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Pfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in S. Africa in 2022
Date: 2021-07-21 21:41:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9072784
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, the two companies announced jointly on Wednesday. The move is expected to significantly increase the availability of doses across ....
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Indonesia reports record high 1,383 COVID-19 deaths
Date: 2021-07-21 20:55:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:79 - ID:9072777
JAKARTA, July 21 (MENA) - Indonesia reported a record high 1,383 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to data from the Southeast Asian country’s coronavirus taskforce. The country also reported 33,772 new cases, taking Indonesia’s total ....
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Filling $15 trillion GDP hole needs reforms, IMF says
Date: 2021-07-21 19:46:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9072745
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - Countries need to consider undertaking “difficult reforms” across product, labor, and financial markets to fill the estimated $15 trillion global output gap caused by the Covid-19 crisis, a top International Monetary ....
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Biden to welcome Ukrainian president in Washington August 30
Date: 2021-07-21 19:35:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:9072719
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is set to welcome his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington D.C. on August 30, the White House press service revealed Wednesday. "The visit will affirm the United States’ ....
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France now in 4th wave of COVID due to Delta cases soaring, says PM Jean Castex
Date: 2021-07-21 18:57:29 GMT - France - World - SN:68 - ID:9072704
PARIS, July 21 (MENA) - France is now in its fourth wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday as quoted by France 24 Channel. Castex said the 18,181 new cases recorded in the 24 hours to Tuesday afternoon represented a 140% ....
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IMF says global economic growth expected to reach 6 percent in 2021
Date: 2021-07-21 16:29:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9072555
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - Global economic growth is expected to inch up to 6 percent as the world recovery from the pandemic continues, but in two tracks, according to managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina ....
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Greece records 2,972 new infections
Date: 2021-07-21 16:07:50 GMT - Greece - World - SN:47 - ID:9072530
ATHENS, July 21 (MENA) - Greece’s National Organization of Public Health (EODY) announced on Wednesday 2,972 new cases of coronavirus in the country, with the total number of confirmed infections rising to 466,441. This comes after a high of ....
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ICRC: Civilians in Afghanistan paying steep price of surge in violence, COVID-19
Date: 2021-07-21 15:17:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:43 - ID:9072335
GENEVA, July 21 (MENA) – Afghanistan is among the deadliest places in the world to be a civilian, and women and children make up nearly half of all civilian casualties. In addition to the increased violence over past months, communities are also ....
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Singapore reports 181 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-21 13:04:58 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:40 - ID:9072188
SINGAPORE, July 21 (MENA) - Singapore reported 181 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the total number of infections in the country to 63,621, Channel News Asia reported. The country registers 179 new locally transmitted COVID-19 ....
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World Bank earmarks $490 mn for Madagascar
Date: 2021-07-21 11:27:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9072103
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The World Bank has earmarked a total of $490 million (416 million euros) to help Madagascar buy Covid vaccines and finance development projects, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. The Bank will provide a grant ....
