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  • Italian authorities raid vaccine factory amid false fears AstraZeneca doses being hidden for UK

    Date: 2021-03-24 16:02:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8869952

    LONDON, March 24 (MENA) - Italian authorities raided a vaccine factory amid fear 29 m AstraZeneca jabs meant for developing countries were hidden supplies meant for the UK, according to The Telegraph. The raid meant AstraZeneca fell victim to ....

  • Arabia, China confer on boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2021-03-24 11:58:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:44 - ID:8869401

    RIYADH, March 24 (MENA) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan conferred with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on means to boost ties between Saudi Arabia and China. This came during their meeting on Wednesday to exchange points of view ....

  • Second French minister hospitalized with Covid-19

    Date: 2021-03-24 10:38:26 GMT - France - World - SN:35 - ID:8869241

    PARIS, March 24 (MENA) - France's culture minister Roselyne Bachelot has been hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend, The Local quoted a source close to the minister as saying on Wednesday. The worsening symptoms for ....

  • Armenian parliament votes to lift martial law

    Date: 2021-03-24 08:25:39 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:20 - ID:8868905

    YEREVAN, March 24 (MENA) - The Armenian National Assembly voted 118 to 1 with one abstention to lift the martial law, Russia Today reported Wednesday. The draft was submitted by the opposition Bright Armenia and Prosperous Armenia ....

  • Tokyo reports 420 new coronavirus cases Wednesday

    Date: 2021-03-24 08:24:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8868914

    TOKYO, March 24 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 420 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday. That's the largest daily figure in March, N H K News reported. The daily tally surpassed 400 for the second time this month, ....

  • Dominic Raab to call on Nato allies to ‘face down’ threat from Russia

    Date: 2021-03-24 07:47:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:8868844

    LONDON, March 24 (MENA) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will issue a call to Nato to “face down” the threat from Russia and ensure that Moscow experiences real-world consequences for hostile activity, reported The Independent Wednesday. At the ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus hits 124 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-03-24 07:42:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8868825

    WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) - As many as 124,200,845 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,734,48 have died, according to John Hopkins University. It reported that there have been 70,451,21 cases of ....

  • Germany registers 15,813 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-03-24 07:18:20 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:8868759

    BERLIN, March 24 (MENA) - Germany registered 15,813 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. Also 248 new coronavirus related fatalities were reported ....

  • Lockdown in Netherlands extended and no foreign holidays till May, ministers confirm

    Date: 2021-03-24 07:17:53 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:12 - ID:8868763

    AMSTERDAM, March 24 (MENA) - Lockdown rules are being extended until April 20 because rising cases mean it would be unsafe to relax the restrictions, Dutch News quoted prime minister Mark Rutte as saying to reporters on Tuesday evening. The ....

  • Putin gets vaccinated against coronavirus

    Date: 2021-03-23 21:54:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:8868599

    MOSCOW, March 23 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was vaccinated against coronavirus on Tuesday, Interfax reported. He's well and will have a full workday on Wednesday, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. "Putin ....

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