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Biden thanks CDC for efforts amid Covid-19 pandemic
Date: 2021-03-19 20:43:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:119 - ID:8860643
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden thanked staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday for their role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported. "We owe you a gigantic debt of gratitude, and ....
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Ukraine hopes for Germany's support on its path to EU and NATO – PM
Date: 2021-03-19 19:54:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:115 - ID:8860617
BERLIN, March 19 (MENA) - Ukraine seeks to join the European Union and NATO and hopes for Germany's support in these matters, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. Shmyhal made the remarks at a meeting with German Federal Foreign Minister Heiko ....
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White House says Biden is '100% fine' after he tripped boarding Air Force One
Date: 2021-03-19 19:52:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:8860604
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday US President Joe Biden is doing "100% fine" after he tripped while walking up the stairs to board Air Force One earlier in the day, CNN ....
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Greece reports 2,785 COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths
Date: 2021-03-19 19:21:01 GMT - Greece - World - SN:113 - ID:8860590
ATHENS, March 19 (MENA) - Greece health authorities reported 2,785 new coronavirus cases and 64 deaths in the past 24 hours, Kathimerini newspaper reported. The new figures bring the total infections to 233,079 and and virus-related deaths to ....
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WHO urges countries to keep using AstraZeneca vaccine
Date: 2021-03-19 19:17:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:112 - ID:8860552
GENEVA, March 19 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday exhorted the world to keep administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots, Swiss Info reported. According to a statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety ....
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Studies show new Coronavirus variants have higher death rate - Swiss official
Date: 2021-03-19 19:04:59 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:110 - ID:8860550
GENEVA, March 19 (MENA) - Studies have shown that the new coronavirus variants, including the UK variant, are associated with a higher death rate than the original virus that cause COVID-19, Alain Berset, the head of the Federal Department of Home ....
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Biden administration finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada & Mexico
Date: 2021-03-19 18:03:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:8860530
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage approval in the US over the border to Mexico and Canada, according to White ....
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New coronavirus cases in the Netherlands soar to over 7,425
Date: 2021-03-19 16:19:28 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:87 - ID:8860365
AMSTERDAM, March 19 (MENA) – The number of new coronavirus infections soared by 7,425 in the 24 hours to Friday morning, the Dutch public health institute RIVM has confirmed. Friday’s increase is up 1,238 on Thursday and the highest number since ....
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Poland confirms about 26,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-19 16:14:12 GMT - Poland - World - SN:85 - ID:8860190
WARSAW, March 19 (MENA) - The Polish Health Ministry announced on Friday 25,998 new confirmed COVID-19 infections, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 2,010,244 including 341,165 still active. The number of active ....
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Argentina's daily new COVID-19 cases pass 8,300
Date: 2021-03-19 16:02:53 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:82 - ID:8860338
BUENOS AIRES, March 19 (MENA) – Argentina registered 8,328 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the national tally to 2,226,753, the ministry of health reported on Friday. The ministry said 155 patients died of the disease in the same ....
