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S.Korea registers 2,434 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-09-24 08:09:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:9182993
SEOUL, Sept 24 (MENA) - South Korea reported 2,434 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,416 local infections, raising the total caseload to 295,132, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country reported seven more ....
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UK forces linked to deaths of nearly 300 Afghan civilians, says newspaper
Date: 2021-09-23 22:38:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:111 - ID:9182844
LONDON, Sept 23 (MENA) - British forces are linked to the deaths of 86 children and more than 200 adult civilians during the Afghanistan conflict, with compensation of just £2,380 paid on average for each life lost, new figures reveal. They are ....
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Blinken and Borrell meet in New York to discuss the transatlantic relationship
Date: 2021-09-23 22:20:30 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:109 - ID:9182843
BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (MENA) - "The EU and the US are unique partners in addressing global challenges. Their closer cooperation, based on shared values, will contribute to international peace and security." This was stated in a statement released by the ....
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African world leaders criticize 'vaccine apartheid'
Date: 2021-09-23 22:19:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:108 - ID:9182845
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (MENA) - The leaders of several African countries criticized what one president called “vaccine apartheid” during the UN General Assembly this week, The Hill reported. Namibian President Hage Geingob, whose country was once ....
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WHO: Africa needs seven-fold rise in COVID-19 vaccine shipments
Date: 2021-09-23 18:42:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:87 - ID:9182409
GENEVA, Sept 23 (MENA) – COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million per month to 150 million each month on average if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70% of its people by September 2022, the World ....
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Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year
Date: 2021-09-23 18:07:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9182401
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) - Moderna’s chief executive officer told a Swiss newspaper he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic could be over by this time next year as vaccine supplies grow and those who are unvaccinated catch the virus and get natural ....
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UK reports 36,710 COVID-19 cases, 182 deaths
Date: 2021-09-23 16:27:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:9182323
LONDON, Sept 23 (MENA) – The UK has recorded 36,710 new COVID-19 cases and another 182 deaths in the last 24-hour period, with 7,588 people currently in hospital with the disease, according to the latest government figures. The number of patients ....
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Austria reports 1,707 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths
Date: 2021-09-23 13:01:27 GMT - Austria - World - SN:44 - ID:9181701
VIENNA, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Austrian Health Ministry announced that 1,707 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 730,403. In a statement released on Thursday, ....
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USAID announces $345 mln investment to accelerate global fight against COVID-19
Date: 2021-09-23 12:34:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:9181719
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it will plan to provide $345 million for life-saving vaccine assistance, oxygen supplies, and targeted surge support to COVID-19 hotspots. In a ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 230,089,554
Date: 2021-09-23 12:25:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:9181718
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) - As many as 230,089,553 people are reported to have been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that 4,719,193 people have died from the virus worldwide, ....
