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1 policeman killed in Taliban attack in Kabul's district
Date: 2021-04-08 07:15:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8898261
KABUL, April 8 (MENA) - One police force member was killed and two more were wounded in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Paghman district west of Kabul on Wednesday night, Tolo News reported on Thursday, quoting a source. The attack took ....
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Mexico reports 5,499 new coronavirus cases, 596 more deaths
Date: 2021-04-07 22:57:44 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:136 - ID:8898096
MEXICO CITY, April 7 (MENA) – Mexico’s government reported 5,499 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 596 more fatalities, bringing the country’s total to 2,261,879 infections and 205,598 deaths, National Post reported on Wednesday. The government ....
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UK restricts use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in under 30s over rare blood clots
Date: 2021-04-07 22:29:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:132 - ID:8898075
LONDON, April 7 (MENA) – The UK on Wednesday concluded that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, after reviewing cases of rare blood clots, Politico reported. Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief ....
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Canada’s Ontario issues stay-at-home order, declares third state of emergency
Date: 2021-04-07 21:51:31 GMT - Canada - World - SN:129 - ID:8898056
ONTARIO, Canada, April 7 (MENA) – Ontario has declared its third state of emergency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order as of Thursday, CTV News reported. Premier Doug Ford made ....
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Belgium imposes ban on AZ jabs for people under 56
Date: 2021-04-07 19:48:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:117 - ID:8897921
BRUSSELS, April 7 (MENA) - Belgium is disregarding Wednesday’s advice from the European Union’s drug regulator and imposing a four-week ban on administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged under 56, ABC News reported. The European ....
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IMF expects most Gulf economies to recover this year
Date: 2021-04-07 19:07:46 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:111 - ID:8897795
WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) – The International Monetary Fund expects most Gulf economies to recover this year at a faster pace than previously estimated, as it raised its 2021 global growth forecast to 6 percent from 5.5 percent less than three ....
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Hungary to ease lockdown restrictions gradually
Date: 2021-04-07 18:37:24 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:80 - ID:8897516
BUDAPEST, April 7 (MENA) - Hungary will start easing lockdown restrictions on Wednesday after inoculating more than a quarter of its population with at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. The decision comes as ....
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Italy reports 13,708 new Covid-19 cases, 627 fatalities in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-07 17:43:09 GMT - Italy - World - SN:97 - ID:8897640
ROME, April 7 (MENA) - The Italian Health Ministry announced Wednesday that 627 coronavirus deaths were reported in Italy over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, as many as 13,708 new infections were registered in the country over the same period, ....
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Greece records 3,445 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-04-07 17:27:28 GMT - Greece - World - SN:94 - ID:8897685
ATHENS, April 7 (MENA) - Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday evening 3445 new coronavirus cases and 75 Covid-related deaths in past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in ventilators stands at 749. Death toll has reached ....
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IMF expects global growth stands at 6%
Date: 2021-04-07 17:22:20 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:93 - ID:8897642
WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected on Wednesday that global economic growth is projected at 6 percent in 2021, moderating to 4.4 percent in 2022. The projections for 2021 and 2022 are stronger than in the ....
