World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • Pakistan reports 3,677 new infections

    Date: 2021-03-21 05:09:55 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:1 - ID:8862381

    ISLAMABAD, March 21 (MENA) - Pakistan recorded 3,677 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 626,802, the Express Tribune reported Sunday. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the ....

  • Turkey reports 95 coronavirus deaths, over 21,000 cases

    Date: 2021-03-20 22:36:51 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:85 - ID:8862344

    ANKARA, March 20 (MENA) – Turkey's ministry of health said on Saturday that 95 patients died from Covid-19 and 21,061 people tested positive for the infection in 24 hours. The ministry added in a statement that it is the highest infection rate in ....

  • Russia, China tensions rise with White House - report

    Date: 2021-03-20 19:45:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:8862176

    WASHINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - Relations between the United States and Russia and China under President Joe Biden are getting off to a difficult and hostile start, The Hill reported Saturday Biden this week agreed with an interviewer’s assessment ....

  • Italy reports 23,832 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-20 19:43:45 GMT - Italy - World - SN:77 - ID:8862203

    ROME, March 20 (MENA) - Italy reported on Saturday 23,832 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 3,356,331, ANSA reported. The daily toll of victims was also slightly up, at 401, raising the death toll to 104,642, ....

  • Greece registers 2,535 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-20 19:25:44 GMT - Greece - World - SN:75 - ID:8862191

    ATHENS, March 20 (MENA) - Greece's health authorities reported 2,535 new coronavirus cases and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours, Kathimerini newspaper reported on Saturday. Pressure on the public health system showed no signs of easing, as the ....

  • Austria extends ban on flights from Brazil, S. Africa till April 4

    Date: 2021-03-20 18:03:13 GMT - Austria - World - SN:65 - ID:8862046

    VIENNA, March 20 (MENA) - Austria has extended a ban on flights from Brazil and South Africa until April 4 amid ongoing concerns about a new coronavirus variant. In a statement by the Austrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Austria announced that ....

  • Iran reports 7,540 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-20 17:04:53 GMT - Iran - World - SN:56 - ID:8861795

    TEHRAN, March 20 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced on Saturday that 7,540 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 75 patients have passed away in the same period of ....

  • German police clash with protesters against virus measures

    Date: 2021-03-20 16:28:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:8861785

    BERLIN, March 20 (MENA) – Protesters in a central German city clashed with police on Saturday over coronavirus measures, with officers using water cannons, pepper spray and batons against people trying to break through police barriers, the German ....

  • Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 122.4 million

    Date: 2021-03-20 15:43:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:8861754

    WASHINGTON, March 20 (MENA) – The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 122.4 million patients as of March 20, . As many as 122,416,036 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 12:25 on March 20, ....

  • Tokyo Olympics to be held without foreign spectators due to pandemic

    Date: 2021-03-20 14:54:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:8861702

    TOKYO, March 20 (MENA) - The organizing bodies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics formally decided Saturday that this summer's games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese news agency ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD