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French under-55s given AstraZeneca shot to get different vaccine for second dose
Date: 2021-04-09 19:06:18 GMT - France - World - SN:50 - ID:8901270
PARIS, April 9 (MENA) - France on Friday said under 55s who received a first injection of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should be given a jab from a different producer for their second dose, a ruling affecting more than 500,000 people, France 24 ....
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Greece registers 2,747 new COVID infections Friday, 78 deaths
Date: 2021-04-09 17:17:18 GMT - Greece - World - SN:46 - ID:8901186
ATHENS, April 9 (MENA) - Greece registered 2,747 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 9 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Friday. Greece has confirmed ....
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Biden requests dlrs 753B defense budget
Date: 2021-04-09 17:03:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:8901144
WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - President Biden is requesting a dlrs 753 billion defense budget for next fiscal year, with dlrs 715 billion of that going to the Pentagon, The Hill reported Friday. The fiscal 2022 proposed budget represents a slight ....
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Financial Times: Italy’s botched vaccine rollout highlights Draghi challenge
Date: 2021-04-09 16:45:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:8901140
LONDON, April 9 (MENA) - After the authorities in Italy’s Puglia region asked Antonio La Scala to conduct an audit of everyone who had been given a coronavirus vaccine, the findings left him in shock. Of the 140,000 people in the region who had ....
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Brazil reports 86,652 new COVID-19 cases, 4,249 deaths
Date: 2021-04-09 15:59:39 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:42 - ID:8901086
SAO PAULO, April 9 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 86,652 new COVID-19 infections and 4,249 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 13,279,957 and death toll to 345,025 respectively, the Brazilian Health Ministry said on Friday. The ....
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9 Afghan border force members killed in dual attack
Date: 2021-04-09 13:21:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:8900528
KABUL, April 9 (MENA) - Nine Afghan border force members were killed in a dual attack on their outposts in western Herat province, sources told the media on Friday. The attacks occurred on two border outposts in Kohsan and Ghorian districts of ....
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Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip has died aged 99
Date: 2021-04-09 12:37:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:8900662
LONDON, April 9 (MENA) - Buckingham Palace said that the Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Philip - has died aged 99, Sky News reported Friday. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the ....
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Japan reports more than 3,400 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-09 11:13:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8900501
TOKYO, April 9 (MENA) - Japan recorded 3,405 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, exceeding the 3,000 cases mark for the second day in a row, the Health Ministry announced Friday. The new cases bring the nationwide tally to 494,440, less than ....
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Bangladesh records 6,854 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-09 09:01:27 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:17 - ID:8900204
DHAKA, April 9 (MENA) - Bangladesh reported 6,854 new COVID-19 cases and 74 virus-related deaths, the health authorities reported Friday. The total number of infections in the country rose to 666,132 and the fatalities to 9,521, according to ....
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Moscow reports 9,150 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-09 08:50:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8900202
MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Russia on Friday confirmed 9,150 new coronavirus cases and 402 deaths in the past 24 hours, Russia Today channel reported. The new cases bring the total official tally to 4,623,984 and the death toll to 102,247. A ....
