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14 hospitalized in Canaries after migrants rescued at sea
Date: 2021-03-17 21:11:04 GMT - Spain - World - SN:140 - ID:8857113
MADRID, March 17 (MENA) - Scores of migrants have been rescued from several boats near Spain's Canary Islands, with 14 — many suffering from hypothermia — requiring hospitalization, ABC News reported on Wednesday. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service ....
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Pfizer says it is on course to deliver UK COVID vaccine supplies
Date: 2021-03-17 20:47:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:139 - ID:8857110
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Wednesday it was on track to meet its delivery targets for COVID-19 shots in the United Kingdom in line with an agreed monthly schedule, after Britain warned of a significant reduction in its ....
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Over 4 million Indonesians have received Covid-19 Vaccine
Date: 2021-03-17 20:36:23 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:136 - ID:8857094
JAKARTA, March 17 (MENA) - Indonesia has administered 5.48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine since the campaign began on January 13, with 4.02 million people having received at least one shot, according to Health Ministry. Of those figures, 1.48 ....
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Belarus reports 1,124 new COVID-19 cases, 1,305 recoveries in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-17 19:20:21 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:123 - ID:8856967
MINSK, March 17 (MENA) – Belarus confirmed 1,124 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, BelTA cited the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 305,270 cases. A total of 296,183 ....
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Italy reports 23,059 new cases, 431 more victims
Date: 2021-03-17 19:14:32 GMT - Italy - World - SN:117 - ID:8856838
ROME, March 17 - There have been 23,059 new COVID-19 cases, and 431 more victims, in Italy in the last 24 hours, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday, quoting the health ministry. There were 20,396 fresh cases and 502 new victims on ....
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US announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools
Date: 2021-03-17 18:39:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:8856850
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The US Department of Health and Human Services is funneling $10 billion to states to help implement coronavirus surveillance testing in K-12 schools across the country, the agency announced Wednesday, as part of the ....
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Russia recalls Washington ambassador for consultations
Date: 2021-03-17 18:13:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:103 - ID:8856852
MOSCOW, March 17 (MENA) - Russia said it had summoned its envoy to the United States back to Moscow for consultations on its ties with Washington but stressed it wanted to prevent an "irreversible deterioration" in relations. "The Russian ....
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Brazil reports 36,239 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-17 17:59:27 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:102 - ID:8856731
BRASILIA, March 17 (MENA) - The Brazilian Health Ministry recorded 36,239 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,057 deaths, according to Jovem Pan Radio on Wednesday. Brazil has registered ....
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More than 25 million people in the UK have first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Date: 2021-03-17 17:58:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:8856744
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) – More than 25 million people in the UK have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Sky News reported. Figures from the Department of Health show almost 50% of all British adults have received a jab - ....
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Boris Johnson says he will be getting a coronavirus vaccine 'very shortly'
Date: 2021-03-17 17:55:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:8856681
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - The British prime minister has said he will be getting his coronavirus vaccination "very shortly," Sky News reported. Boris Johnson revealed during PMQs that he has been called up for a COVID-19 jab. "It will ....