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UK reports over 34,000 new coronavirus cases, only 6 deaths
Date: 2021-07-12 16:30:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9058404
LONDON, July 12 (MENA) - The UK has reported 34,471 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24-hour, according to government data. Other six coronavirus-related deaths were also recorded in the same period. The new figures take the country's tally of ....
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UN: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
Date: 2021-07-12 16:28:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:86 - ID:9058405
GENEVA, July 12 (MENA) - There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said in a report on Monday – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. The report is jointly published by the Food and Agriculture ....
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UNODC chief hails OIC's Organization for Women's Development
Date: 2021-07-12 16:11:22 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:77 - ID:9058000
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly hailed the Organization for Women's Development of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), saying it sends a strong message about ....
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Iran reports 20,829 fresh Covid-19 infections
Date: 2021-07-12 13:09:12 GMT - Iran - World - SN:47 - ID:9057881
TEHRAN, July 12 (MENA) - The Iranian health ministry announced on Monday that 20,829 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 182 patients have passed away in the same period of ....
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Spread of Delta variant casts shadow over Europe’s economic rebound
Date: 2021-07-12 08:55:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:9057229
LONDON, July 12 (MENA) - The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant is causing economists to worry that Europe’s brightening economic outlook risks being undermined by rising infection levels and the reintroduction of travel and social ....
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Bulgaria reports 16 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-12 08:44:49 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:25 - ID:9057174
SOFIA, July 12 (MENA) - Sixteen new cases of coronavirus have been registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria. No one died, according to data from the Unified Information Portal. New infections were identified by 5,989 tests (less than 0.27% ....
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US National Security Advisor warns Cuba against using violence during protests
Date: 2021-07-12 08:02:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9057108
WASHINGTON, July 12 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is warning Cuba against using force amid protests in the country, Goa Chronicle reported. On Sunday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for his supporters to take to ....
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Lightning strikes in India kill 38 people in 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-12 07:32:25 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:9057123
NEW DELHI, July 12 (MENA) - Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, ABC News reported Monday. A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being ....
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South Korea records 1,100 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-12 07:26:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:9057125
SEOUL, July 12 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose by more than 1,000 for the sixth consecutive day Monday despite fewer tests over the weekend, as the greater Seoul area, the hotbed for the recent spike in new infections, is ....
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Philippines tops 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses given
Date: 2021-07-12 07:18:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:9057103
MANILA, July 12 (MENA) - The Philippines has administered some 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, more than four months since its inoculation drive kicked off, ABS-CBN reported Monday . Of the total 13,196,282 vaccine doses administered, some 9.6 ....