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Greece reports 1,165 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths
Date: 2021-03-08 19:58:41 GMT - Greece - World - SN:106 - ID:8839004
ATEHNS, March 8 (MENA) – The number of new reported cases of Covid-19 in Greece remained above the 1,000 mark on Monday despite many parts of the country, including the capital, being in a hard lockdown for several weeks. In its daily bulletin on ....
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Pakistan Navy conducts bilateral exercises with navies of Japan, Oman, Russia, US
Date: 2021-03-08 18:54:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:104 - ID:8838866
ISLAMABAD, March 8 (MENA) - The Pakistan Navy on Monday conducted bilateral naval exercises with the naval forces of Japan, Oman, Russia and the United States to enhance interoperability, and augment collaborative efforts for ensuring regional ....
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Italy Okays AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
Date: 2021-03-08 18:53:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:103 - ID:8838859
ROME, March 8 (MENA) - Italy has authorized the administration of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to those over 65 years of age. In a statement reported by the The Local multi-regional European news website on Monday, the Italian health ....
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Thailand considers shortening quarantine for vaccinated tourists
Date: 2021-03-08 18:53:09 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:102 - ID:8838863
BANGKOK, March 8 (MENA) - Quarantine requirements could be eased for visitors inoculated against Covid-19 before they travel to Thailand, beginning in October, as the government struggles to rescue the tourism sector, Bangkok Post ....
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Biden on brink of passing historic $1.9tn boost to US economy
Date: 2021-03-08 08:42:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:8837434
LONDON, March 8 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is on the brink of securing final approval from Congress for his $1.9tn stimulus bill — a bet that massive fiscal intervention aimed at lower and middle class families will speed up America’s recovery ....
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Australia suspends Defense Cooperation Program with Myanmar in wake of coup
Date: 2021-03-08 08:32:13 GMT - Australia - World - SN:32 - ID:8837418
CANBERRA, March 8 (MENA) - The Australian government has taken action against Myanmar's military in response to the country's escalating violence, ABC News reported Monday. Australia has now cut defense programs and says humanitarian aid will be ....
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Ukraine records 5,572 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-08 08:14:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:29 - ID:8837432
KIEV, March 8 (MENA) - Ukraine has registered 5,572 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on March 8, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to over 1.4 million. In the past 24 hours, 1,734 COVID-19 ....
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COVID-19 vaccination of 14,000 SDF medical staff begins in Japan
Date: 2021-03-08 07:49:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:8837339
TOKYO, March 8 (MENA) - Coronavirus vaccinations for around 14,000 medical staff from Japan's Self-Defense Forces began Monday, Kyodo reported. The Defense Ministry said this is part of a program launched last month to inoculate health care ....
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Germany records 5,011 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-08 07:22:39 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:8837337
BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 5,011 to 2,505,193, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 34 to 71,934, the ....
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Global Covid-19 cases exceed 116 million:JHU
Date: 2021-03-08 07:12:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8837321
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - Over 116 million people have been infected with Covid-19 across the globe until Monday, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case count reached 116,830,052 while the death toll ....