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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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. ....
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'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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....