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ADB approves $95M loan to help Cambodia buy vaccines
Date: 2022-02-16 09:42:44 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:33 - ID:9420269
PHNOM PENH, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $95 million loan to the government. The funds will be used to vaccinate Cambodians against Covid-19 from 2022 to 2023, and will include annual booster shots for those ....
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Russia reports over 179,000 daily COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-02-16 09:18:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9420194
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 179,284 over the past day to 14,659,880, TASS reported Wednesday. Russia’s COVID-19 recoveries rose by 172,468 over the past day, reaching 11,643,393. Russia’s COVID-19 death toll ....
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G7 top diplomats to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine in Germany
Date: 2022-02-16 08:36:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9420092
TOKYO, Feb 16 (MENA) - G7 foreign ministers are planning an emergency meeting in Germany this week, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. Presumably, the meeting of G7 top diplomats will be held on the sidelines of the Munich Security ....
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Germany reports 219,972 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-16 08:22:59 GMT - Germany - World - SN:20 - ID:9420086
BERLIN, Feb 16 (MENA) - Germany reported 219,972 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 12,800,315, according to data released by Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Wednesday. The virus claimed 247 ....
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Belgium reports 12,762 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-02-16 08:04:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:9420016
BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (MENA) - Belgium registered 12,762 new cases of the coronavirus disease in last 24 hours. The Belgian Health ministry said on Wednesday that the death toll from the virus reached 29,778 after reporting 54 new death cases over the ....
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Czech Republic reports 28,239 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-02-16 08:02:36 GMT - Czech - World - SN:17 - ID:9420028
PRAGUE, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Czech Republic registered 28,239 new cases of Covid-19 and 5,054 reinfections, Czech Radio reported Wednesday. The number of people hospitalized with Covid also saw a slight drop to 3,733 of whom 272 require intensive ....
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S. Korea's daily Covid-19 infections hit grim milestone of 90,000 as omicron fears deepen
Date: 2022-02-16 07:45:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:9420000
SEOUL, Feb 16 (MENA) - South Korea's daily Covid-19 cases spiked to an all-time high Wednesday as fears deepen over the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, Yonhap news agency reported. The country reported 90,443 new ....
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US Secretary of State Blinken calls on Russia to release Navalny
Date: 2022-02-16 07:39:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9419994
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that he was "troubled by dubious new charges" against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and called on Russian authorities to set the imprisoned Kremlin critic free, the US ....
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Mudslides, floods kill at least 18 outside Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2022-02-16 06:47:42 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:10 - ID:9419959
BRASILIA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Extremely heavy rains set off mudslides and floods in a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 18 people, Fox5 Vegas reported Wednesday. There was widespread concern that the death toll could surge ....
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Canada eases Covid-19 testing rules for vaccinated travelers
Date: 2022-02-16 06:41:01 GMT - Canada - World - SN:9 - ID:9419958
OTTOWA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Canada is easing Covid-19 testing regulations for travelers, CNN reported Wednesday. Starting February 28, the country will no longer require PCR tests for fully vaccinated travelers and will accept rapid tests, according ....