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  • Greece fears spread of third wave of coronavirus

    Date: 2021-02-02 09:46:14 GMT - Greece - World - SN:16 - ID:8779712

    ATHENS, Feb 2 (MENA) - Greek health authorities on Tuesday expressed concerns over an increase in the number of coronavirus infections and the outbreak of a third wave of the virus especially in Attica region. According to local press reports, ....

  • Thousands in England to be tested in 'sprint' to halt South African Covid variant

    Date: 2021-02-02 09:08:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8779678

    LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people will be tested in a door-to-door “two-week sprint” to halt the spread of the South African coronavirus variant as cases were found across England, The Guardian reported. Squads of health ....

  • IMF expects rapid growth for Russia economy in 2021/2022

    Date: 2021-02-02 08:55:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8779638

    MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adjusted its economic outlook for the Russian economy in 2021/2021 after it has witnessed a setback over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In its report about World ....

  • US reports 130,759 new Covid infections in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-02 08:05:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8779614

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) The US has registered 130,759 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the US to 26,317,623, said CNN on ....

  • US Secretary Blinken calls on Myanmar military leaders to release Suu Kyi, others

    Date: 2021-02-01 10:27:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:8778225

    WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday called on Myanmar military leaders to release civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained in overnight raids in the country, ABC News reported according to a ....

  • Indonesian Foreign Ministry urges restraint among all parties in Myanmar

    Date: 2021-02-01 08:51:42 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:19 - ID:8778196

    JAKARTA, Feb 1 (MENA) - The Indonesian Government has expressed its concern over the recent political situation in Myanmar, ABC News reported. According to reports, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political ....

  • Myanmar army seizes power in apparent coup, declares state of emergency

    Date: 2021-02-01 08:40:49 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:18 - ID:8778168

    NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 (MENA) - Myanmar’s army seized power in an apparent coup during the early morning hours Monday, detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with members of her party and declared a state of emergency for at least one year, ....

  • Wall Street Journal: Vaccination delays put global rebound at risk

    Date: 2021-02-01 08:24:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8778144

    WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - Timetables for vaccinating enough people to effectively curb Covid-19 are slipping in many countries, raising fears that a large portion of the world will still be battling the pandemic and its economic effects well into ....

  • Biden to meet with Senate Republicans offering covid relief counter-proposal

    Date: 2021-02-01 08:16:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8778140

    WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (MENA) - President Biden intends to meet on Monday with 10 GOP senators who are calling on him to make a bipartisan deal instead of forging ahead with a party-line vote on his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, The Washington ....

  • Seoul denies allegation it pushed to build nuke plant in N Korea

    Date: 2021-02-01 08:06:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:8778052

    SEOUL, Feb 1 (MENA) - Unification Minister Lee In-young on Monday dismissed allegations that the South Korean government attempted to help build a nuclear power plant in North Korea, saying that such claims might be politically motivated, Yonhap ....

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