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Russia sets new record high in weekly COVID-19 fatalities
Date: 2021-07-18 21:06:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9068845
MOSCOW, July 18 (MENA) - The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Russia is at the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic, however, the growth in incidence in the country has almost stopped, according to TASS calculations based ....
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Greece registers 1,558 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-18 18:31:01 GMT - Greece - World - SN:79 - ID:9068753
ATHENS, July 18 (MENA) - Greek health authorities announced 1,558 new cases of the coronavirus for the 24-hour period ending 3pm Sunday, as well as 10 deaths. The number of patients on ventilators was 123 early Sunday afternoon, down from 124 a ....
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Delta variant takes hold in developing world as infections soar
Date: 2021-07-18 12:10:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:9068137
LONDON, July 18 (MENA) - The Delta coronavirus variant that has rapidly become dominant across much of the world is exacting a grim toll on dozens of developing countries, where vaccination levels are insufficient to prevent a surge in cases from ....
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U.S. eyes Sept. for 1st in-person summit with Japan, Australia, India
Date: 2021-07-18 11:29:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9068018
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - The administration of US President Joe Biden has proposed to Japan, Australia and India that the first in-person "Quad" meeting of the countries' leaders be held in Washington in late September, according to diplomatic ....
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Chinese mainland reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case
Date: 2021-07-18 10:36:41 GMT - China - World - SN:33 - ID:9067917
BEIJING, July 18 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday. Also reported were 32 new imported cases, of which 11 were reported in ....
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S.Korea registers 1,454 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-18 08:34:43 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:9067675
SEOUL, July 18 (MENA) - South Korea reported 1,454 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 177,951, reported Yonhap News Agency Sunday. The country also registered two new Covid-19 fatalities, raising ....
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Two coronavirus cases among athletes at Tokyo village reported
Date: 2021-07-18 08:09:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9067649
TOKYO, July 18 (MENA) - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Sunday it has confirmed coronavirus infections among athletes staying at the Tokyo athletes' village for the first time, a day after saying a nonathlete staying at the facility had ....
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Thailand reports daily record of 11,397 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-18 06:45:29 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:11 - ID:9067580
BANGKOK, July 18 (MENA) - Thailand on Sunday reported a record 11,397 new coronavirus cases, the third consecutive day that the Southeast Asian country has registered record numbers, Bangkok Post reported. The country’s COVID-19 taskforce also ....
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Germany records 1,292 new infections in one day
Date: 2021-07-18 06:05:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:9067558
BERLIN, July 18 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,292 to 3,744,681, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 3 to 91,362, the ....
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U.S. accuses Iran of trying to deflect blame for nuclear talks impasse
Date: 2021-07-18 05:50:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9067544
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - The United States accused Tehran of an "outrageous" effort to deflect blame for the impasse in Iran nuclear talks and denied that any agreement had been reached on a prisoner swap, Hurra Channel reported. Iran's chief ....