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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Serbian parliament convenes after elections, amid protests

    Date: 2020-08-03 13:02:35 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:38 - ID:8531793

    BELGRADE, Aug 3 (MENA) - Serbia's new parliament convened Monday amid protests by some opposition parties and far-right groups claiming that the parliamentary election, overwhelmingly won by the ruling populists, was rigged, ABC News ....

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