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  • Prince William gets first dose of coronavirus vaccine

    Date: 2021-05-20 11:22:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:40 - ID:8965965

    LONDON, May 20 (MENA) - Prince William has had his first Covid jab at the age of 38 — amid a burst of optimism that the June 21 lifting of restrictions is back on track. The Duke of Cambridge received the vaccine from NHS staff at a vaccination ....

  • Taiwan reports 286 local COVID cases, 1 death

    Date: 2021-05-20 10:01:27 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:31 - ID:8965697

    TAIPEI, May 20 (MENA) - The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 295 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Of the 295 new cases, 286 are indigenous and the other nine are imported. Of the confirmed ....

  • Ukraine registers 5,165 new cases of COVID-19 and 16,748 recoveries in past 24 hours - Health Ministry

    Date: 2021-05-20 09:04:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:22 - ID:8965550

    KYIV, May 20 (MENA) - Ukraine has registered 5,165 new cases of COVID-19, along with 203 deaths, and 16,748 recoveries in the past 24 hours, according to the Telegram channel Coronavirus-Info, Interfax Ukraine reported. "Ukraine has recorded ....

  • Pakistan records 4,207 new cases

    Date: 2021-05-20 08:39:52 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8965557

    ISLAMABAD, May 20 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 131 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 890,391. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 19,987 on Thursday. According to the ....

  • Moon arrives in US for summit with Biden

    Date: 2021-05-20 08:00:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:8965429

    SEOUL, May 20 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in landed at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington afternoon to begin his five-day official working visit to the US, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Moon is scheduled to hold his first summit ....

  • JHU: Total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 164,914,739

    Date: 2021-05-20 07:51:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8965465

    WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University on Thursday said that the total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 164,914,739. It added in a report on its website that the total death cases worldwide stood at 3,417,982. (MENA) M N E ....

  • Humanitarian groups providing aid in Gaza face steep barriers

    Date: 2021-05-19 22:29:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:109 - ID:8965241

    WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - As Israel began a campaign of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week — which have since left more than 200 people dead, according to local officials — international aid organizations sprang into action, creating makeshift ....

  • Vaccinated travelers to be allowed to visit, E.U. says

    Date: 2021-05-19 21:25:49 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:103 - ID:8965240

    BRUSSELS, May 19 (MENA) - The 27 member states of the European Union announced on Wednesday they had agreed to allow fully vaccinated travelers to enter the bloc. EU ambassadors for the 27 member states reached an agreement on Wednesday to allow ....

  • Japan registers 5,200 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-19 20:07:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:95 - ID:8965144

    TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) - Japan registered on Wednesday 5,200 new coronavirus cases and 73 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to NHK news. Meantime, Japan's government is considering expanding the coronavirus state of emergency. That's in ....

  • Biden expects ‘significant de-escalation today’ ahead of ceasefire in Palestinian territories

    Date: 2021-05-19 19:22:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:8965063

    WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) – US President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a phone call Wednesday that he “expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a cease-fire,” according to the White House. In response, ....

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