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  • Czech coronavirus cases reach new high of 14,457

    Date: 2021-02-26 11:53:30 GMT - Czech - World - SN:36 - ID:8819211

    PRAGUE, Feb 26 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 patients in a serious conditions reached a new high at 1,531 on Friday morning, according to data released by the Czech Health Ministry. The number of newly detected cases continues to rise, with ....

  • 3 people killed as gunmen attack slain journalist’s house western Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-02-26 11:36:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:8819152

    KABUL, Feb 26 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and five more were wounded in an attack by unidentified armed men in the western province of Ghor on Thursday night, Tolo News reported on Friday. The house that was attacked by gunmen ....

  • Moscow condemns US airstrikes on Syria, demands respect for Arab republic's sovereignty

    Date: 2021-02-26 11:31:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:8819155

    MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russia "strongly condemns" the US' Thursday night attack along the Syrian-Iraqi border, Sputnik news agency reported, quoting Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying. "We strongly condemn such ....

  • Michael Somare, first prime minister of Papua New Guinea, dies at 84

    Date: 2021-02-26 10:34:16 GMT - Papua New Guinea - World - SN:29 - ID:8819121

    PORT MORESBY, Feb 26 (MENA) - Papua New Guinea's first prime minister, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, has died at the age of 84, ABC News reported. Known as the father of the nation, Sir Michael led PNG into independence from Australia in 1975 ....

  • UN confirms Geneva meeting on Cyprus to be held in late April

    Date: 2021-02-26 09:48:48 GMT - Greece - World - SN:27 - ID:8818931

    ATHENS, Feb 26 (MENA) - The United Nations has confirmed that an informal five-party conference will take place under its auspices on the Cyprus issue, in Geneva, between April 27 and 29. The purpose of meeting, the UN said, will be to determine ....

  • Singapore registers 13 new imported coronavirus infections

    Date: 2021-02-26 09:28:48 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:26 - ID:8818958

    SINGAPORE, Feb 26 (MENA) - Singapore reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 59,913 cases, said the Ministry of Health in a press release Friday. All cases ....

  • Philippines registers 2,651 new coronavirus cases, biggest single-day rise in months

    Date: 2021-02-26 09:01:55 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:24 - ID:8818927

    MANILA, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 2,651 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the biggest single-day rise in more than four months. The Department of Health said the country's caseload reached 571,327, the Philippine Star newspaper ....

  • Kazakhstan reports 855 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-26 08:57:28 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:23 - ID:8818934

    NUR-SULTAN, Feb 26 (MENA) - Kazakhstan detected 855 new coronavirus positive cases over the past 24 hours, raising the country’s caseload to 211,212, Kazinform news agency reported Friday. A total of 746 more recoveries were registered in the ....

  • Tokyo confirms 270 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2021-02-26 08:42:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8818901

    TOKYO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reported 270 new cases of coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Friday, NHK reported. The total number of people who have tested positive in Tokyo now stands at 111,010, NHK ....

  • Russia records another 11,086 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-26 08:40:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8818890

    MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 11,086 to 4,223,186 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. The country recorded 428 virus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the virus death ....

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