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Japan hits a record with 15,263 daily coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-05 13:20:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:45 - ID:9096346
TOKYO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Japan confirmed a record high of 15,263 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, marking the first time for the daily total to exceed 15,000, NHK reported. This brings the total number of coronavirus infections in Japan to ....
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Tokyo Olympics see record COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day
Date: 2021-08-05 08:00:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9095418
TOKYO, Aug 5 (MENA) - The organizing body of the Tokyo Olympics said Thursday 31 more people associated with the games have tested positive for COVID-19, setting a record for the second straight day and bringing the total since the start of July to ....
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COVID-19 cases surpass 200M worldwide
Date: 2021-08-04 22:46:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:128 - ID:9095216
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases throughout the pandemic has surpassed 200 million worldwide, The Hill reported. The 200 million milestone comes as a third of the world’s countries are seeing cases rise, particularly ....
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US agency predicts 'above normal' hurricane season in 2021 update
Date: 2021-08-04 22:34:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:126 - ID:9095198
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting an above-normal hurricane season in its mid-season update for the year, The Hill reported. NOAA scientists said there is a 65 percent chance the ....
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US could see 200K daily COVID-19 cases in the fall
Date: 2021-08-04 22:15:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:9095174
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said the US could see up to 200,000 daily COVID-19 cases in the fall, The Hill reported. “Remember, just a couple of months ago, we were having about 10,000 ....
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COVID-19 cases increase to 315,118 in Myanmar
Date: 2021-08-04 22:02:39 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:122 - ID:9095159
NAYPYIDAW, Aug 4 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 315,118 on Wednesday after 4,051 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported. A total of 322 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll ....
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Covid vaccines to be offered to all UK 16- and 17-year-olds
Date: 2021-08-04 21:09:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:118 - ID:9095082
LONDON, Aug 4 (MENA) - Covid vaccines will be offered to all 16- and 17-year-olds without needing the consent of their parents, after UK government experts reversed their advice from just two weeks ago, The Guardian reported. The Joint Committee ....
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US Senate panel votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Date: 2021-08-04 19:02:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:9094956
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday voted to repeal a pair of war authorizations related to Iraq, the latest move in the Congress aimed at reining in presidential war powers, The Hill reported. The ....
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Italy presses EU nations to open ports to rescued migrants
Date: 2021-08-04 17:10:37 GMT - Italy - World - SN:96 - ID:9094736
ROME, Aug 4 (MENA) – Italy stepped up pressure Wednesday on fellow EU nations to open their ports to migrants rescued by humanitarian ships as political tension simmers in the Italian government's coalition over a sharply rising number of arrivals ....
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Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency, misinformation on Facebook
Date: 2021-08-04 17:08:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:9094893
CALIFORNIA, Aug 4 (MENA) – Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. Facebook says the group violated its term of service by scraping user data ....
