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Poland to make COVID-19 booster shots available to all adults: PM
Date: 2021-10-21 10:29:16 GMT - Poland - World - SN:39 - ID:9229334
WARSAW, Oct 21 (MENA) - Poland plans to make third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced. "Those over 18 who had their last dose at least six months ago will be able to get ....
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Tokyo metro gov't to lift COVID restrictions on eateries Monday
Date: 2021-10-21 09:49:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:9229162
TOKYO, Oct 21 (MENA) - The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift restrictions on restaurants and bars over the coronavirus pandemic from Monday as the capital has seen a steady decline in the number of infections, officials said Thursday. Some ....
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US coronavirus vaccine donations reach 200 million doses
Date: 2021-10-21 09:30:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9229238
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (MENA) - The United States, under pressure to share its coronavirus vaccine supply with the rest of the world, has now donated 200 million doses to more than 100 countries, the White House announced on Thursday. President Joe ....
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US condemns new ‘escalation of violence’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Date: 2021-10-21 08:36:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9229109
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (MENA) - The United States condemned Ethiopia for an “escalation” of violence after the military carried out fresh air strikes in the Tigray region. “We have seen the credible reports of attacks in and around Mekele. The United ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 242,015,245
Date: 2021-10-21 08:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9229038
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 cases reached 242,015,245, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU added on Thursday that the current global deaths due to the virus reached 4,921,245. The ....
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Boris Johnson threatens Facebook and Twitter chiefs with criminal action in hate crackdown
Date: 2021-10-20 20:43:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:112 - ID:9228802
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned social media giants will face "criminal sanctions with tough sentences" if they allow foul content on their platforms, the Daily Express reported. The prime minister laid down ....
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New sub-variant rips through UK as cases and deaths soar by 20%
Date: 2021-10-20 19:57:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:108 - ID:9228746
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) – UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned that a new version of the Delta variant is ripping through the UK in a press conference on Wednesday as Covid cases rise and deaths soar by 20 percent, Daily Express newspaper reported. ....
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FIFA chief hints biennial World Cup plans
Date: 2021-10-20 19:29:05 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:105 - ID:9228758
ZURICH, Oct 20 (MENA) - The FIFA Council has approved a global summit on the international calendar - and principally the proposal to stage World Cups every two years - on December 20, according to an official statement by the international ....
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UK health minister says Covid cases may hit 100,000 a day in winter
Date: 2021-10-20 18:15:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:9228636
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Wednesday said the government won’t be implementing the so-called “plan B” strategy of its fall-winter Covid plan, defying warnings from health leaders that the country risks “stumbling ....
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Men much more likely to die from coronavirus than women - study
Date: 2021-10-20 16:57:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9228541
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women as the death rate has been about 50% higher for men, according to a new study by Brookings Institution on Wednesday. Notably, this gap does not appear to be ....
