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  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 172 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-06-06 06:36:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8994971

    WASHINGTON, June 6 (MENA) - As many as 172,985,880 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 3,721,660 have died from the virus ....

  • South Korea reports 556 new infections

    Date: 2021-06-06 05:54:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8994900

    SEOUL, June 6 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 500s on Sunday due to less testing over the weekend, while the country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is gathering pace. The country reported 556 more COVID-19 cases, ....

  • UN chief strongly condemns killing of over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso attack

    Date: 2021-06-06 05:51:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:6 - ID:8994897

    NEW YORK, June 6 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous attack by unidentified assailants on a village in the province of Yagha in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, which resulted in the ....

  • India records over 114,000 news cases

    Date: 2021-06-06 05:35:38 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:8994881

    NEW DELHI, June 6 (MENA) - India reported 114,460 new COVID-19 cases, 189,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday as quoted by Times of India newspaper. This is the lowest number of ....

  • Biden asks Congress for dlrs 670 million to end AIDS

    Date: 2021-06-06 05:30:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:8994878

    WASHINGTON, June 6 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden dedicated a commemoration message to the victims of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on Saturday on the 40th anniversary of the confirmation of the first five cases of the disease in the ....

  • Japan looks to hydroelectric dams to reduce emissions

    Date: 2021-06-05 22:20:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:82 - ID:8994812

    TOKYO, June 5 (MENA) – The Japanese land ministry is considering boosting hydroelectric power generation using dams in order to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, The Japan Times reported. The move is designed to promote the use of ....

  • Covid jabs for UK children or donating to other countries is 'ethical dilemma' - expert

    Date: 2021-06-05 22:10:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:8994819

    LONDON, June 5 (MENA) - Giving children in the UK the Covid-19 vaccine or donating jabs for vulnerable adults in lower-income countries is an "ethical issue", an expert advising the government was quoted by the Daily Record as saying ....

  • Italy detains rescue ship at Palermo port

    Date: 2021-06-05 21:05:13 GMT - Italy - World - SN:78 - ID:8994778

    ROME, June 5 (MENA) – Italian authorities have blocked the sea rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 at the port of Palermo, DPA reported. It was unclear how long the vessel would have to stay there, the spokesperson for the German organization Sea-Eye told ....

  • 1 dead, 6 missing at northern Mexico coal mine collapse

    Date: 2021-06-05 20:25:39 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:74 - ID:8994740

    MEXICO CITY, June 5 (MENA) - The body of one miner was found Saturday at a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state that flooded and collapsed, leaving six miners still missing, ABC news reported. There had been complaints for years ....

  • Meghan, Harry dealt fresh blow as Sussexes officially demoted on royal website

    Date: 2021-06-05 19:38:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8994716

    LONDON, June 5 (MENA) - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been relegated down the list on the site and are now below nine members of the Royal Family, according to the Express Newspaper on Saturday. Prince Harry, who remains sixth-in-line to ....

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