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Biden to order review of critical US supply chains - FT
Date: 2021-02-03 13:05:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:8781716
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden will issue an executive order requiring the government to review critical supply chains, in an effort to ensure that the US is not too reliant on other countries, including China, for technology and ....
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Oxford vaccine may cut transmission by two thirds --study
Date: 2021-02-03 10:04:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8781448
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Oxford coronavirus vaccine appears to offer 76 per cent protection for up to 12 weeks after the first dose, The Independent reported quoting a new analysis. Researchers at the University of Oxford said their vaccine, ....
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WHO: Vaccine nationalism harms everyone and protects no one
Date: 2021-02-03 09:43:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:15 - ID:8781411
GENEVA, Feb 3 (MENA) - We are in a race against time. The development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in record time is a remarkable testament to modern scientific capabilities. Whether it will bring an end to this terrible pandemic is a ....
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Ukraine reports 3,285 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-03 09:39:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:8781381
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) - Ukraine recorded 3,285 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, brining the total number of infections in the country to 1, 227,164, Ukrinform News Agency reported Wednesday quoting Health Minister Maxim Stepanov. The ....
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Tokyo registers 676 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-02-03 08:59:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:8781311
TOKYO, Feb 3 (MENA ) - Tokyo registers 676 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, metropolitan government said Wednesday. NHK Radio quoted Tokyo officials as having said the new number brings the cumulative number of cases in the capital to ....
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Germany registers 9,705 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-03 08:44:02 GMT - Germany - World - SN:10 - ID:8781312
BERLIN, Feb 3 (MENA) - Germany registered 9,705 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total caseload in the country to 2,237,790, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed Wednesday. RKI data indicated that the total ....
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US reports more than 110,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-02-03 08:29:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8781313
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The United States reported 110,679 new Covid-19 infections and 3,389 additional related fatalities in the past 24 hours, CNN reported Wednesday quoting a tally by Johns Hopkins University. That raises the national total ....
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2 FBI agents killed, 3 others wounded in Raid in Southern Florida
Date: 2021-02-02 19:13:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:8780871
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded Tuesday after a standoff with a suspect in South Florida that forced nearby residents to huddle inside their homes as shots rang out and SWAT teams stormed an apartment ....
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US has administered at least one vaccine dose to 26 million people
Date: 2021-02-02 18:10:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8780794
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The number of Americans who have received at least a first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 now equals the number confirmed to have had the illness since the start of the outbreak last ....
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UK Covid cases rise by 16,840
Date: 2021-02-02 16:45:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:8780731
LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - UK COVID infections today rose by 16,840 as medics ramped up efforts to track down cases of the South African variant in Britain, the Sun reported. Another 1,449 deaths were also recorded as officials scrambled to test ....