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Tokyo registers 491 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-02-10 07:23:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:8792298
TOKYO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 491 new coronavirus infections in the capital on Wednesday as the daily tally has been below 500 for four days in a row, NHK Radio reported. A total of 105,024 people have tested ....
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EU proposes new Agenda for the Mediterranean
Date: 2021-02-09 21:07:32 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:91 - ID:8792065
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (MENA) - The European Commission and the EU High Representative on Tuesday adopted a joint communication proposing an ambitious and innovative new Agenda for the Mediterranean, the European Union said in a press release. The new ....
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FT: South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine
Date: 2021-02-09 09:55:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:8790818
LONDON, Feb 9 (MENA) - South Africa has moved to halt its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after preliminary and limited evidence showed it failed to protect against mild and moderate forms of disease caused by a coronavirus variant first ....
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Key Taliban members killed in Faryab: MoD
Date: 2021-02-09 09:30:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:8790768
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - At least 21 Taliban including three key members of the group were killed in a special operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in Faryab province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Tuesday. According to ....
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Russia reports over 150,000 coronavirus infections in 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-09 09:05:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8790766
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (MENA) - Russia on Tuesday reported more than 150,000 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours taking the total number of cases to 3,998,216, according to Sputnik news agency. Russia reported 530 new death cases in the past ....
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Cyprus & Greece stress importance of settling Cyprus issue in line with UN resolutions
Date: 2021-02-09 08:37:48 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:22 - ID:8790678
NICOSIA, Feb 9 (MENA) - Cyprus and Greece have once again expressed their readiness to attend the informal conference on Cyprus that the Secretary-General of the United Nations intends to hold soon, based on the importance of settling the Cyprus ....
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WHO warns of over-pessimism about AstraZeneca vaccine
Date: 2021-02-09 08:07:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:8790647
GENEVA, Feb 9 (MENA) - Several officials of the WHO and the Covax system have warned against an excess of pessimism towards AstraZeneca’s anti-Covid vaccine, Today 24 News reported Tuesday. This vaccine represents “an important part of the global ....
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Germany reports 4,379 new cases of coronavirus over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-09 08:01:39 GMT - Germany - World - SN:20 - ID:8790676
BERLIN, Feb 9 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,379 to 2,291,924, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by 481 to 62,156, the ....
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Japan FM to put off U.S. visit in February due to virus
Date: 2021-02-09 08:01:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8790674
TOKYO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to put off a visit to the United States in February after Washington showed hesitance about the idea due to the coronavirus pandemic, Japan Times reported quoting sources close to ....
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UN report says Iran, N. Korea resumed missile cooperation
Date: 2021-02-09 07:39:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:8790628
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (MENA) - Iran and North Korea resumed cooperation on the development of long-range missile projects last year, RFE said Tuesday quoting a UN report. "This resumed cooperation is said to have included the transfer of critical ....