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Coronavirus infections in Philippines climb past 272,000
Date: 2020-09-16 17:02:39 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:65 - ID:8590854
MANILA, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Philippines’ coronavirus caseload increased to 272,934 Wednesday after the Department of Health announced more than 3,500 new cases, PhilStar reported. The department logged 3,550 cases Wednesday. Of the figure, 84% ....
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Mali’s former president Moussa Traore dies at 83
Date: 2020-09-15 22:07:39 GMT - Mali - World - SN:74 - ID:8589615
BAMAKO, Sept 15 (MENA) - Mali’s former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at age 83, the Washington Post reported. The news was announced by his son Idrissa Traore. He did not give details ....
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WHO director general says school closure over coronavirus should be last resort
Date: 2020-09-15 20:12:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:69 - ID:8589454
GENEVA, Sept 15 (MENA) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the risk of reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic will be determined by each community's ability to bring the virus under control through proven public ....
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World still at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic: WHO expert
Date: 2020-09-15 19:58:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:67 - ID:8589513
LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The world is still "at the beginning" of the coronavirus pandemic, which can be expected to get nastier as the second wave develops in Europe, a medical expert has told British MPs on Tuesday. David Nabarro, who is one of ....
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Trump hails dawn of a new Middle East with UAE-Bahrain-Israel peace accords
Date: 2020-09-15 19:58:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8589472
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East, US President Donald Trump said while hosting the signing ceremony of US-brokered peace deals to normalize diplomatic ties between Israel, the ....
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UK confirms 3,105 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-09-15 18:53:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:8589429
LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The UK Government said that there had been a further 3,105 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the kingdom over the past 24 hours. Overall, 374,228 cases have been confirmed since the start of the outbreak, the ....
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Germany expects vaccine by mid-2021, insisting 'no risky short-cuts'
Date: 2020-09-15 17:31:29 GMT - Germany - World - SN:56 - ID:8589340
BERLIN, Sept 15 (MENA) - Germany expects no coronavirus vaccine to be available to the wider population before the middle of next year as the government insists Europe will refuse to bow to any pressure to hurry research through, Financial Times ....
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Greece: Force maybe used to move homeless migrants to new tent city
Date: 2020-09-15 13:17:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:35 - ID:8588895
ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Greece’s migration minister said the government will use force, if necessary, to move homeless migrants to the new tent city, ABC news reported on Tuesday. Notis Mitarachi said efforts to relocate migrants on a voluntary ....
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Amazon hiring 100,000 workers in U.S. and Canada to meet surge in lockdown shopping
Date: 2020-09-15 08:47:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8588322
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - Amazon stepped up its hiring spree on Monday, saying it would recruit 100,000 more workers to meet the growing demand for online shopping, which has spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, FOX News reported. The ....
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Greece: 3 migrants dead, 56 saved after boat sinks off Crete
Date: 2020-09-15 07:45:32 GMT - Greece - World - SN:13 - ID:8588255
ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, The Washington Post reported. The Greek coast guard said ....
