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Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says
Middle East
July 4, 2021
Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says
JERUSALEM, July 4 (Reuters) – Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of…
Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads
Middle East
July 4, 2021
Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Sunday it was reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities, as the spread of the…
Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom
World
July 4, 2021
Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) – Tokyo residents went to the polls on Sunday to pick members of its metropolitan assembly…
Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran may face another wave of coronavirus infections, as health…
Egypt contracts 2nd company to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine locally
Egypt
July 3, 2021
Egypt contracts 2nd company to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine locally
The Egyptian Health and Population Ministry announced Friday that a contract is now underway with a new company to locally…
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
World
July 3, 2021
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more…
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
World
July 3, 2021
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
MELBOURNE, July 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 infections this year,…
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
World
July 2, 2021
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 261 new cases confirmed, 23 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
June 30, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 261 new cases confirmed, 23 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 261 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 281,031. The total number…
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
World
June 30, 2021
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been…