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Biden says enough vaccines for all US adults by May
Date: 2021-03-02 22:45:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:117 - ID:8827706
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden says America will have enough vaccine doses to cover the entire adult population by the end of May, USA Today reported. He had previously said such a threshold would be crossed at the end of ....
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UK reports another 343 Covid-19 deaths, 6,391 cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-02 18:38:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:8827387
LONDON, March 2 (MENA) – The UK has reported another 343 coronavius-related deaths and 6,391 cases in the last 24 hours, Sky News reported. This compares to the 104 coronavirus deaths and 5,455 new infections recorded on Monday. Separate ....
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WHO: 142 countries to get 237 million vaccine doses from COVAX by end of May
Date: 2021-03-02 17:16:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:82 - ID:8827262
GENEVA, March 2 (MENA) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing program said on Tuesday it will deliver 237 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot to 142 countries by the end of May as it steps up the global roll-out of its vaccine supplies, NDTV ....
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Some 20,000 Turkish citizens came to Greece in 4 years, says report
Date: 2021-03-02 16:18:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:76 - ID:8827076
ATHENS, March 2 (MENA) - At least 18,000 to 20,000 Turkish opposition members and citizens arrived in Greece in the last four years and 9,000 of them have sought political asylum, the Greek City Times reported. The paper noted that most of them ....
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Tourist arrivals in Jakarta plunge 94% in one month
Date: 2021-03-02 10:41:48 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:38 - ID:8826230
JAKARTA, March 2 (MENA) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Jakarta dived 94.3 percent to 1,244 in January, 2021 from 21,858 in December, 2020, Antara news quoted chief of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Office in Jakarta, Buyung ....
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COVID-19 cases in Philippines top 580,000 with 2,067 new infections
Date: 2021-03-02 09:40:23 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:32 - ID:8826088
MANILA, March 2 (MENA) - For the sixth consecutive day, the Philippine Department of Health reported more than 2,000 additional COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing to 580,442 the total number of infections in the country. The DOH logged 2,067 new ....
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Global Covid cases top 114 million: Johns Hopkins
Date: 2021-03-02 09:11:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:8825989
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.53 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update, the University's Center for ....
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Russia reports 10,565 new COVID-19 cases, 441 deaths
Date: 2021-03-02 09:02:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8825998
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russia reported 10,565 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 1,277 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,268,215, Russia Today reported. Authorities said 441 people have died in the last 24 hours, which pushed the ....
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5.1-magnitude quake jolts Colombia
Date: 2021-03-02 08:48:47 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:21 - ID:8825932
BOGOTA, March 2 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 11 km south of Urrao, Colombia, the US Geological Survey said Tuesday. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.2112 degrees north latitude ....
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Tokyo confirms 232 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-02 08:46:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8825925
TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 232 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported. The total number of people who have tested positive in Tokyo now ....