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  • India's Covid tally passes 5.4 mn

    Date: 2020-09-20 08:05:02 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:8595113

    NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (MENA) - For the second consecutive day India has reported more coronavirus recoveries than new infections, shows the Health Ministry data released Sunday and indicating that 94,612 people have been cured in the last 24 ....

  • UNSC committed to Afghan Sovereignty:Kalilzad

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:43:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8595091

    KABUL, Sept 20 (MENA) - US Peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in a tweet on Saturday night said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement on Afghanistan peace negotiations that underscores the international commitment ....

  • Over 60,000 sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trials in Moscow - mayor

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:26:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8595087

    MOSCOW, Sept 20 (MENA) - More than 60,000 people have applied to volunteer for the coronavirus vaccine trials in Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in an interview with Nedelya v Gorode program on Rossiya-1 TV channel. "Over 60,000 people have ....

  • Afghanistan: 4,776 IEDs defused in past 6 months

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:19:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8595057

    KABUL, Sept 20 (MENA) - The Afghan National Army (ANA) has discovered and defused 4,776 IEDs across the country during the last six months, Tolo News reported Sunday. The Afghan Defense Ministry, in a statement, said the IEDs had been planted by ....

  • Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,345 to 271,415: RKI

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:08:53 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:8595064

    BERLIN, September 20 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,345 to 271,415, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by two to 9,386, ....

  • Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-09-20 06:49:48 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:8595008

    BEIJING, Sept 20 (MENA) - No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday across the Chinese mainland, Xinhua reported Sunday quoting the National Health Commission. Meanwhile, ten confirmed COVID-19 cases arriving from outside ....

  • France sets daily record with 13,500 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-09-19 21:52:28 GMT - France - World - SN:55 - ID:8594920

    PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - France confirmed nearly 13,500 new COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period on Saturday, setting another daily record in the number of infections in the country since the coronavirus pandemic began, Euronews ....

  • Package containing poison ricin addressed to Trump - CNN

    Date: 2020-09-19 20:53:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:8594899

    WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to US President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement, CNN quoted two law enforcement officials as saying Saturday. Two tests were done to confirm the ....

  • US reaffirms commitment to supporting Venezuelans

    Date: 2020-09-19 20:35:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:8594895

    WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - The US has reaffirmed its commitment to support the Venezuelan people and their quest for freedom. During their meeting, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo emphasized our ....

  • New lockdown measures for London 'increasingly likely', says mayor

    Date: 2020-09-19 15:26:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8594304

    LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) – It is “increasingly likely” that lockdown restrictions will soon be needed to slow the spread of coronavirus in London, the capital’s mayor has warned. London mayor Sadiq Khan said he was of the “firm view” that action ....

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