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  • US reports more than 110,000 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-03 08:29:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8781313

    WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The United States reported 110,679 new Covid-19 infections and 3,389 additional related fatalities in the past 24 hours, CNN reported Wednesday quoting a tally by Johns Hopkins University. That raises the national total ....

  • 2 FBI agents killed, 3 others wounded in Raid in Southern Florida

    Date: 2021-02-02 19:13:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:8780871

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded Tuesday after a standoff with a suspect in South Florida that forced nearby residents to huddle inside their homes as shots rang out and SWAT teams stormed an apartment ....

  • US has administered at least one vaccine dose to 26 million people

    Date: 2021-02-02 18:10:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8780794

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The number of Americans who have received at least a first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 now equals the number confirmed to have had the illness since the start of the outbreak last ....

  • UK Covid cases rise by 16,840

    Date: 2021-02-02 16:45:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:8780731

    LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - UK COVID infections today rose by 16,840 as medics ramped up efforts to track down cases of the South African variant in Britain, the Sun reported. Another 1,449 deaths were also recorded as officials scrambled to test ....

  • Mutant Covid has morphed again, scientists say

    Date: 2021-02-02 16:30:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:8780700

    LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The highly infectious Covid strain that emerged in Kent last year has mutated further and could be more resistant to vaccines, Metro quoted scientists as saying. The new E484K mutation is present in the South African and ....

  • US flies B-52 bomber to Gulf in show of force against Iran

    Date: 2021-02-02 15:06:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8780284

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - An American B-52 bomber flew to the ِArab Gulf and back to the United States last Tuesday as a show-of-force intended to reassure allies and deter Iranian aggression in the region during the delicate moment of a U.S. ....

  • Greece fears spread of third wave of coronavirus

    Date: 2021-02-02 09:46:14 GMT - Greece - World - SN:16 - ID:8779712

    ATHENS, Feb 2 (MENA) - Greek health authorities on Tuesday expressed concerns over an increase in the number of coronavirus infections and the outbreak of a third wave of the virus especially in Attica region. According to local press reports, ....

  • Thousands in England to be tested in 'sprint' to halt South African Covid variant

    Date: 2021-02-02 09:08:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:13 - ID:8779678

    LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people will be tested in a door-to-door “two-week sprint” to halt the spread of the South African coronavirus variant as cases were found across England, The Guardian reported. Squads of health ....

  • IMF expects rapid growth for Russia economy in 2021/2022

    Date: 2021-02-02 08:55:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8779638

    MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adjusted its economic outlook for the Russian economy in 2021/2021 after it has witnessed a setback over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In its report about World ....

  • US reports 130,759 new Covid infections in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-02 08:05:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8779614

    WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) The US has registered 130,759 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the US to 26,317,623, said CNN on ....

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