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UK paper: Single dose Covid vaccine could be just weeks away from becoming third UK jab
Date: 2021-02-28 13:39:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:57 - ID:8822697
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - Single dose vaccine could be just weeks away for Britain as the regulation process is set to begin this week, The Mirror reported on Sunday. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which has now been approved for use in the US, ....
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Diplomat dismisses rumors over Russia withdrawal from Council of Europe
Date: 2021-02-28 10:58:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:8822322
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - Twenty-five years after joining the Council of Europe, Russia is set to actively cultivate cooperation with the organization and its member-states, and the rumors on its imminent withdrawal are unfounded, Russia’s Permanent ....
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China’s Covid vaccination program beset by delay and reluctance
Date: 2021-02-28 10:50:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:35 - ID:8822326
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - While China has pledged to ship hundreds of millions of vaccines abroad, domestically the rollout of inoculations has been slow, raising concerns that restrictions on international travel will remain until at least next year, ....
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New fears of next coronavirus wave as case declines slow and variants grow:Paper
Date: 2021-02-28 10:46:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:8822350
LOS ANGELES, Feb 28 (MENA) - Federal officials are expressing worry that the decline in daily new coronavirus cases nationwide is starting to flatten as one of the variants, from the U.K., is on the rise, the Los Angeles Times reported. They ....
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US records 68,071 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-02-28 10:16:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:8822142
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The US reported 68,071 new coronavirus infections and 1,538 virus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University data released Sunday. According to JHU's tally, the nationwide totals ....
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Prince William urges Covid vaccine uptake
Date: 2021-02-28 09:34:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:8822148
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - Prince William has urged people to get the Covid vaccine, Sky News reported Sunday. The Duke of Cambridge has warned of the dangers of "social media awash sometimes with lots of rumours and misinformation". He said it ....
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Cold war-era defense system to get upgrade to counter Russia, China
Date: 2021-02-28 09:21:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8822145
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The U.S. and Canada plan to modernize a network of defense satellites and radar in the Arctic, in a bid to counter a growing military presence in the north from Russia and China. President Joe Biden asked Canadian ....
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Ukraine registers 5,833 coronavirus cases within past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-02-28 08:37:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:8821997
KIEV, Feb 28 (MENA) - A total of 5,833 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,347,849, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said Sunday. "Some 5,833 new ....
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 7,890 - RKI
Date: 2021-02-28 08:08:33 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:8821996
BERLIN, Feb 28 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 7,890 to 2,442,336, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 157 to 70,045, the ....
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Kazakhstan registers 791 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-02-28 07:12:37 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:11 - ID:8821890
NUR SULTAN, Feb 28 (MENA) - Kazakhstan reported 791 new cases of coronavirus infection within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 212,809, Kazinform News Agency said Sunday quoting the Health ....