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S. Korea, U.S. formally sign defense cost-sharing deal
Date: 2021-04-08 08:09:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:20 - ID:8898402
SEOUL, April 8 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States formally signed a defense cost-sharing deal on Thursday, as Seoul seeks to accelerate its domestic ratification process to help ensure the stable stationing of American troops here, the ....
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New COVID-19 cases in S Korea hit 700 for first time in 3 months
Date: 2021-04-08 07:36:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:8898208
SEOUL, April 8 (MENA) - New COVID-19 cases in South Korea spiked to the 700s for the first time in three months on Wednesday, raising concerns over a possible fourth wave of the epidemic, KBS New reported. The surge has escalated concern of a ....
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Kazakhstan registers 2,586 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-08 07:31:15 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:13 - ID:8898193
NUR SULTAN, April 8 (MENA) - Kazakhstan registered 2,586 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kazakhstan to 261,503 since the start of the pandemic, Kazinform reported. Since August 1, Kazakhstan has ....
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1 policeman killed in Taliban attack in Kabul's district
Date: 2021-04-08 07:15:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8898261
KABUL, April 8 (MENA) - One police force member was killed and two more were wounded in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Paghman district west of Kabul on Wednesday night, Tolo News reported on Thursday, quoting a source. The attack took ....
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Mexico reports 5,499 new coronavirus cases, 596 more deaths
Date: 2021-04-07 22:57:44 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:136 - ID:8898096
MEXICO CITY, April 7 (MENA) – Mexico’s government reported 5,499 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 596 more fatalities, bringing the country’s total to 2,261,879 infections and 205,598 deaths, National Post reported on Wednesday. The government ....
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UK restricts use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in under 30s over rare blood clots
Date: 2021-04-07 22:29:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:132 - ID:8898075
LONDON, April 7 (MENA) – The UK on Wednesday concluded that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, after reviewing cases of rare blood clots, Politico reported. Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief ....
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Canada’s Ontario issues stay-at-home order, declares third state of emergency
Date: 2021-04-07 21:51:31 GMT - Canada - World - SN:129 - ID:8898056
ONTARIO, Canada, April 7 (MENA) – Ontario has declared its third state of emergency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order as of Thursday, CTV News reported. Premier Doug Ford made ....
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Belgium imposes ban on AZ jabs for people under 56
Date: 2021-04-07 19:48:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:117 - ID:8897921
BRUSSELS, April 7 (MENA) - Belgium is disregarding Wednesday’s advice from the European Union’s drug regulator and imposing a four-week ban on administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged under 56, ABC News reported. The European ....
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IMF expects most Gulf economies to recover this year
Date: 2021-04-07 19:07:46 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:111 - ID:8897795
WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) – The International Monetary Fund expects most Gulf economies to recover this year at a faster pace than previously estimated, as it raised its 2021 global growth forecast to 6 percent from 5.5 percent less than three ....
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Hungary to ease lockdown restrictions gradually
Date: 2021-04-07 18:37:24 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:80 - ID:8897516
BUDAPEST, April 7 (MENA) - Hungary will start easing lockdown restrictions on Wednesday after inoculating more than a quarter of its population with at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. The decision comes as ....
