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  • S.Korea reports 113 more coronavirus cases, total now hits 14,092

    Date: 2020-07-25 07:18:24 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8521136

    SEOUL, July 25 (MENA) - South Korea reported 113 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the total caseload to 14,092, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Out of the newly added cases, 86 were imported, Yonhap ....

  • WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 284,000

    Date: 2020-07-24 20:13:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:60 - ID:8521034

    GENEVA, July 24 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours, The New York Times reported. This upping the world's total number of ....

  • US ramps up its confrontation with China

    Date: 2020-07-24 19:21:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:8520836

    WASHINGTON, July 24 (MENA) - Under President Donald Trump’s watch, the United States is engaged in an intensifying cycle of confrontation with China. Earlier this week, US authorities ordered the shuttering of the Chinese Consulate in Houston on the ....

  • Russian Su-27 fighter intercepts US spy plane over Black Sea

    Date: 2020-07-24 16:51:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:8520835

    MOSCOW, July 23 (MENA) - The air defense quick reaction alert forces of Russia’s Southern Military District shadowed a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea, the National Defense Control Center reported on Friday. The Russian ....

  • Russia asks foreigners to present negative COVID-19 tests

    Date: 2020-07-24 16:22:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:8520829

    MOSCOW, July 24 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that foreigners arriving in Russia will need to present negative coronavirus test results taken within the past 72 hours to be allowed entry, The Moscow Times reported. ....

  • Greece sends 18 migrant kids with medical needs to Germany

    Date: 2020-07-24 15:37:28 GMT - Greece - World - SN:47 - ID:8520784

    ATHENS, July 24 (MENA) - Greece transferred 18 children with medical needs and their close relatives who were living in overcrowded migrant camps to Germany on Friday, ABC News reported. A flight that arrived at Kassel airport in central Germany ....

  • Chinese FM blames Washington for current difficulties in China-US relations

    Date: 2020-07-24 15:08:35 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:8520731

    BEIJING, July 24 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the current difficulties in the China-US relations are completely created by the US side, with the purpose of disrupting China's development. Wang ....

  • Finland reinstates travel restrictions on Austria

    Date: 2020-07-24 15:02:10 GMT - Austria - World - SN:44 - ID:8520758

    VIENNA, July 24 (MENA) - The Finnish government has decided to again impose border checks for people arriving from Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland, Yle Uutiset news website reported on Friday. That means that as of next week, these people will ....

  • US pledges $36.7m for COVID-19 response in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-07-24 14:58:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:8520670

    KABUL, July 24 (MENA) - The United States has allocated more than $36.7 million to help the people of Afghanistan respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and expedited $90 million in continued development assistance through the World Bank to support ....

  • Uganda reports first death from Covid-19

    Date: 2020-07-24 14:37:46 GMT - Uganda - World - SN:41 - ID:8520590

    KAMPALA, July 24 (MENA) - Uganda has registered its first Covid-19 death, according to the country's Ministry of Health, CNN reported. The Seychelles and Eritrea are now the only countries in Africa not to have reported a Covid-19 death, ....

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