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Portugal extends state of emergency amid worries over jump in COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-14 19:14:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:8910163
LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - Portugal’s parliament extended on Wednesday a state of emergency for 15 days as health experts warned that a gradual relaxation of strict lockdown rules now underway could soon lead to a significant jump in coronavirus ....
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Russia's envoy in Vienna stresses need to focus on restoration of JCPOA
Date: 2021-04-14 18:15:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:8909143
MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov said it is important to focus not on current difficulties but on the restoration of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive ....
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Italy reports 469 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 16,168 new cases
Date: 2021-04-14 18:13:23 GMT - Italy - World - SN:76 - ID:8910112
ROME, April 14 (MENA) - Italy reported 469 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 476 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 16,168 from 13,447. Italy has registered 115,557 deaths ....
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France to administer J&J vaccine as planned
Date: 2021-04-14 18:01:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8910122
LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - France will use Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine as planned despite its suspension in the US, a government spokesman said, adding France had received a first shipment of 200,000 doses. “The doses, which arrived ....
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UK reports new 2,491 coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-14 17:47:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:68 - ID:8910058
LOMDON, April 14 (MENA) - Britain reported 2,491 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, government data showed, up slightly from 2,472 on Tuesday, reported The Guardian quoting government officials. A further 38 people were reported as having died ....
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US reports over 77,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-14 17:14:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:8909957
WASHINGTON, April 14 (MENA) - The US reported more than 77,800 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country reported 913 new Covid-19 fatalities for today, bringing the total death toll to ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry doing its part to prepare for Putin-Biden Meeting
Date: 2021-04-14 14:32:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:8909769
MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry is doing its part of work to prepare for the potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, Sputnik quoted the ministry' spokeswoman, Maria ....
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Armenian president to depart for Georgia on official visit Thursday
Date: 2021-04-14 14:03:54 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:53 - ID:8909765
YEREVAN, APRIL 14 (MENA) - President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian will depart for Georgia on an official visit together with his spouse Nouneh Sarkissian on Thursday at the invitation of Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, the Armenian ....
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EIB to manage $6 billion of Greek recovery funds
Date: 2021-04-14 14:01:59 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:51 - ID:8909677
LUXEMBOURG, April 14 (MENA) - The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s lending arm, agreed with Greece’s government to manage 5 billion euros ($6 billion) of the country’s Recovery and Resilience funds that will be used to mitigate the ....
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US, NATO to work together on Afghanistan withdrawal plan: US State Secretary
Date: 2021-04-14 13:48:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:49 - ID:8909715
BRUSSELS, April 14 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that it was time for NATO allies to withdraw from Afghanistan and that the alliance would work on an adaptation phase, after Washington announced plans to end ....