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  • Greece registers 1,387 new coronavirus cases, 81 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-04 19:16:00 GMT - Greece - World - SN:85 - ID:8942456

    ATHENS, May 4 (MENA) - Greek authorities announced on Tuesday 1,387 new cases of coronavirus and 81 fatalities in the past 24 hours. Greece’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now 349,936, with 10,668 people dead, Ekathimerini ....

  • White House denies recent report of prisoner exchange deal with Iran

    Date: 2021-05-04 19:06:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8942440

    WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The White House said on Tuesday there is no agreement with Iran on an exchange of prisoners but that attempts to gain freedom for four Americans held by Tehran are ongoing, US News reported. White House press secretary ....

  • Pfizer says it will deliver 1.6 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine globally this year

    Date: 2021-05-04 19:04:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:8942409

    WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday the company has been contracted to deliver 1.6 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccine globally this year, and the company expects to produce at least 3 billion doses of the vaccine in ....

  • Biden administration remains undecided on "health passport" plan, DHS secretary says

    Date: 2021-05-04 18:22:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:8942401

    WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The Biden administration is still undecided on how to support or deploy a coronavirus "health passport," citing concerns about accessibility and equity, US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said ....

  • US military: Afghanistan withdrawal process 2 to 6 percent complete

    Date: 2021-05-04 18:17:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8942367

    WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The US military has completed about 2 percent to 6 percent of the process of entirely withdrawing from Afghanistan, US Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday, The Hill newspaper said. Progress on the withdrawal ....

  • France summons Russian amb. after officials barred entry

    Date: 2021-05-04 18:14:14 GMT - France - World - SN:75 - ID:8942389

    PARIS, May 4 (MENA) - Russia’s ambassador was summoned to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 3 to be told Moscow must behave responsibly after it refused entry to several European officials, Russia Today quoted a ministry spokeswoman as ....

  • UNSC president highlights true multilateralism

    Date: 2021-05-04 14:43:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:8941890

    NEW YORK, May 4 (MENA) - Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun, who took the rotating presidency of the Security Council, on Monday underlined the importance of practicing true multilateralism, Xinhua reported. In his press ....

  • Johns Hopkins: Number of Covid-19 infections exceeds 153mln

    Date: 2021-05-04 13:04:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:8941771

    WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - The global coronavirus (Covid-19) caseload surpassed 153 million on Tuesday morning, with the world literally struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the ....

  • Pakistani PM asks OIC to counter Islamophobia

    Date: 2021-05-04 10:32:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:8941467

    ISLAMABAD, May 4 (MENA) - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the Orga­nization of Islamic Coopera­tion (OIC) to vehemently counter Islamophobia and falsely equating of Islam with radicalism and terrorism, the Dawn newspaper reported. He ....

  • Over 164,000 people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Pakistan in single day

    Date: 2021-05-04 08:21:48 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:8941259

    ISLAMABAD, May 4 (MENA) - Pakistani Minister for Planning Asad Umar said that over 164,000 people were vaccinated for Covid-19 in a single day, the Tribune reported Tuesday. The minister's remarks came on Twitter and he also said that the ....

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