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Greece reports 3,616 new Covid-19 cases, 76 deaths
Date: 2021-03-31 19:52:48 GMT - Greece - World - SN:98 - ID:8884328
ATHENS, March 31 (MENA) - Greek health authorities reported another 3,316 new cases of coronavirus in the country in a span of 24 hours, bringing the overall number to 263,689. The National Organization for Public Health also confirmed 76 new ....
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US adds 61,240 COVID infections, 875 deaths
Date: 2021-03-31 17:27:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8884097
WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) – The United States has registered another 61,240 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Johns Hopkins University's count showed on Wednesday. The number of deaths caused by the infection increased by 875 in the past ....
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Chief of general staff of Russian military holds talks with US counterpart
Date: 2021-03-31 16:29:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:8883987
MOSCOW, March 31 (MENA) - Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley discussed issues of mutual interest in a phone conversation on Wednesday, Russia Today reported, ....
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UN report: Severe economic downturn undermines development in Africa 6 last Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-31 15:46:33 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:73 - ID:8883995
Africa needs a sustained revival of growth. While a focus on the short term is essential, African countries need to lay the groundwork for a strong and inclusive development path in the medium term, which entail the creation of decent jobs at a ....
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UN report: Severe economic downturn undermines development in Africa 5 Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-31 15:46:06 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:72 - ID:8883993
Egypt’s GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.2 per cent in 2020; and in 2021, GDP growth is projected to climb to 5.4 per cent, underpinned by a strong recovery of domestic demand and facilitated by the absence of severe balance-of-payments ....
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UN report: Severe economic downturn undermines development in Africa 4 Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-31 15:45:39 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:71 - ID:8883986
Despite the relatively few number of cases compared to the number of cases in other continents, the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to strongly impact living conditions and development progress in Africa. The crisis is already increasing ....
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UN report: Severe economic downturn undermines development in Africa 3 Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-31 15:45:06 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:70 - ID:8883981
“We are facing the worst health and economic crisis in 90 years. As we mourn the growing death toll, we must remember that the choices we make now will determine our collective future,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who will address ....
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UN report: Severe economic downturn undermines development in Africa 2 Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-31 15:39:24 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:69 - ID:8883976
Developed economies, projected to see a 4 per cent output growth in 2021, shrank the most, by 5.6 per cent, due to economic shutdowns and subsequent waves of the pandemic, increasing the risk of premature austerity measures that would only derail ....
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Tourist arrival down 87% in January 2021 as UNWTO calls for stronger coordination to restart tourism
Date: 2021-03-31 11:42:09 GMT - Spain - World - SN:43 - ID:8883228
MADRID, March 31 (MENA) - Following a difficult end to 2020, global tourism suffered further setbacks in the beginning of the year as countries tightened travel restrictions in response to new virus outbreaks. According to the latest edition of ....
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Israel registers 422 new coronavirus cases within past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-03-31 10:59:23 GMT - Israel - World - SN:37 - ID:8882816
GAZA CITY, March 31 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry registered 422 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, reported Yedioth Ahronoth. In a statement issued Wednesday, the ministry said only 1% of the 44,746 conducted Covid-19 tests ....
