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Coronavirus: 16,000 new cases reported in Germany
Date: 2021-03-20 07:19:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:3 - ID:8860888
BERLIN, March 20 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 16,033 to more than 2,645,783, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The country recorded 207 new ....
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South Korea registers 452 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-20 07:05:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:8860887
SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - South Korea reported 452 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 440 local infections, raising the total caseload to 98,209, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The country added three more ....
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Belgium tightens COVID-19 measures to avoid third wave
Date: 2021-03-19 23:30:32 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:131 - ID:8860770
BRUSSELS, March 19 (MENA) - Belgium followed France on Friday by tightening measures to control the spread of the coronavirus to avoid a third wave of COVID-19 infections and preserve plans to open up the economy in May, US News reported. Prime ....
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Brazil orders 138 million doses of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Date: 2021-03-19 22:59:16 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:129 - ID:8860751
BRAZILIA, March 19 (MENA) - Brazil has signed contracts with Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson to bye 138 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, CNN reported Friday. Brazil has ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine ....
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Brazil reports record number of new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-19 22:29:36 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:125 - ID:8860731
BRASILIA, March 19 (MENA) - Brazil reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second time this week as officials scramble to halt another deadly wave of the virus, Bloomberg reported. Another 90,570 new infections were reported on ....
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US secretary of state to visit Brussels next week
Date: 2021-03-19 22:27:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:8860732
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels from March 22 to 25 to attend the NATO ministerial meeting and hold talks with European Union leaders and Belgian officials, the US State Department said ....
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Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger are back after 'technical issue'
Date: 2021-03-19 20:49:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:121 - ID:8860646
CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Facebook said on Friday that it experienced technical issues that affected its products, but they have been now resolved. "Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services," ....
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India, US agree to boost cooperation to achieve regional stability
Date: 2021-03-19 20:46:57 GMT - India - World - SN:120 - ID:8860674
NEW DELHI, March 19 (MENA) - India and the US have agreed to enhance their military and strategic partnership to bring about international and regional stability and combat terrorism. They also agreed to boost joint cooperation in the fields of ....
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Biden thanks CDC for efforts amid Covid-19 pandemic
Date: 2021-03-19 20:43:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:119 - ID:8860643
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden thanked staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday for their role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported. "We owe you a gigantic debt of gratitude, and ....
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Ukraine hopes for Germany's support on its path to EU and NATO – PM
Date: 2021-03-19 19:54:37 GMT - Germany - World - SN:115 - ID:8860617
BERLIN, March 19 (MENA) - Ukraine seeks to join the European Union and NATO and hopes for Germany's support in these matters, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. Shmyhal made the remarks at a meeting with German Federal Foreign Minister Heiko ....