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Philippines extends entry ban on foreigners until April 30
Date: 2021-04-16 09:17:13 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:24 - ID:8912296
MANILA, April 16 (MENA) - The Philippines has extended its ban on the entry of most foreign nationals until the end of the month, Malacañang said Friday. The travel ban on foreigners, which took effect on March 22, was supposed to end on April 21, ....
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Russia records 8,995 new daily COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-16 09:04:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8912295
MOSCOW, April 16 (MENA) - Russia has registered 8,995 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to 4,684,148 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists on Friday. The total death toll in Russia has ....
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Pfizer CEO believes third COVID vaccine dose may be needed between six and 12 months after vaccination
Date: 2021-04-16 09:02:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8912335
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - The CEO of Pfizer says the pharmaceutical company's COVID-19 vaccine recipients will "likely" need a third dose between six to 12 months after full vaccination, followed by an annual shot. Initial data has shown ....
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China summons Japanese envoy to protest wastewater decision
Date: 2021-04-16 08:29:00 GMT - China - World - SN:18 - ID:8912284
BEIJING, April 16 (MENA) - Beijing has summoned the Japanese ambassador to China in protest against Tokyo's decision to release radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Chinese Assistant foreign minister Wu Jianghao "lodged ....
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Bulgaria reports 2,185 new coronavirus cases, 108 deaths
Date: 2021-04-16 08:24:02 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:17 - ID:8912224
SOFIA, April 16 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 2,185 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of infections to 382,761, the Sofia news agency reported Friday. The number of coronavirus-linked deaths ....
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Brazil reports 73,174 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-16 08:09:27 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:16 - ID:8912256
BRASILIA, April 16 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 73,174 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide count to 13,746,681 million. The Brazilian Health Ministry registered 3,560 deaths, raising the death toll to 365,444. ....
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Kazakhstan reports 2,656 new daily coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-16 07:59:42 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:15 - ID:8912245
NUR-SULTAN, April 16 (MENA) - The Kazakh Ministry of Health confirmed 2,656 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 281,351, Kazinform news agency reported on Friday. A statement issued by the ministry ....
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Germany to follow US out of Afghanistan
Date: 2021-04-16 07:54:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:8912185
BERLIN, April 16 (MENA) - Germany's defense minister has announced that the Bundeswehr will withdraw from Afghanistan in September, amid US plans to withdraw by September 11, DW reported Friday. Germany will match US plans for the withdrawal of ....
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Afghanistan: Four civilians killed in Kandahar Blast
Date: 2021-04-16 07:53:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8912186
KABUL, April 16 (MENA) - Four civilians were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded in Shah Wali Kot district in the southern province of Kandahar on Thursday evening, the provincial police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barikzai said. Two ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 138 million worldwide
Date: 2021-04-16 07:52:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8912231
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University (JHU) announced that the total number of global COVID-19 infections rose to 138,890,681 million people. The JHU statistics showed that 2,985,407 million people have died from COVID-19 virus ....
