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  • US tops 100 million Covid vaccine doses administered

    Date: 2021-03-12 22:06:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8847001

    WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The United States on Friday topped 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 35 million people have been fully vaccinated, ....

  • Brazil’s health ministry strikes deal to buy Sputnik V vaccine

    Date: 2021-03-12 21:53:29 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:79 - ID:8847002

    BRAZILIA, March 12 (MENA) - Brazil’s Health Ministry has inked a contract with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to buy Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, TASS quoted the ministry’s press service as saying Friday. "The Health Ministry ....

  • US records over 60,0578 new coronavirus cases, 1,572 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-12 21:33:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:8846989

    WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The US reported 60,0578 new coronavirus infections and 1,572 virus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, according to CDC data released Friday. According to the tally, the nationwide totals now stand at ....

  • France exceeds 4 mln coronavirus cases, 90,000 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-12 20:29:06 GMT - France - World - SN:76 - ID:8846871

    PARIS, March 12 (MENA) - France reported 25,229 new coronavirus cases and 228 more deaths in the last 24 hours amid fears of an increase in the spread of the pandemic, according to Le Parisien newspaper. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases ....

  • Italy reports 26,824 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-12 19:41:38 GMT - Italy - World - SN:74 - ID:8846834

    ROME, March 12 (MENA) - Italy reported on Friday 26,824 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, ANSA reported. The daily toll of victims was also slightly up, at 380 Friday compared to 373 on Thursday, according to data from the Italian ....

  • All Italy set to be red zone over Easter

    Date: 2021-03-12 19:29:39 GMT - Italy - World - SN:72 - ID:8846833

    ROME, March 12 (MENA) - The Italian government intends to make almost the whole of the country a COVID-19 "red zone" from April 3 to 5, a period which includes Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, ANSA reported Friday as Premier Mario Draghi's ....

  • UK reports 175 coronavirus deaths, 6,609 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-12 19:29:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8846763

    LONDON, March 12 (MENA) -The UK has recorded 175 new coronavirus deaths and 6,609 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported on Friday. The number of fatalities is 61 fewer than last Friday, when 236 deaths were ....

  • US, Asia allies launch major vaccine drive to counter China

    Date: 2021-03-12 19:29:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8846525

    LONDON, March 12 (MENA) - The US has crafted a plan with Japan, India and Australia to provide 1bn doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to south-east Asian nations in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Financial ....

  • Thailand registers 81 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-12 16:37:24 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:62 - ID:8846636

    BANGKOK, March 12 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday reported 81 new Covid-19 cases, 67 local infections and 14 imported over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 26,679, the Bangkok Post reported. Panprapa Yongtrakul, assistant spokeswoman for the ....

  • Gas explosion kills 6 coal miners in southwest Pakistan

    Date: 2021-03-12 15:15:26 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:55 - ID:8846293

    ISLAMABAD, March 12 (MENA) - A methane gas explosion killed six coal miners overnight in southwestern Baluchistan province, near the Afghan border, Pakistani authorities said Friday. Naseer Nasir, a mine inspector, said the blast was caused by a ....

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