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Italy reports 13,452 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-21 19:13:44 GMT - Italy - World - SN:93 - ID:8811000
ROME, Feb 21 (MENA) – Italy reported on Saturday 13,452 new coronavirus cases and 232 more deaths in the last 24 hours, ANSA reported. The total confirmed cases exceeded 2,800,000, while the death toll hit 95,718, according to data from the ....
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Russia confirms over 12,700 daily Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-02-21 19:12:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:8810969
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Russia recorded 12,742 Covid-19 cases in the past day and the total caseload hit 4,164,726, TASS reported. Some 16,012 coronavirus patients recovered in Russia in the past day and the total number of recoveries reached ....
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2 killed in Kabul blast during peak traffic time
Date: 2021-02-21 17:20:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:79 - ID:8810834
KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - At least two people were killed and five more were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Kabul on Sunday afternoon, Tolo News reported. Police said the explosion targeted a security forces vehicle, killing the driver of the ....
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Cypriot president, EC head discuss EU presence at meeting on Cyprus
Date: 2021-02-21 14:42:25 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:67 - ID:8810359
NICOSIA, Feb 21 (MENA) – Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on Sunday that the EU needs to be represented at the informal meeting on Cyprus, which will be called by the UN Secretary ....
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UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31
Date: 2021-02-21 12:49:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:8810243
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The British government announced Sunday that it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target, ABC News reported. The new target also aims ....
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UK health secretary: Evidence of South Africa, Brazil Covid-19 variants falling in UK
Date: 2021-02-21 12:10:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:8810145
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The number of cases of South African and Brazilian Covid-19 variants in the UK appears to be falling, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News Sunday. Hancock said there was evidence that enhanced contact-tracing and ....
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US backs permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-02-21 11:08:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:8809997
WASHINGTON/KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke Sunday with the Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. They discussed the United States’ review of its strategy in ....
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Global Covid cases top 111 mn: Johns Hopkins
Date: 2021-02-21 10:36:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:8809894
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 111 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the ....
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Facebook shuts down Myanmar military's page, as thousands protest
Date: 2021-02-21 10:05:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:8809895
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (MENA) - Facebook has deleted the Myanmar military’s main page for breaching its standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, The Guardian reported Sunday. Facebook said it deleted the military or Tatmadaw’s page under its ....
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548 new Covid cases reported in Bulgaria
Date: 2021-02-21 09:21:15 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:24 - ID:8809821
SOFIA, Feb 21 (MENA) - Bulgaria has reported 548 newly registered cases of COVID-19 for the last 24 hours, Sofia news agency said Sunday. It added that 5,696 tests were performed. This makes 9.62% positive samples, according to the data in the ....
