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  • Helicopter crash in Russian Leningrad Region kills three

    Date: 2021-06-24 21:35:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:9028305

    MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Leningrad Region on Thursday, killing all three people on board," the press service of the Northwestern National Guard District told TASS. "According to preliminary reports, the three ....

  • South Africa reports 16,078 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-06-24 21:33:42 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:98 - ID:9028304

    JOHANNESBURG, June 24 (MENA) - A total of 16,078 new Covid-19 cases were identified in South Africa on Thursday, compared to 17,493 on Wednesday. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this brings the total number of ....

  • Bandits kidnap 33, kill one, injure five in Nigeria

    Date: 2021-06-24 21:03:46 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:95 - ID:9028283

    ABUJA, June 24 (MENA) - One person has been killed while 33 others were abducted as bandits attacked Kachia town in the southern part of Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, The Nation reported. Five other persons were badly injured in the attack, ....

  • Cuba reports 1,880 Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-24 21:02:35 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:93 - ID:9028282

    HAVANA, June 24 (MENA) - Cuba on Thursday reported 1,880 Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the national director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) Francisco Duran. Therefore, the number of ....

  • India reports first death from Delta Plus Covid-19 variant

    Date: 2021-06-24 18:50:26 GMT - India - World - SN:82 - ID:9028142

    NEW DELHI, June 24 (MENA) – India’s Madhya Pradesh reported its first death of a patient identified with the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 in Ujjain district, Indian Express reported. Five confirmed cases of Delta Plus variant has so far been ....

  • Iran reports more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases, 144 new fatalities

    Date: 2021-06-24 15:07:26 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:9027326

    TEHRAN, June 24 (MENA) - Iran registered more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases and 144 new deaths within the past 24 hours, IRNA reported Thursday quoting a Health Ministry statement. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country reached ....

  • More coronavirus variants are expected - WHO official

    Date: 2021-06-24 12:15:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:42 - ID:9027325

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Rana Hajjeh, WHO Director of Program Management on COVID-19 pandemic, said the emergence of new variants of coronavirus are much expected as long as the virus keeps spreading from one country to another. Till now, Delta ....

  • IMF praises performance of Egyptian government with Covid-19 pandemic 3 last Washington

    Date: 2021-06-24 09:22:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:9026945

    Following the Executive Board’s discussion on Egypt, Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, issued the following statement: “The Egyptian authorities have managed well the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 ....

  • IMF praises performance of Egyptian government with Covid-19 pandemic 2 Washington

    Date: 2021-06-24 09:21:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:9026934

    With remaining risks to the outlook stemming from global uncertainty and Egypt’s high public debt and gross financing needs, near-term fiscal and monetary policies should continue to support the recovery while continuing to preserve macroeconomic ....

  • Russia registers 20,182 new cases of Covid-19, highest number since late January, in past 24 hours - HQ

    Date: 2021-06-24 09:20:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9026919

    MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Russia has registered 20,182 new cases of Covid-19, which is the highest number since the end of January, as well as 568 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax quoted the coronavirus response headquarters as saying in a ....

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