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Brazil reports record number of new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-19 22:29:36 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:125 - ID:8860731
BRASILIA, March 19 (MENA) - Brazil reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second time this week as officials scramble to halt another deadly wave of the virus, Bloomberg reported. Another 90,570 new infections were reported on ....
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US secretary of state to visit Brussels next week
Date: 2021-03-19 22:27:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:8860732
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels from March 22 to 25 to attend the NATO ministerial meeting and hold talks with European Union leaders and Belgian officials, the US State Department said ....
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Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger are back after 'technical issue'
Date: 2021-03-19 20:49:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:121 - ID:8860646
CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Facebook said on Friday that it experienced technical issues that affected its products, but they have been now resolved. "Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services," ....
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India, US agree to boost cooperation to achieve regional stability
Date: 2021-03-19 20:46:57 GMT - India - World - SN:120 - ID:8860674
NEW DELHI, March 19 (MENA) - India and the US have agreed to enhance their military and strategic partnership to bring about international and regional stability and combat terrorism. They also agreed to boost joint cooperation in the fields of ....
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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 ....
