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EU watchdog backs Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine booster for 18-year-olds & above
Date: 2021-10-04 18:13:16 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:85 - ID:9201426
BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (MENA) - The EU's drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for all people aged 18 and over, amid concerns that protection dips after initial jabs, Times Now TV channel reported. Extra ....
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp all go down in major outage
Date: 2021-10-04 16:30:39 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:76 - ID:9201358
WORLD CAPITALS, Oct 4 (MNA) - WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have all gone down in a major outage, The Independent reported Monday. The three apps, which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure, all completely stopped ....
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Russia’s production of COVID-19 vaccines will exceed 300 mln doses by 2022 — minister
Date: 2021-10-04 16:29:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:9201181
MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - Russia has produced about 170 mln doses of the vaccines against the coronavirus and by the end of the year the production will exceed 300 mln doses, TASS quoted Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov as saying on ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 234,930,445
Date: 2021-10-04 09:01:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9200180
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases across the world hit now 234,930,445. The university added that the total number of deaths at the global level reached now ....
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Japan, US coast guards conduct joint drill
Date: 2021-10-04 08:26:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9200134
TOKYO, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Japanese and US coast guards have conducted a joint drill to enhance their preparedness to deal with suspicious ships. The exercise was the fifth time the two countries' coast guards have practiced together this year, The ....
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United States 'very concerned' about Chinese fighter jets entering Taiwanese airspace
Date: 2021-10-04 07:46:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9200044
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The United States urged China to stop its "provocative" military activities near Taiwan, after the island scrambled jets to warn away close to 100 Chinese military aircraft entering its air defense zone over a three-day ....
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Defense minister: US reaffirmed its enduring commitment to a free, open IndoPacific
Date: 2021-10-04 06:41:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9200008
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin said that it was an honour to meet India's Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat during his recent US visit, during which they reaffirmed India-US enduring commitment to a free and ....
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Japan's Diet chooses Kishida as new prime minister
Date: 2021-10-04 06:32:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9199986
TOKYO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Kishida Fumio has been elected prime minister in the Diet. Lawmakers in both chambers voted for the newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, the main ruling party, NHK reported. He was elected to lead the ....
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Dead birds, fish wash ashore as 126,000-gallon oil spill reaches Southern California coast
Date: 2021-10-03 23:11:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:9199909
CALIFORNIA, Oct 3 (MENA) - Officials warned of a potential ecological disaster Sunday after more than 120,000 gallons of oil leaked from an offshore rig and began washing up on beaches in Southern California as workers tried to contain the spill, ....
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Several European countries see rise in daily Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-10-03 22:24:23 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:97 - ID:9199865
WORLD CAPITALS, Oct 3 (MENA) - Several European countries have seen a rise in cases recently, driven by the Delta variant of the virus, including the UK, Germany, Ukraine and Romania, compared to a significant decrease in cases in countries such as ....
