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Abe, who played key role in bringing Olympics to Tokyo, to miss opening ceremony
Date: 2021-07-22 07:54:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9072926
TOKYO, July 22 (MENA) - Japanese Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend the Olympics opening ceremony, the Japan Times newspaper reported. Abe played a outsized role in attracting the Olympics to Tokyo, pledging in front of a banquet ....
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Washington extends restrictions on borders with Canada, Mexico
Date: 2021-07-21 22:41:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:9072796
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The U.S. has extended its border restrictions with Canada and Mexico for another month as the Delta variant surges across the U.S. and the vaccination rate lags behind the Biden administration’s goal, Hurra Channel ....
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Brisbane voted as 2032 Olympic host
Date: 2021-07-21 22:10:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:84 - ID:9072790
LAUSANNE, July 21 (MENA) - Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games after winning formal approval by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, euronews reported. The Brisbane bid was ratified by a vote of 87 IOC members at a meeting in ....
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Mauritania reports 164 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in one day
Date: 2021-07-21 22:01:17 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:83 - ID:9072788
NOUAKCHOTT, July 21 (MENA) – Mauritania reported Wednesday 164 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the active caseload to 23,093, the Ministry of Health revealed in a statement. In addition, four death cases were reported over ....
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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 ....
