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  • COVID cases now tops 114.7 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-03-03 09:17:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:8828067

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The total number of global COVID 19 cases has topped 114.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.54 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the ....

  • Dutch Covid-19 test center hit by explosion as fury over country's lockdown measures grows

    Date: 2021-03-03 09:00:19 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:25 - ID:8828103

    AMSTERDAM, March 3 (MENA) - A Covid-19 test center was hit by an explosion in the Netherlands early Wednesday in an area which has suffered a surge in coronavirus cases, as anger grows over the country's lockdown measures, the Mail Online reported. ....

  • S.Korea PM orders review of authorizing AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 65 and over

    Date: 2021-03-03 08:14:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:8827919

    SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday instructed officials to review the authorization of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 65 and over, Yonhap News Agency reported. "New research results have been disclosed, ....

  • US Department of Commerce adds 14 parties to Entity List for support of Russian weapons of mass destruction programs

    Date: 2021-03-03 08:12:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8827951

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is adding 14 entities located in Russia, Germany, and Switzerland to the Entity List based on their proliferation activities in support of Russia’s ....

  • US, Australia discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2021-03-03 07:52:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8827915

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris discussed with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the phone cooperation on global and regional challenges, including climate change, China and Myanmar, according to a White ....

  • Total number of coronavirus cases in US reach 28,719 million

    Date: 2021-03-03 07:49:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8827956

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University of the US said that the nationwide total coronavirus cases reached 28,719,624 cases. According to JHU's tally, the total number of deaths of due to the virus reached 516,608. (MENA) M H ....

  • Taliban’s largest ‘command and control center’ falls to gov’t forces

    Date: 2021-03-03 07:42:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8827888

    KABUL, March 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense said in a released statement that Afghan commandos conquered and captured the Taliban’s largest command and control center in a raid in Nangarhar province, according to Khaama Press news ....

  • FBI chasing thousands of leads to prosecute people involved in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol, prevent feared follow-up attacks

    Date: 2021-03-03 07:13:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8827814

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - FBI Director Christopher Wray's team of federal investigators is currently chasing thousands of leads in twin efforts to prosecute people involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol and to try to prevent feared ....

  • 34 freed from Taliban prison in Herat

    Date: 2021-03-03 06:26:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:8827779

    KABUL, March 1 (MENA) - Thirty-four Afghan security force members and civilians were freed from a Taliban prison in an operation by Afghan commandos in Herat province on Tuesday night, TOLOnews quoted the Ministry of Defense as saying in a statement ....

  • Tokyo-area governors eye extension of COVID-19 emergency by 2 weeks

    Date: 2021-03-03 06:24:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:8827780

    TOKYO, March 3 (MENA) - Governors in the Tokyo metropolitan area are considering asking Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency by about two weeks as the decline in new infections has slowed, Kyodo quoted sources with ....

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