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Humanitarian groups providing aid in Gaza face steep barriers
Date: 2021-05-19 22:29:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:109 - ID:8965241
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - As Israel began a campaign of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week — which have since left more than 200 people dead, according to local officials — international aid organizations sprang into action, creating makeshift ....
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Vaccinated travelers to be allowed to visit, E.U. says
Date: 2021-05-19 21:25:49 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:103 - ID:8965240
BRUSSELS, May 19 (MENA) - The 27 member states of the European Union announced on Wednesday they had agreed to allow fully vaccinated travelers to enter the bloc. EU ambassadors for the 27 member states reached an agreement on Wednesday to allow ....
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Japan registers 5,200 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
Date: 2021-05-19 20:07:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:95 - ID:8965144
TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) - Japan registered on Wednesday 5,200 new coronavirus cases and 73 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to NHK news. Meantime, Japan's government is considering expanding the coronavirus state of emergency. That's in ....
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Biden expects ‘significant de-escalation today’ ahead of ceasefire in Palestinian territories
Date: 2021-05-19 19:22:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:8965063
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) – US President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a phone call Wednesday that he “expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a cease-fire,” according to the White House. In response, ....
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Sami Khedira to retire at the end of Bundesliga season
Date: 2021-05-19 18:18:07 GMT - France - World - SN:81 - ID:8965049
PARIS, May 19 (MEA) - Midfielder Sami Khedira will retire when the Bundesliga season finishes this weekend, the former Germany midfielder announced on Wednesday. "It's a pretty tough step, but the only right one. 15 years of professional football ....
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Japan to bar entry of foreigners from seven countries, including Thailand
Date: 2021-05-19 18:13:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:80 - ID:8965045
TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) - The Japanese government said Wednesday it will bar the entry of all foreign travelers who have visited Thailand and six other countries in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Kyodo news agency reported. The ....
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Greece reports 2,293 new covid-19 cases, 53 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-19 17:56:43 GMT - Greece - World - SN:79 - ID:8964910
ATHENS, May 19 (MENA) – Covid-19 total fatalities in Greece jumped to 11,587 on Wednesday after recording 53 deaths over the past 48 hours, Kathimerini reported. There were 2,293 new cases of SARS-CoV- 2 reported in the country over the same ....
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Romania reports 707 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-05-19 17:52:03 GMT - Romania - World - SN:78 - ID:8964948
BUCHAREST, May 19 (MENA) – Romania reported more than 707 new COVID-19 cases and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours, Romania Radio International reported on Wednesday. The daily confirmed caseload confirms the downward trend for the pandemic in the ....
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UK reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 2,696 new cases
Date: 2021-05-19 16:40:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:8964880
LONDON, May 19 (MENA) - The UK reported new three coronavirus deaths and 2,696 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, some 36.99 million people had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 20.8 ....
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JHU: Total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 164,244,659
Date: 2021-05-19 09:23:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:8963870
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday said that the total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 164,244,659. It added in a report on its website that the total death cases at the world level hit 3,404,925. (MENA) M H K/D ....
