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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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