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India says total tally of confirmed coronavirus cases crosses 1.8mn
Date: 2020-08-04 05:42:21 GMT - India - World - SN:2 - ID:8532262
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 (MENA) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in India have surged to 1.8 million. Over the past 24 hours, India recorded 52,050 positive cases and 803 deaths, India TV reported Tuesday. India has one of the lowest Case Fatality Rate ....
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Another 12 coronavirus patients die in Moscow in the past day
Date: 2020-08-03 22:37:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:8532240
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus fatalities in Moscow rose by 12 in the past day, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported, quoting the anti-coronavirus crisis center. "Twelve patients died in Moscow, all of them had a confirmed ....
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Brazilian president's chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19
Date: 2020-08-03 22:21:11 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:69 - ID:8532224
BRASILIA, Aug 3 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff, Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto, has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Monday. Braga Netto, the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the ....
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Over 155,124 people died from coronavirus in US: Johns Hopkins
Date: 2020-08-03 21:14:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8532207
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - At least 4,690,404 cases of coronavirus have been registered in the US, with at least 155,124 virus-related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases. On Monday at 3 p.m. ET, Johns Hopkins ....
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Moscow: US global deployment of land missiles will prompt Russia’s quick reaction
Date: 2020-08-03 20:15:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:8532189
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Washington’s deployment of land-based short-and intermediate-range missiles in various regions around the world will provoke an immediate reaction from Russia, TASS news agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on ....
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Trump gives Microsoft green light to buy TikTok before Sept. 15
Date: 2020-08-03 19:31:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:8532136
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for Microsoft to pursue an acquisition of TikTok, in his first public comments about the Chinese-owned video app after he had threatened to ban it from the US ....
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Norway suspends cruise ship arrivals with 100+ people on board
Date: 2020-08-03 17:19:09 GMT - Norway - World - SN:56 - ID:8532084
OSLO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Norway will stop all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at Norwegian ports in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 on a Hurtigruten cruise ship, the Norwegian health minister said on Monday. The ....
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China vows to take countermeasures against US over Xinjiang
Date: 2020-08-03 14:07:52 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:8531848
BEIJING, Aug 3 (MENA) – China pledged Monday to take countermeasures against the recent US move to sanction the country's paramilitary organization for its alleged involvement in human rights abuses in the far-western Xinjiang region, The Mainichi ....
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Japan to impose stricter re-entry procedures for travelers from four countries
Date: 2020-08-03 13:50:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:8531844
TOKYO, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Japanese Foreign Ministry has said that all foreign residents re-entering the nation from Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines and Peru will need to undergo stricter procedures from next Friday, because of rising numbers ....
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Poland's top court rules validity of country's presidential election in July
Date: 2020-08-03 13:31:27 GMT - Poland - World - SN:41 - ID:8531811
WARSAW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Poland's top court has ruled the country's presidential election in July was valid, Euronews reported on Monday. The decision on Monday came after a legal challenge brought by the opposition, which had cited numerous ....