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  • Case numbers breach 2,000 in Malaysia, highest since March 5

    Date: 2021-04-15 08:33:23 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:20 - ID:8910567

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (MENA) - The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has continued its ascending trend, with 2,148 new cases recorded on Thursday, The Star reported. The last time the country's daily figures were above 2,000 was on March 5 - ....

  • S. Korea reports 698 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-04-15 07:51:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8910552

    SEOUL, April 15 (MENA) - South Korea reported nearly 700 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday with no signs of a slowdown in infections, KBS reported. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) said that 698 new infections were recorded the ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 138 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-04-15 07:38:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8910529

    WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - As many as 138,278,420 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,973,058 have died, according to John Hopkins University. It reported that there have been 78,751,015 cases of ....

  • Officer who shot and killed Capitol rioter Babbitt won’t be charged, DOJ says

    Date: 2021-04-14 21:23:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:8910304

    WASHINGTON, April 14 (MENA) – The US Department of Justice said Wednesday that it will not pursue criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot a woman participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump invasion of the US Capitol, CNBC reported. ....

  • Malaysia finds 17 Covid-19 cases with South African variant

    Date: 2021-04-14 21:07:42 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:96 - ID:8910311

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has identified 17 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Malaysia with the South African variant, 13 of which are from three clusters in Selangor, Bernama news agency reported. The ....

  • Delay in US troop withdrawal complex Afghan peace: Russia

    Date: 2021-04-14 20:42:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:8910284

    MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Russian special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Wednesday said that delay in withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would further complicate the ongoing Afghan peace process, Sputnik news agency ....

  • Ghani says Afghanistan 'fully capable' of defending itself

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:43:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:86 - ID:8910227

    KABUL, April 14 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said his forces were "fully capable" of defending Afghanistan, as he revealed he had spoken with his US counterpart Joe Biden about the withdrawal of American soldiers. "Tonight, ....

  • Greece records 3,089 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:40:19 GMT - Greece - World - SN:85 - ID:8910221

    ATHENS, April 14 (MENA) - Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday 3989 new coronavirus cases and 81 deaths in the past 24 hours, Euronews reported. The number of intubated Covid-patients has increased to 809. Death toll has reached ....

  • Portugal extends state of emergency amid worries over jump in COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-04-14 19:14:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:8910163

    LONDON, April 14 (MENA) - Portugal’s parliament extended on Wednesday a state of emergency for 15 days as health experts warned that a gradual relaxation of strict lockdown rules now underway could soon lead to a significant jump in coronavirus ....

  • Russia's envoy in Vienna stresses need to focus on restoration of JCPOA

    Date: 2021-04-14 18:15:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:8909143

    MOSCOW, April 14 (MENA) - Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov said it is important to focus not on current difficulties but on the restoration of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive ....

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