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Malaysia to receive 3.52 mln doses of vaccine this month - Health min.
Date: 2021-05-07 20:32:14 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:94 - ID:8947048
KUALA LAMPUR, May 7 (MENA) - Malaysia will be receiving 3.52 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three vaccine suppliers namely Pfizer BioNtech, Sinovac and AstraZeneca this month with more coming in the following months to expedite the process ....
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans to step down next year
Date: 2021-05-07 20:29:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8947058
WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday indicated she plans to step down next year, The Hill reported. "I think it’s going to be time for somebody else to have this job, in a year from now or about a year ....
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WHO approval of China’s Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine could be significant step towards ending pandemic
Date: 2021-05-07 20:15:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:8947033
NEW YORK, May 7 (MENA) - The World Health Organization on Friday approved China’s Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, easing the way for poorer nations to get access to another much-needed shot to help end the pandemic, The New York ....
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100 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan's Helmand
Date: 2021-05-07 20:05:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:91 - ID:8946992
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - Around 100 Taliban militants were killed and scores injured in military operations in parts of Helmand province, Afghan army officials said on Friday, Bakhtar news agency reported. The operations launched in the outskirts of ....
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Italy reports 10,554 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-05-07 19:13:02 GMT - Italy - World - SN:86 - ID:8946957
ROME, May 7 (MENA) - Italy reported 10,554 new COVID-19 cases and 207 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, said the Italian Health Ministry. The Italian news agency (AKI) quoted the the ministry as saying that 15,580 patients were ....
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Sinopharm: Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
Date: 2021-05-07 18:40:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:81 - ID:8946920
GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - World Health Organization has listed the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is produced by Beijing Bio-Institute of ....
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2021-05-07 17:51:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:8946825
WASGHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) – Pfizer and its German collaborator BioNTech on Friday submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine, US Today reported. They announced that they will be ....
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6,049 new COVID-19 cases, 120 deaths in Japan
Date: 2021-05-07 17:29:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:76 - ID:8946823
TOKYO, May 7 (MENA) – The number of reported COVID-19 cases in Japan reached 6,049. After Osaka and Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were Hyogo (493), Fukuoka (472), Aichi (443), Hokkaido (248), Saitama (238), Kanagawa (230), Kyoto ....
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Belarus reports 1,354 new Covid cases
Date: 2021-05-07 14:46:12 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:66 - ID:8946613
MINSK, May 7 (MENA) - Belarus confirmed 1,354 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 311 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA reported, quoting the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. A total of 356,842 patients ....
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Austria reports 1,333 new coronavirus infections, 18 deaths in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-07 14:32:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:63 - ID:8946565
VIENNA, May 7 (MENA) - The Health Ministry reported 1,333 new coronavirus cases and 18 fatalities in the past 24 hours. In a statement on Friday, the ministry added that the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country reached 817,628, out ....