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Tokyo reports 472 new coronavirus cases, new record high
Date: 2020-08-01 07:28:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:8529558
TOKYO, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 472 new cases of the novel coronavirus, hitting the highest level on record for the third straight day. The figure was up from 463 logged Friday and increased concerns ....
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7 killed as two planes crash in Alaska, officials say
Date: 2020-08-01 06:26:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:8529527
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The authorities said seven people were killed, including a member of the Alaska State Legislature, after two planes collided in midair on Friday in the Alaskan city of Soldotna, the New York Times reported ....
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US court overturns death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Date: 2020-07-31 22:57:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:8529463
WASHINGTON, July 31 (MENA) - An appellate court has tossed the death sentence and overturned three of the convictions of 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, New York Post reported on Friday. The ruling will not result in Tsarnaev, 27, ....
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Number of Covid-19 cases in US surpasses 4.5 million
Date: 2020-07-31 21:52:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:8529464
WASHINGTON, July 31 (MENA) - There are now at least 4,536,240 cases of coronavirus in the US and 152,878 people have died from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, the CNN reported. On Friday at 3:15 p.m. ET, Johns Hopkins ....
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UK coronavirus death toll rises by 120 in big daily rise as total passes 46,000
Date: 2020-07-31 19:41:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:8529421
LONDON, July 31 (MENA) - The UK's official coronavirus death toll has risen by 120 in the last 24 hours, the Mirror reported. A total of 46,119 people have now died of the disease in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the ....
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2 killed, 50 injured in high-speed train derailment in Portugal
Date: 2020-07-31 19:03:37 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:41 - ID:8529388
LISBON, July 31 (MENA) - A high-speed train and a maintenance machine crashed on Friday in Portugal's central region, leaving two people dead and at least 50 others injured, RT reported. The Alfa Pendular high-speed train – the fastest in ....
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EU allocates €40 mln for COVID-19 treatment through convalescent plasma
Date: 2020-07-31 18:47:38 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:40 - ID:8529386
BRUSSELS, July 31 (MENA) - The European Commission has invited more than 200 blood-collection services around the EU to apply for funding for the purchase of plasmapheresis equipment, i.e. equipment that takes plasma from donors. The aim of this ....
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German defense minister: Planned US withdrawal 'regrettable'
Date: 2020-07-31 15:34:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:32 - ID:8529258
BERLIN, July 31 (MENA) - Germany's defense minister on Friday described the planned withdrawal of some 12,000 U.S. troops from her country as “regrettable,” while suggesting it underlines the need for Europe to do more for its own security, ABC News ....
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Cypriot defense minister, Russian envoy discuss developments in Eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2020-07-31 13:15:28 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:21 - ID:8529099
NICOSIA, July 31 (MENA) - Cypriot Minister of Defense Charalambos Petrides and Russian Ambassador to Cyprus, Stanislav Osadchiy discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Turkish provocative actions in Cyprus exclusive economic ....
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Medvedev greets Russia's Muslims on Eidul Adha
Date: 2020-07-31 12:24:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:8529016
MOSCOW, July 31 (MENA) - Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev greeted on Friday Russia's Muslims on Eidul Adha. This day symbolizes mercy and calls for goodness, mutual respect, loyalty to upright traditions and ....
