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  • Biden announces sanctions on Myanmar military leaders following coup

    Date: 2021-02-11 05:59:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:8793939

    WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) - US President Biden on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Myanmar's military officials, their families and some businesses following a coup in that country that led to the detainment of democratically elected ....

  • Brazil reports 59,602 new coronavirus cases, 1,330 more deaths

    Date: 2021-02-10 22:57:08 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:110 - ID:8793901

    BRASILIA, Feb 10 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 59,602 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,330 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Brazil has registered nearly 9.7 million ....

  • Ukraine formally bans registration of Russian COVID-19 vaccines

    Date: 2021-02-10 22:52:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:109 - ID:8793889

    KIEV, Feb 10 (MENA) – Ukrainian authorities have banned the registration of the Russian coronavirus vaccines, like Sputnik V, calling them "a hybrid weapon of Russia against Ukraine", the Sky News reported. The country has lagged behind others ....

  • "Too early' to book summer holidays even in UK, says Johnson

    Date: 2021-02-10 22:37:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:8793890

    LONDON, Feb 10 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told people to be "a little bit more patient" with making holiday plans this year, adding it is "just too early" for people to be certain about what they can do this summer, Sky news ....

  • France's Covid 19 deaths top 80,000

    Date: 2021-02-10 22:05:09 GMT - France - World - SN:103 - ID:8793874

    PARIS, Feb 10 (MENA) - The number of deaths from Covid-19 in France has surpassed 80,000 but hospital numbers have fallen, according to official figures released by the French government. The number of people in France who have died from Covid-19 ....

  • Indian PM Modi promises to help Canada's vaccination efforts

    Date: 2021-02-10 21:59:20 GMT - Canada - World - SN:102 - ID:8793871

    OTTAWA, Feb 10 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country — home to the world's largest vaccine maker — will "do its best" to help Canada secure supplies of coveted COVID-19 vaccine doses, ABC news reported. Modi tweeted this ....

  • Iran starts producing Uranium metal, IAEA says

    Date: 2021-02-10 21:30:04 GMT - Austria - World - SN:99 - ID:8793859

    VIENNA, Feb 10 (MENA) - Iran has carried out a major new breach of the 2015 nuclear accords, producing a material than can be used to form the core of a nuclear weapon as it seeks to escalate pressure on the Biden administration to lift sanctions, ....

  • New York reopens large arenas starting Feb. 23

    Date: 2021-02-10 21:21:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:8793825

    NEW YORK, Feb 10 (MENA) - Large stadiums and arenas in New York can reopen beginning Feb. 23 with limited capacity if preapproved by the state’s Department of Health, CNBC reported. Stadiums that seat 10,000 or more people will be limited to 10% ....

  • Biden to get tested for coronavirus every two weeks after receiving vaccine

    Date: 2021-02-10 20:48:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:8793822

    WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (MENA) - President Biden will undergo coronavirus testing every two weeks as a precaution despite receiving his second dose of the vaccine earlier this year, reported The Hill newspaper Wednesday quoting the White House. "There ....

  • Romania reports over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-10 20:21:04 GMT - Romania - World - SN:91 - ID:8793742

    BUCHAREST, Feb 10 (MENA) – Romania reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Romania Radio International reported on Wednesday. The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed by tests in Romania so far surpassed 752,000, ....

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