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At least 18 dead as Myanmar police crack down on protests
Date: 2021-02-28 22:16:07 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:108 - ID:8823639
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (MENA) – Myanmar police fired on protests around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18 people were killed, CAN reported. The UN human rights office said ....
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France registers about 20,000 new coronavirus cases, 122 deaths
Date: 2021-02-28 22:09:51 GMT - France - World - SN:107 - ID:8823636
PARIS, Feb 28 (MENA) - France reported 19,952 new, confirmed coronavirus cases and 122 more deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours amid fears of increase in the spread of the pandemic, according to Le Parisien newspaper. The total number of ....
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First cases of worrying Manaus variant of Covid-19 found in UK
Date: 2021-02-28 21:53:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:8823559
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) – The first cases of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus have been identified in the UK, Evening Standard reported on Sunday. Public Health England (PHE) said that up to six cases of the concerning variant first detected in ....
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Italy reports over 17,000 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-28 21:51:11 GMT - Italy - World - SN:105 - ID:8823588
ROME, Feb 28 (MENA) – Italy reported on Sunday 17,455 new coronavirus cases and 192 more deaths in the last 24 hours, ANSA reported. The total confirmed cases exceeded 2.92 million, while the death toll hit 97,699, according to data from the ....
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S. Korea announces innovative syringe method to increase vaccine doses
Date: 2021-02-28 20:57:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:99 - ID:8823516
SEOUL, Feb 28 (MENA) – South Korea’s health authorities issued a new guideline to vaccination centers across the nation, asking medical staff members to maximize the number of jabs per vaccine bottle by utilizing state-of-the-art syringes, Yonhap ....
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Navalny arrives in penal colony in Russia’s Vladimir region - human rights activist
Date: 2021-02-28 20:10:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:8823502
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexey Navalny has arrived in penal colony number 2 in Pokrov, in central Russia’s Vladimir Region, human rights activist Ruslan Vakhapov, who specializes in defending prisoners’ rights, told TASS. "According to my ....
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US Fauci: Vaccines still reasonably effective against new COVID-19 variants
Date: 2021-02-28 19:51:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8823500
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The nation's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday that Americans should not worry about whether new coronavirus variants such as the one recently discovered in New York can render COVID-19 vaccines ....
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UN blasts violent crackdown on protesters in Myanmar
Date: 2021-02-28 18:14:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:89 - ID:8823204
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (MENA) - The United Nations condemned a violent crackdown on protesters in Myanmar on Sunday, urging the country's military rulers to stop using force. "We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and ....
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UK reports 144 new Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-28 18:04:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:86 - ID:8823203
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - Another 144 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus and a further 6,035 new cases have been registered in the UK, Sky News reported Sunday. This compares to the 290 coronavirus deaths and 7,434 new ....
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Czech PM says not to resign over worsening coronavirus crisis
Date: 2021-02-28 17:21:58 GMT - Czech - World - SN:79 - ID:8823208
PRAGUE, Feb 28 (MENA) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said he sees no reason to resign over the worsening coronavirus crisis in the country, Radio Prague reported Sunday. Babiš said that while he was aware the cabinet had made so,e ....
