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  • White House announces continuation of national emergency

    Date: 2021-02-24 21:28:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:8816690

    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) - The White House announced on Wednesday the continuation of national emergency concerning coronavirus disease. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation, the ....

  • Venezuela expels EU ambassador in response to sanctions on top officials

    Date: 2021-02-24 21:22:23 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:95 - ID:8816688

    CARACAS, Feb 24 (MENA) - Venezuela on Wednesday expelled the European Union’s ambassador to Caracas in response to new EU sanctions against top officials, giving her 72 hours to leave the country, a move that prompted swift condemnation by the ....

  • Italy reports 16,424 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-24 20:12:17 GMT - Italy - World - SN:91 - ID:8816576

    ROME, Feb 23 (MENA) – Italy reported on Wednesday 16,424 new coronavirus cases and 318 more deaths in the last 24 hours, ANSA reported. The total confirmed cases hit 2,848,564, while the death toll hit 96,666, according to data from the Italian ....

  • Romania reports over 3,300 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-24 18:22:12 GMT - Romania - World - SN:79 - ID:8816453

    BUCHAREST, Feb 24 (MENA) – Romania reported more than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Romania Radio International reported on Wednesday. Some 73 new fatalities were recorded, while 1000 patients are receiving treatments and ....

  • Pakistan reports 1,196 coronavirus cases, 50 new fatalities within past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-02-24 18:12:52 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:76 - ID:8816384

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 1,196 new coronavirus cases and 50 new deaths related to the virus within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 574,580, Health Ministry said Wednesday. According to ....

  • Covid-19 deaths in UK rise by 442 as another 9,938 cases recorded

    Date: 2021-02-24 17:34:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8816414

    LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - Another 442 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, as a further 9,938 cases were recorded in the country, Metro reported. It comes as there was a notable increase in vaccination numbers in the past 24 hours, after a ....

  • Lockdown extension likely, PM tells cabinet

    Date: 2021-02-24 17:18:46 GMT - Greece - World - SN:68 - ID:8816418

    ATHENS, Feb 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed progress in Greece’s vaccination rate, however adding that the recent surge in coronavirus cases, particularly in the greater Athens region, will most likely mean that ....

  • Poland imposes tougher coronavirus restrictions

    Date: 2021-02-24 16:48:38 GMT - Poland - World - SN:60 - ID:8816369

    WARSAW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Poland will announce tougher coronavirus restrictions, especially in some regions hit particularly hard by the British variant of COVID-19, Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. About 12,146 new cases were ....

  • S. Korea imposes ban on jets equipped with PW4000 engines

    Date: 2021-02-24 16:31:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:57 - ID:8816309

    SEOUL, Feb 24 (MENA) - South Korea said Wednesday it has decided to ban foreign planes equipped with PW4000 engines from passing through its airspace following a recent engine failure incident in the United States, Yonhap reported. The South ....

  • Russia reports over 11,700 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-24 10:46:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8815343

    MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 11,749 in the past day reaching 4,200,902, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday. For a second day in the row fewer than 12,000 daily coronavirus cases were ....

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