paper: Births in US drop to levels not seen since 1979
Date: 2021-05-05 10:21:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8943056
WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - The number of babies born in America last year was the lowest in more than four decades, according to federal figures released Wednesday that show a continuing US fertility slump, The Wall Street Journal reported. US ....
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Afghan security officials: Baghlan’s Burka district falls to Taliban
Date: 2021-05-05 09:49:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:8942952
KABUL, May 5 (MENA) - Security officials in Baghlan province said that the “Burka” district of the province has fallen to Taliban militants on Tuesday night, Khaama Press reported. Jawed Basharat, a spokesman for Baghlan police HQ said that the ....
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Indian delegation at G7 in London forced to self-isolate for Covid
Date: 2021-05-05 09:38:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8942953
LONDON, May 5 (MENA) - India’s entire delegation to the G7 visiting London this week has been forced to self-isolate, after several of them tested positive for coronavirus, The Guardian reported. India’s foreign affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar ....
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Germany records over 18,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-05-05 08:22:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:16 - ID:8942813
BERLIN, May 5 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 18,034 to 3,451,550, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The reported death toll rose by 285 to 83,876, ....
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Philippines: No serious adverse effects seen on first day of Sputnik V rollout
Date: 2021-05-05 07:58:31 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:8942807
MANILA, May 5 (MENA) - The Department of Health on Wednesday said no incidents of serious adverse effect were reported on the first day of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Metro Manila, according to Philstar news. Some 15,000 doses of the ....
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Japan considering extending virus emergency beyond May 11, report says
Date: 2021-05-05 07:19:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8942721
TOKYO, May 5 (MENA) - The central government is considering an extension of the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures that was scheduled to end on May 11, The Japan Times quoted a report as saying Wednesday. Japan ....
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White House : 29 mln doses of vaccine to be allocated this week
Date: 2021-05-04 20:10:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:8942480
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The White House informed governors Tuesday during their weekly call that more than 29 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be allocated this week, CNN reported. "This week, over 29 million doses will go out across ....
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Mexico City rail overpass collapses, killing 23 and injuring dozens
Date: 2021-05-04 19:43:32 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:88 - ID:8942395
MEXICO CITY, May 4 (MENA) - An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City late Monday, killing at least 23 people, including children, according to local government officials, CNN reported. At least 79 people have been ....
