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  • UK records 2,396 coronavirus cases, 22 deaths

    Date: 2021-04-21 17:41:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8921765

    LONDON, April 21 (MENA) - The UK reported 2,396 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Sky News TV channel quoted government officials as saying Wednesday. The country also reported another 22 coronavirus-related deaths, the officials added. ....

  • Health authorities announce 3,015 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-21 17:37:42 GMT - Greece - World - SN:69 - ID:8921804

    ATHENS, April 21 (MENA) - Greek health authorities announced 3,015 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, euronews reported. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also reported 86 deaths, bringing the total up ....

  • Italy records 13,844 new infections

    Date: 2021-04-21 17:31:22 GMT - Italy - World - SN:67 - ID:8921791

    ROME, April 21 (MENA) - Italy reported 364 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 390 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 13,844 from 12,074, sky news reported. Italy has registered ....

  • UNPF says empowering women benefits society

    Date: 2021-04-21 13:26:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:41 - ID:8921071

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The United Nations Population Fund has said that societies cannot make progress unless women enjoy all of their rights and freedom in decision-making in parallel with men under the enacted laws and legislation. The ....

  • Chinese President Xi to attend Biden's climate change summit

    Date: 2021-04-21 08:40:19 GMT - China - World - SN:22 - ID:8920477

    BEIJING, April 21 (MENA) - China's President Xi Jinping will attend a US-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new US administration, NBC ....

  • Japan to impose fresh COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo

    Date: 2021-04-21 08:34:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:21 - ID:8920471

    TOKYO, April 21 (MENA) - The government plans to impose a fresh coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures soon as a surge in severe cases chokes the areas' health care systems, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported, ....

  • 24,884 new cases of Covid-19 in Germany

    Date: 2021-04-21 07:55:16 GMT - Germany - World - SN:16 - ID:8920362

    BERLIN, April 21 (MENA) - The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported Wednesday 24,884 new infections, which is much more than the previous day (9.609). There were 331 corona deaths per day. The nationwide 7-day incidence dropped to 160.1. ....

  • 'It can't stop here': Biden, after Chauvin verdict, calls for passage of George Floyd bill

    Date: 2021-04-21 07:27:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8920360

    WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - President Joe Biden called for a "moment of significant change" to fight systemic racism in policing Tuesday after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd, ....

  • India registers 295,000 new Covid-19 cases, 2,023 death

    Date: 2021-04-21 06:05:29 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:8920302

    NEW DELHI, April 21 (MENA) - The single-day rise in new coronavirus infections inched closer to 300,000 with more than 2,000 daily deaths, The India Times reported quoting the Union health ministry on Wednesday. A total of 295,041 fresh ....

  • Argentina starts producing Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

    Date: 2021-04-20 22:09:46 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:113 - ID:8920169

    BUENOS AIRES, April 20 (MENA) - Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to start the production of Russia's Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccine, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a press release on Tuesday. "The Russian ....

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