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Coronavirus: Brazil's death toll nears 100,000
Date: 2020-08-08 07:43:46 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:9 - ID:8537780
BRASILIA, Aug 8 (MENA) - Brazil's health ministry said it registered 50,230 new coronavirus cases and 1,079 deaths over the past 24 hours, RT channel reported. The total number of infections in the country has reached 2,962,442, while the death ....
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Coronavirus cases surpass 6,000 in Mexico in 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-08 07:15:40 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:6 - ID:8537778
MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (MENA) - Mexico registered 6,717 new coronavirus cases and 794 additional deaths over the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported. This brought the country's total number of infections to 469,407 cases and 51,311 ....
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Russian fighter jets intercept US bomber over Sea of Okhotsk
Date: 2020-08-07 19:49:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:8537678
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Three Russian Su-35 fighters were scrambled to intercept a US strategic bomber and shadow it over the Sea of Okhotsk, TASS quoted Russia's National Defense Control Center as saying on Friday. The Russian airspace control ....
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Air India plane crash lands in southern India, police say at least 14 people dead
Date: 2020-08-07 19:35:39 GMT - India - World - SN:66 - ID:8537619
NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (MENA) – An Air India Express flight with 191 passengers on board skidded off a runway while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India, and some injured people were hospitalized, CNBC said. Police say at least 14 people are ....
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Russia says fighter intercepted US surveillance planes over Black Sea
Date: 2020-08-07 16:36:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:8537534
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia said a fighter jet intercepted two US military surveillance planes in the Black Sea - the latest in a series of midair encounters between US, NATO, and Russian forces, Radio Free Europe reported. Military officials ....
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Scientists warns next virus pandemic is not far away - Paper
Date: 2020-08-07 16:11:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:8537471
LONDON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Scientists say new diseases will jump from animals unless humans change the way they live, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Covid-19 pandemic, which follows the Sars and Mers outbreaks, marks the third time ....
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Man dies in police fire near Karachi’s Techno City
Date: 2020-08-07 15:20:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:52 - ID:8537365
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (MENA) - One person was left dead and another injured when police opened fire near Karachi’s Techo City on Friday over suspicions of a robbery, Geo News reported. The incident took place when the police mobile was on patrol in ....
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Pope Francis sends donation to Church of Lebanon
Date: 2020-08-07 15:03:10 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:50 - ID:8537376
THE VATICAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis has sent a 250,000-euros (nearly $300,000) donation to the Church of Lebanon to help in the aftermath of Tuesday's explosion, ABC News reported Friday. The Vatican described that donation as "initial aid" ....
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Vietnam reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, total at 784
Date: 2020-08-07 14:47:49 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:49 - ID:8537370
HANOI, Aug 7 (MENA) - Vietnam’s health ministry on Friday reported 37 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally to 784 infections, with 10 deaths, The National Post reported. Most of the new cases are linked to the central city of ....
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Amid decline in virus cases in Pakistan, govt opens up country
Date: 2020-08-07 14:35:30 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:48 - ID:8537332
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (MENA) - The National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Covid-19 decided to lift restrictions on tourism sector from August 8 and on restaurants and transport sector from August 10 and gave a timetable for opening some other sectors, ....
