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  • 114 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported in Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-05-16 10:28:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:35 - ID:8959024

    KABUL, May 16 (MENA) – Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health Sunday reported 114 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,402 samples tested in the last 24 hours, Tolo News reported. The ministry also reported three deaths and 23 recoveries from ....

  • North Korea withdraws from World Cup qualification

    Date: 2021-05-16 09:50:22 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:30 - ID:8958975

    PYONGYANG, May 16 (MENA) - The Asian Football Confederation has announced North Korea has pulled out of qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Yonhap news agency reported. “The (AFC) has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football ....

  • Colombia records 18,873 new cases

    Date: 2021-05-16 08:09:25 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:20 - ID:8958813

    BOGOTA, May 16 (MENA) - Colombia on Saturday reported a record daily count of 530 deaths from COVID-19, raising the nationwide death toll to 80,780, the ministry of health and social protection said on Sunday. Meanwhile, 18,873 new infections ....

  • Japan extends state of emergency over Covid 19 fears

    Date: 2021-05-16 07:25:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:8958754

    TOKYO, May 16 (MENA) - Japan extended a state of emergency to three additional prefectures, Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima, due to rising COVID cases. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's economy minister, said the prefectures will be under a state of ....

  • Argentine records 21,469 new cases

    Date: 2021-05-16 06:55:02 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:15 - ID:8958713

    BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (MENA) - Argentina on Saturday reported 400 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 70,253, the health ministry said Sunday. Meanwhile, 21,469 new infections were reported, bringing the ....

  • Chinese mainland reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, all imported الصين: لا وفيات جديدة بفيروس "كورونا" وتسجيل 14 إصابة وافدة من الخارج

    Date: 2021-05-16 06:45:00 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:8958702

    BEIJING, May 16 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland reported 14 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday. No new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported, it added. Six ....

  • Tally of world infections exceed 162 million - John Hopkins

    Date: 2021-05-16 06:06:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8958655

    WASHINGTON, May16 (MENA) - As many as 162,208,037 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally. Some 3,365,106 have died worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). (MENA) S R E ....

  • South Korea records 610 new infections

    Date: 2021-05-16 05:51:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8958649

    SEOUL, May 16 (MENA) - South Korea recorded 610 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, reporting more than 600 cases for the second straight day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Sunday. The new cases raised the ....

  • Italy reports 6,659 new coronavirus cases, 136 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-15 19:25:49 GMT - Italy - World - SN:76 - ID:8958528

    ROME, May 15 (MENA) - Italy reported 6,659 new COVID-19 cases and 136 related deaths in the past 24 hours, said the Italian Health Ministry. Italy's death toll since the start of the pandemic has reached 124,063 and the number of infections now ....

  • AP says 'horrified' by Israeli attack on its office

    Date: 2021-05-15 18:19:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:8958482

    WASHINGTON, May 15 (MENA) – An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday. All AP employees and freelancers evacuated the building safely, the AP ....

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