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  • Coronavirus cases breach 80,000 in Philippines with 2,110 new patients

    Date: 2020-07-26 18:47:14 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:56 - ID:8523023

    MANILA, July 26 (MENA) - Filipino health authorities reported 2,110 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the national caseload to 80,448. Along with the recent cases were 382 recoveries and 39 deaths, which bring their totals to 26,110 and 1,932 ....

  • Over 6,000 anti-Pakistan militants hide in Afghanistan: UN

    Date: 2020-07-26 16:27:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:50 - ID:8522904

    ISLAMABAD, July 26 (MENA) - A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, most belonging to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban group responsible for attacking Pakistani military and civilian targets. The report ....

  • Malaysia searches for 24 Rohingya feared drowned off island

    Date: 2020-07-26 15:50:57 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:45 - ID:8522902

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (MENA) - Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they were searching for two dozen Rohingya refugees who are feared to have drowned after jumping off their boat off the northern resort island of Langkawi, The New York Times ....

  • Iran confirms 2,333 new cases of COVID-19

    Date: 2020-07-26 12:22:24 GMT - Iran - World - SN:32 - ID:8522545

    TEHRAN, July 26 (MENA) - Iran's confirmed novel coronavirus cases rose to 291,172 on Sunday after an overnight registration of 2,333 new infections, the official IRNA news agency reported. Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of ....

  • WHO: More than 15mn confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide

    Date: 2020-07-26 11:56:47 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:27 - ID:8522445

    GENEVA, July 26 (MENA) - Globally, as of Sunday morning there have been 15,745,102 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 639,317 deaths, reported WHO. In Africa, some 679,962 cases have been reported, while in North and South America a total of ....

  • UN Chief: Protection should be provided for human trafficking victims

    Date: 2020-07-26 11:55:57 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:26 - ID:8522441

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - The world this year will mark the Global Day Against Trafficking in Persons amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that made victims more vulnerable for exploitation by human traffickers. The United Nations Office on ....

  • South Africa’s Trade Minister tests positive for Covid-19

    Date: 2020-07-26 09:14:38 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:16 - ID:8522327

    JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (MENA) - South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency said as quoted by Bloomberg. Patel is quarantining and will work from home. Those who’ve had ....

  • Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's Eve festivities over virus

    Date: 2020-07-26 07:47:52 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:12 - ID:8522205

    BRASILIA, July 26 (MENA) - The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections, France ....

  • China: 46 new coronavirus cases reproted

    Date: 2020-07-26 07:15:18 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8522162

    BEIJING, July 26 (MENA) - Forty-six new cases of confirmed coronavirus infections were reported, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China said in a statement Sunday. The cases include 11 imported, five in Inner Mongolia ....

  • Germany's coronavirus cases rise to 205,269

    Date: 2020-07-26 07:13:57 GMT - Germany - World - SN:9 - ID:8522191

    BERLIN, July 26 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 305 to 205,269, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll was unchanged with 9,118, the ....

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