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  • Cuba reports 1,191 Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-06-02 20:39:22 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:122 - ID:8990104

    HAVANA, June 2 (MENA) - The Cuban Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said 1,191 people tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of contagions to 144,514, the local Prensa Latina reported. Meanwhile, 12 deaths were reported over ....

  • Afghanistan reports 1,118 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-02 19:09:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:111 - ID:8989941

    KABUL, June 2 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 1,118 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 27 deaths and 222 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period, Tolo News channel ....

  • US sanctions several Bulgarian officials over corruption

    Date: 2021-06-02 18:53:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:8989974

    WASHINGTON, June 2 (MENA) - The US announced Wednesday it is sanctioning several former and current Bulgarian officials for supporting what the State Department called “significant corruption.” State Department spokesman Ned Price announced the ....

  • UK weekly Covid deaths slide to lowest since September

    Date: 2021-06-02 17:41:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:8989788

    LONDON, June 2 (MENA) - Coronavirus-related deaths in the UK have declined, the latest figures show, to extend a slide almost every week since the peak of the second wave as the country’s vaccination campaign takes effect, Financial Times reported. ....

  • Isaac Herzog elected 11th president of State of Israel

    Date: 2021-06-02 16:35:42 GMT - Israel - World - SN:83 - ID:8989719

    GAZA CITY, June 2 (MENA) - Former Labor party leader, current Jewish Agency chair and son of a previous president Isaac Herzog was elected as the 11th president of the State of Israel on Wednesday, beating his rival Miriam Peretz with 87 votes to 26 ....

  • Washington Post: The pandemic is getting worse, even when it seems like it’s getting better

    Date: 2021-06-02 10:15:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:8988700

    WASHINGTON, June 2 (MENA) - In the United States, life is returning to normal. Restaurants and bars are filling up again, vacations are being booked and flights are selling out. At sporting events, maskless fans are hugging and cheering. Memorial ....

  • Russia to resume UK flights after 6-month suspension

    Date: 2021-06-02 08:35:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:8988466

    MOSCOW, June 2 (MENA) - Russia will resume flights with the United Kingdom along with flights to seven other countries in June but extend travel restrictions to Turkey for another three weeks, Russia’s coronavirus response center, quoted by The ....

  • JHU: Total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 171,184,420

    Date: 2021-06-02 07:48:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8988354

    WASHINGTON, June 2 (MENA) - The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Wednesday that the total coronavirus infections worldwide hit about 171,184,420. It added in a report - published on its website - that the total death cases in the world ....

  • Germany: 179 deaths and 4,900 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-06-02 07:48:08 GMT - Germany - World - SN:17 - ID:8988287

    BERLIN, June 2 (MENA) - The confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany increased by 4,917 in the previous 24 hours, reaching 3,687,828, according to data published on Wednesday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological surveillance ....

  • Brazil reports 2,408 more COVID-19 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-02 07:15:55 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:15 - ID:8988288

    BRASILIA, June 2 (MENA) - Brazil on Tuesday reported 2,408 more deaths from COVID-19, taking the nationwide tally to 465,199, the Ministry of Health said, Trend News Agency quoted the Health Ministry as saying. A total of 78,926 new infections ....

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