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Greece calls new Turkish survey mission threat to region
Date: 2020-10-12 10:29:48 GMT - Greece - World - SN:32 - ID:8624608
ATHENS, Oct 12 (MENA) - Greece accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, after Turkey announced its survey vessel would be dispatched for a new research mission in ....
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US COVID-testing plan aims to open New York-London travel by holidays
Date: 2020-10-12 10:28:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:8624571
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - US officials are aiming to open travel between New York City and London with shortened traveler quarantine periods as soon as the holidays, according to people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal ....
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Chinese mainland reports 21 new imported COVID-19 cases, 6 local cases
Date: 2020-10-12 08:12:12 GMT - China - World - SN:21 - ID:8624394
BEIJING, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland reported 21 new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,008, the National Health Commission said Sunday night. Of the new imported cases, 10 were reported in ....
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Singapore, Indonesia agree to launch green lane for essential business and official travel
Date: 2020-10-12 08:03:29 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:20 - ID:8624358
SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (MENA) - Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to set up a reciprocal green lane (RGL) for essential business and official travel between both countries, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported. Applications for the RGL will open on Oct ....
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Tajikistan says Rahmon secures fifth term with nearly 91 percent of vote
Date: 2020-10-12 07:47:27 GMT - Tajikistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8624355
DUSHANBE, Oct 12 (MENA) - Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has been reelected for a fifth term with nearly 91 percent of the vote, according to preliminary official results, following a tightly controlled and largely ceremonial election. The ....
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Tokyo reports 78 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-10-12 07:36:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:8624343
TOKYO, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said 78 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Monday, Japan Radio NHK-World reported. This is the first time that the daily tally has fallen below 100 since October 5. The total number ....
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Trump announces being cured of COVID 19
Date: 2020-10-12 07:17:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8624303
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that he is cured of COVID-19 just over one week after his initial diagnosis as he claims he now has a 'protective glow' due to his supposed new 'immunity' to the virus, The Daily Mail ....
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Ukraine registers 4,420 new COVID-19 patients, 43 deaths in past 24 hours - NSDC
Date: 2020-10-12 07:15:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:8624309
KIEV, Oct 12 (MENA) - Ukraine registered 4,420 new coronavirus cases, 903 recoveries, and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the website of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC)'s coronavirus epidemic monitoring ....
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Covid-19 ‘can survive for 28 days on surfaces’, according to lab study
Date: 2020-10-12 07:12:31 GMT - Australia - World - SN:12 - ID:8624304
SYDNEY, Oct 12 (MENA) - The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia's national science agency. Researchers at CSIRO's disease ....
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US records more than 44,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2020-10-12 07:05:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8624284
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - At least 44,614 new coronavirus infections and 398 additional virus-related fatalities were recorded in the United States over the past 24 hours, CNN reported on Monday quoting Johns Hopkins University as saying. As of ....