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  • Italy reports 11,641 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-08 09:22:35 GMT - Italy - World - SN:25 - ID:8789106

    ROME, Feb 8 (MENA) - There are 11,641 positive tests for coronavirus recorded in Italy in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Italian Ministry of Health on Monday. Yesterday the positive tests were 13,442. The victims are 270 (91,273 ....

  • FT: Biden warns China will face "extreme competition’ from US

    Date: 2021-02-08 08:51:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:8789023

    LONDON, Feb 8 (MENA) - President Joe Biden said China would face “extreme competition” from the US in the latest sign of Sino-US tensions to come after his administration said it would hold Beijing accountable for its “abuses” and human rights ....

  • World’s immunity growth against COVID-19 may lead to normal life in August — Kremlin

    Date: 2021-02-08 08:01:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8788949

    MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - The share of the planet’s population with the immunity against coronavirus will reach 60% this summer, allowing to return to life in August ‘with the visor raised,’ Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told ....

  • Greece extends restrictions on international flights to Feb 22

    Date: 2021-02-08 07:42:22 GMT - Greece - World - SN:15 - ID:8788898

    ATHENS, Feb 8 (MENA) - Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic and international flights until February 15 and February 22 respectively to help curb the spread of Covid-19, Kathimerini reported. Under the restrictions ....

  • Biden says it will be very difficult to achieve Covid herd immunity before summer’s end

    Date: 2021-02-08 07:30:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8788899

    WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden won’t commit to achieving herd immunity to the coronavirus in the US by the end of summer, suggesting a long road ahead to defeating the deadly virus, CNBC reported. “The idea that this can be done ....

  • Moscow surprised by Borrell’s comments on visit, says they contradict his earlier statements

    Date: 2021-02-08 07:15:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8788862

    MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated on Sunday that the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was a "very complicated" visit for him, claiming that Russia was "progressively disconnecting itself from ....

  • Total US COVID-19 cases top 27 million as death toll swells past 463,000

    Date: 2021-02-08 05:55:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8788813

    WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - Total novel coronavirus cases in the United States eclipsed 27 million Sunday, CNN reported according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. The United States’ 27,004,529 cumulative cases reported late Sunday represent ....

  • India reports 11,831 new coronavirus cases,84 deaths over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-08 05:26:26 GMT - India - World - SN:1 - ID:8788794

    NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (MENA) - India reported 11,831 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per India's Union Health Ministry. The overall caseload in the country reached 10,838,194 cases. The new fatalities increased the tally ....

  • UK PM urged not to lift lockdown until daily infections drop below 1,000

    Date: 2021-02-07 20:40:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:8788675

    LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - The UK Prime Minister has been warned not to lift lockdown until the daily infection rate drops below 1,000 cases, according to Evening Standard newspaper on Sunday. Political pressure to ease restrictions is growing but ....

  • Afghanistan remains worst-affected by terror: UN

    Date: 2021-02-07 12:38:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:53 - ID:8787770

    KABUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - The threat posed by extremist groups, including Daesh and Al-Qaeda in conflict areas like Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, Pajhwok News Agency reported Sunday quoting UN ....

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