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  • Russia reports 5,065 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-08-14 08:30:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:8546355

    MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Another 5,065 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Russia in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's overall tally of infections to 912,823, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday. According to its ....

  • Afghanistan starts releasing final Taliban prisoners ahead of peace talks

    Date: 2020-08-14 08:16:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8546354

    KABUL, Aug 14 (MENA) - Afghan authorities said Friday they had started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in launching long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides, France 24 reported. A group of 80 prisoners were ....

  • Ukraine reports daily record of 1,732 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-08-14 08:08:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:8546357

    KIEV, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ukraine reported 1,732 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a single-day record, the national council of security and defense said. Total cases reached 87,872, including 2,011 deaths, Kiev Post reported. The number of ....

  • US reports more than 51,000 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-08-14 07:40:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8546293

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The US reported 51,443 new Covid-19 cases and 1,076 deaths on Thursday, according to the Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 5,248,854 Covid-19 cases and 167,110 people have died from the virus in the US, CNN ....

  • S.Korea registers 103 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-08-14 07:33:59 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8546280

    SEOUL, Aug 14 (MENA) - The number of new daily coronavirus cases in South Korea, including 85 locally transmitted ones, reached 103, raising the total caseload to 14,873, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ....

  • Over 64,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in India

    Date: 2020-08-14 07:20:09 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:8546279

    NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (MENA) - India saw another 64,553 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total case count to 2.461,190, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India has reported the highest number of daily cases ....

  • Pakistan records 626 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-08-14 06:50:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:8546268

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 626 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 287,300, Geo News reported Friday. The country also recorded 14 fatalities over the past 24 hours with the death toll ....

  • France, Malta and Netherlands added to UK quarantine list as holidaymakers face 14-day isolation

    Date: 2020-08-13 22:34:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:8546208

    LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - Six more countries have been added to the UK's travel quarantine list, Euronews reported quoting UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has saying on Thursday. Britons travelling from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, ....

  • WHO: World needs to spend at least $100 bln on new tools to fight COVID-19

    Date: 2020-08-13 18:26:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:57 - ID:8545995

    GENEVA, Aug 13 (MENA) – The world needs to spend at least $100 billion on new tools to address the coronavirus pandemic, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday. More than 20.69 million people have been ....

  • Amid tensions with Turkey, Greece in joint manoeuvres with France

    Date: 2020-08-13 12:13:56 GMT - Greece - World - SN:23 - ID:8545367

    ATHENS, Aug 13 (MENA) - The French military conducted training exercises with Greek forces off the southern island of Crete on Thursday, defence sources said, as tension persisted with Turkey over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, ....

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