[ad_1] ANKARA Anadolu Agency is here with a summary of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world. Coronavirus and other developments in Turkey Turkey confirmed 29,136 more COVID-19 infections, including 5,203 symptomatic patients, in the past 24 hours, according to data …
Read More »Deiveson Figueiredo reveals trip to hospital the night before UFC 256: ‘The fight almost didn’t happen’
[ad_1] UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo almost missed his second title defense at UFC 256. After fighting Brandon Moreno for a draw in the main event of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, Figueiredo revealed that he suffered from a health issue that put his fight in jeopardy. “Last night I had a …
Read More »COVID-19 continues to hit Latin America
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES In Latin America, more infections and deaths from the new coronavirus were reported on Sunday. Brazil A total of 686 people lost their lives to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 181,123, according to the latest update from the Brazilian Ministry of …
Read More »Bahrain approves the use of Chinese Covid vaccine
[ad_1] Bahrain said on Sunday that it approved the use of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, following its earlier approval of a vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Bahrain’s state news agency said the Sinopharm vaccine will be available in the island kingdom off the coast of Saudi …
Read More »Sri Lankan lawmakers drink ‘COVID-19 healing tonic’ as thousands break regulations in Kegalle
[ad_1] Thousands of people gathered in Kegalle outside an Ayurvedic center earlier this month, disregarding COVID-19 regulations, to collect samples of an unapproved tonic that claims to “cure” the virus after several MPs from Sri Lanka consumed and publicly endorsed the tonic. The tonic, which supposedly contains honey and nutmeg, …
Read More »Likud MK David Bitan said he was hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the virus
[ad_1] Likud lawmaker David Bitan has been hospitalized in intensive care days after it was announced that he had contracted the coronavirus, Hebrew media reported Sunday. Bitan was reportedly brought in for treatment at the Sheba Medical Center in the central city of Ramat Gan, where, according to the Ynet …
Read More »‘The EU must rule out pressure from Greece, Greek Cypriots’
[ad_1] ANKARA The EU must discard the pressure it faces from Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration, Turkey’s president said on Saturday. It is extremely wrong for Turkey’s relations with the EU to be held captive by the tricks of one or two states, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a …
Read More »Red Cross sends medicine and relief supplies to Mekelle – New Business Ethiopia
[ad_1] A convoy carrying medicines and relief supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), organized in coordination with the Ethiopian authorities, arrived in the Tigray state capital, Mekelle. Healthcare facilities have come to a standstill after supplies of medicines and …
Read More »Summary: COVID-19 cases in Turkey reach 1,809,809 while Iran’s count exceeds 1.1 million
[ad_1] CAIRO, Dec.12 (Xinhua) – Turkey, the country most affected by COVID-19 in the Middle East, has recorded more than 1.8 million infections with a continuous daily increase of around 30,000 cases. Meanwhile, Iran’s account has exceeded 1.1 million. Turkey’s Ministry of Health reported 29,136 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, …
Read More »Italy has worst virus death toll in Europe: AFP tally
[ad_1] Issued on: 12/12/2020 – 20:16 Rome (AFP) Italy became the European country with the highest number of pandemic victims on Saturday, its new total of 64,036 deaths surpassing Britain, according to an AFP tally. The Italian Health Ministry said 649 people had succumbed to the virus in the past …
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