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  • Global Covid-19 caseload tops 115 m, death toll over 2.5 m

    Date: 2021-03-04 17:37:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:8831217

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) – The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 115.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.55 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The total number of global Covid-19 cases has ....

  • Iran registers 8,404 coronavirus cases, 78 deaths within past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-03-04 15:50:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:85 - ID:8831373

    TEHRAN, March 4 (MENA) - Iran reported 8,404 coronavirus cases and 78 Covid-19-related deaths within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,665,103, IRNA reported Thursday quoting a health ministry ....

  • Afghan official says gunmen kill 7 workers

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:30:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:8830589

    KABUL, March 4 (MENA) - At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by unknown gunmen overnight in the country’s east, a provincial security official said Thursday as quoted by Khaama press. Gen. Juma Gul Hemat, provincial police chief ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker calls for adopting integrated strategy for cooperating with Asian states

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:21:06 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:41 - ID:8830455

    CAIRO, March 4 (MENA) - Speaker of Arab Parliament Adel al-Asoumi has called for adopting an integrated Arab strategy for tapping new horizons to boost partnership and cooperation fields among Arab countries and their Asian counterparts. This ....

  • US records over 64,000 new coronavirus cases: JHU

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:17:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8830378

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The US reported 64,682 new coronavirus infections and 2,360 virus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University data released Thursday. According to JHU's tally, the nationwide ....

  • U.S. contractor dies as rocket attacks in Iraq pose fresh challenge to Biden, says Washington Post

    Date: 2021-03-04 09:26:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:8830319

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - A U.S. contractor died during rocket attacks on an Iraqi military base Wednesday, the Pentagon said, posing a fresh challenge to the Biden administration days after it launched military action in retaliation for an ....

  • 24 Taliban militants killed in Kandahar clashes

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:33:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:8830262

    KABUL, March 4 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense in a released statement on Thursday said at least 24 Taliban fighters were killed in Arghandab, Zherai, and Shah Walikot districts of Kandahar province, Khaama Press reported. According to the ....

  • There can't be two states in Cyprus, Paris supports a federation, French Ambassador

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:29:07 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:24 - ID:8830197

    NICOSIA, March 4 (MENA) - A two-state solution in Cyprus is not a real solution, the new French Ambassador in Cyprus, Salina Grenet-Catalano, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), noting that Paris is very much attached to the UN resolutions ....

  • Merkel: AstraZeneca shot to be used for people over 65 in Germany

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:10:47 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:8830171

    BERLIN, March 4 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the coronavirus vaccine co-developed by AstraZeneca plc and the Oxford University will be used for people older than 65, reversing the government's previous ....

  • UN official: 38 killed in Myanmar protests

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:02:21 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:22 - ID:8830179

    NAYPYITAW, March 4 (MENA) - Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month’s military coup ....

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