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  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 138 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-04-15 07:38:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8910529

    WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - As many as 138,278,420 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,973,058 have died, according to John Hopkins University. It reported that there have been 78,751,015 cases of ....

  • Officer who shot and killed Capitol rioter Babbitt won’t be charged, DOJ says

    Date: 2021-04-14 21:23:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:8910304

    WASHINGTON, April 14 (MENA) – The US Department of Justice said Wednesday that it will not pursue criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot a woman participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump invasion of the US Capitol, CNBC reported. ....

  • Malaysia finds 17 Covid-19 cases with South African variant

    Date: 2021-04-14 21:07:42 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:96 - ID:8910311

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has identified 17 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Malaysia with the South African variant, 13 of which are from three clusters in Selangor, Bernama news agency reported. The ....

  • Delay in US troop withdrawal complex Afghan peace: Russia

    Date: 2021-04-14 20:42:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:8910284

    MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Russian special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Wednesday said that delay in withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would further complicate the ongoing Afghan peace process, Sputnik news agency ....

  • Ghani says Afghanistan 'fully capable' of defending itself

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:43:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:86 - ID:8910227

    KABUL, April 14 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said his forces were "fully capable" of defending Afghanistan, as he revealed he had spoken with his US counterpart Joe Biden about the withdrawal of American soldiers. "Tonight, ....

  • Greece records 3,089 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:40:19 GMT - Greece - World - SN:85 - ID:8910221

    ATHENS, April 14 (MENA) - Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday 3989 new coronavirus cases and 81 deaths in the past 24 hours, Euronews reported. The number of intubated Covid-patients has increased to 809. Death toll has reached ....

  • Portugal extends state of emergency amid worries over jump in COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:14:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:8910163

    LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - Portugal’s parliament extended on Wednesday a state of emergency for 15 days as health experts warned that a gradual relaxation of strict lockdown rules now underway could soon lead to a significant jump in coronavirus ....

  • Russia's envoy in Vienna stresses need to focus on restoration of JCPOA

    Date: 2021-04-14 18:15:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:8909143

    MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov said it is important to focus not on current difficulties but on the restoration of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive ....

  • Italy reports 469 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 16,168 new cases

    Date: 2021-04-14 18:13:23 GMT - Italy - World - SN:76 - ID:8910112

    ROME, April 14 (MENA) - Italy reported 469 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 476 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 16,168 from 13,447. Italy has registered 115,557 deaths ....

  • France to administer J&J vaccine as planned

    Date: 2021-04-14 18:01:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8910122

    LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - France will use Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine as planned despite its suspension in the US, a government spokesman said, adding France had received a first shipment of 200,000 doses. “The doses, which arrived ....

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