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  • Over 65,000 coronavirus cases reported in India in 24 hours

    Date: 2020-08-15 07:18:52 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:8547329

    NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (MENA) - India reported 65,002 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 2,526,192, NDTV reported Saturday. The country reported 996 deaths during the same period, taking the total virus-related ....

  • Mexico reports 5,618 new coronavirus cases, 615 deaths

    Date: 2020-08-15 07:06:38 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:8 - ID:8547328

    MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (MENA) - Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 5,618 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 615 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 511,369 cases and 55,908 deaths, according to the New York ....

  • COVID-19: US records 64,201 new cases, 1,336 deaths

    Date: 2020-08-15 07:00:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8547326

    WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - According to Johns Hopkins University's tally, there are at least 5,313,055 cases of the coronavirus in the United States, the CNN reported on Saturday. At least 168,446 people have died in the country since the ....

  • Trump on Russia's approved 'Sputnik V' coronavirus vaccine: 'We hope it works'

    Date: 2020-08-14 19:42:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:8547173

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump said Friday that he hopes Russia’s recently approved vaccine for the coronavirus works as scientists and public health officials worry whether it’s safe, CNBC reported on Friday. “We don’t ....

  • US special envoy in Austria for arms control talks with Russia

    Date: 2020-08-14 18:48:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:8547141

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) – US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Ambassador Marshall S. Billingslea said he is heading to Austria for arms control talks. In a tweet on Friday, he added the US is sending one of the highest level ....

  • US, Austria discuss crises in Belarus, Libya, Eastern Mediterranean

    Date: 2020-08-14 18:22:25 GMT - Austria - World - SN:56 - ID:8547095

    VIENNA, Aug 14 (MENA) – Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg welcomed his US counterpart Mike Pompeo on Friday in Vienna, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said in a press release. They discussed boosting strategic partnership between ....

  • S. Korean, Australian leaders agree participation in G7 to benefit group

    Date: 2020-08-14 17:10:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:54 - ID:8546937

    SEOUL, Aug 14 (MENA) - The leaders of South Korea and Australia agreed Friday that if their countries participate in the Group of Seven (G7), it would help the club of advanced economies play a bigger role in the international community, the South ....

  • Spain reports 2,987 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-08-14 16:08:34 GMT - Spain - World - SN:52 - ID:8547037

    MADRID, Aug 14 (MENA) - Spanish health authorities have reported an additional 2,987 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the largest daily increase since April, CNN reported Friday. The increase follows a rising trend in new cases seen in ....

  • More than 20 people arrested in Netherlands

    Date: 2020-08-14 15:37:41 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:49 - ID:8546795

    AMSTERDAM, Aug 14 (MENA) - Rioters on rooftops and streets threw stones, eggs and fireworks at police overnight during a second night of unrest in a low-income neighborhood of The Hague, the Dutch police said Friday. More than 20 people were ....

  • EU reaches first agreement on potential vaccine with AstraZeneca

    Date: 2020-08-14 15:08:31 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:44 - ID:8546891

    BRUSSELS, Aug 14 (MENA) - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the European Commission has reached a first agreement with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 as well ....

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