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New COVID-19 cases over 600 for 2nd day, virus fight struggling with cluster infections
Date: 2021-02-18 09:24:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:23 - ID:8805431
SEOUL, Feb 18 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for a second consecutive day on Thursday as infections at a slew of manufacturing plants and hospitals surged, prompting authorities to guard against a potential ....
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US records more than 68,000 new infections
Date: 2021-02-18 08:55:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8805432
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - At least 68, 419 new Covid-19 cases and 2,366 virus related deaths were reported in the United States on Thursday, CNN quoted Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases. To date, there have been at least 27,825,043 cases ....
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Belgium reports 2,677 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-18 08:38:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:17 - ID:8805409
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Total infections of coronavirus cases in Belgium on Thursday increased to 743,882 with 2,677 new infections reported by Belgian health authorities, euro news reported. They reported 43 more deaths from COVID-19 in the ....
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Armenia reports 223 new coronavirus cases, 101 recoveries
Date: 2021-02-18 08:37:56 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:16 - ID:8805404
YEREVAN, Feb 18 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 223 to reach 169,820 on Thursday, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Fresh figures also revealed that 101 more people have ....
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Facebook ban on news in Australia provokes fierce backlash
Date: 2021-02-18 08:03:47 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:8805311
SIDNEY/CALIFORNIA, Feb 18 (MENA) - Facebook’s decision to block the sharing of news in Australia prevented the public from accessing critical information on government health and emergency service sites on Thursday, provoking a backlash from ....
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Five killed, 15 injured as bus overturns in central Punjab
Date: 2021-02-18 08:03:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8805308
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (MENA) - At least five people were killed and 15 other sustained injuries when a passenger bus overturned on a main thoroughfare in Kamalia district of central Punjab, Dawn quoted officials as saying Thursday. Police and rescue ....
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US charges 3 North Koreans over cyberattacks costing $1.3b
Date: 2021-02-18 08:02:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8805260
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - The US Justice Department indicted three North Koreans in December on charges related to cyberattacks to steal over $1.3 billion in crypto and traditional currencies from banks and companies, The Korea Herald ....
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US aims to ‘revitalize’ ties with NATO as major decisions loom
Date: 2021-02-18 07:32:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8805279
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be using his first ministerial meeting with NATO allies Wednesday to try to repair the frayed relationship, acknowledging that long-standing ties were, at times, strained under ....
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Pakistan records 1,272 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-18 05:58:14 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:8805217
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 52 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 567,261, Dunya News reported. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 12,488 on ....
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White House cyber adviser says it will take months to investigate Russian hack
Date: 2021-02-17 22:13:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:8805152
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - The White House's top cybersecurity adviser said on Wednesday an investigation into a sprawling Russian hacking operation against the United States, known as the SolarWinds hack, will take several more months to complete, ....
