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Iran reports 13,576 new coronavirus cases, 283 deaths
Date: 2021-05-08 12:53:34 GMT - Iran - World - SN:23 - ID:8947837
TEHRAN, May 8 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Saturday announced that 13,576 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,640,670. In a statement carried by Fars news ....
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Afghanistan: Taliban seizes major dam in Kandahar district
Date: 2021-05-08 09:00:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8947320
KABUL, May 8 (MENA) - Taliban fighters have claimed taking control of a major dam in southern Kandahar province, an assertion confirmed by local officials, pajwhok news agency reported Saturday. “We have seized the Dahla Dam in Arghandab ....
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US Jury Convicts Iranian National for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items
Date: 2021-05-08 07:02:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:8947239
WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - A federal jury convicted an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, for scheming to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo, said the Pentagon in a ....
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More than third of people in US fully vaccinated, CDC data shows
Date: 2021-05-07 21:53:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:8947061
WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - More than a third of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CNN reported. Nearly 111 million people are ....
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New sanctions against Russia not on the table — EU source
Date: 2021-05-07 21:18:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:98 - ID:8947084
BRUSSELS, May 7 (MENA) - EU foreign ministers will not discuss the possibility of new sanctions against Russia or expulsion of Russian diplomats during a meeting in Brussels on May 10, a source in the EU foreign policy service told reporters on ....
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3 Daesh militants arrested in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
Date: 2021-05-07 21:09:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:97 - ID:8947062
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - Afghan security forces arrested three Daesh militants for their involvement in assassinations in Nangarhar province, Bakhtar news agency reported. The three Daesh members were identified and arrested last night in a special ....
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Kremlin: Russia studying possibility of Putin-Biden meeting
Date: 2021-05-07 20:57:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:8947060
MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was studying the possibility of a Putin-Biden meeting. "We continue to analyze the situation," TASS news agency quoted Peskov as saying when asked whether the Russian side ....
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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 ....
