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Advisor to Roscosmos CEO apprehended on suspicion of treason
Date: 2020-07-07 09:46:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8498718
MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) - Ivan Safronov, Russia’s Roscosmos CEO advisor on informational policy was arrested Tuesday over suspicion of treason, the state corporation told TASS, adding that Safronov’s apprehension is not connected to his current ....
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Volunteers feel well two weeks after COVID-19 vaccine trials, Russian Defense Ministry says
Date: 2020-07-07 07:36:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8498557
MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) - Volunteers, who tested a vaccine against the coronavirus two weeks ago at Burdenko military hospital, are feeling well and have not experienced any side effects, TASS news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying ....
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N.Korea again rejects possibility of talks with US
Date: 2020-07-07 07:17:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8498543
SEOUL, July 7 (MENA) - North Korea reiterated Tuesday it has no intention to hold talks with the United States, just hours before Washington's top nuclear envoy is set to arrive in Seoul to discuss how to break the impasse in nuclear negotiations ....
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro tested for COVID-19
Date: 2020-07-07 05:23:56 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:1 - ID:8498480
BRASILIA, July 7 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he has undergone another test for coronavirus, after local media reported he had associated symptoms, including a fever, ABC news reported Tuesday. Bolsonaro said he had ....
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Int'l students to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning
Date: 2020-07-06 22:20:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:8498395
WASHINGTON, July 6 (MENA) - International students who are pursuing degrees in the US will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only courses, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced ....
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Russia urges against hasty conclusion on explosion at Iranian nuclear facility
Date: 2020-07-06 12:20:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8497369
MOSCOW, July 6 (MENA) – Moscow is warning against any hasty conclusions on an explosion in Iran's nuclear facility Natanz, Sputnik reported. "These things need to be considered very carefully. I think the last thing you should do is to let your ....
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Goldman Sachs lowers forecast of US economy in 2020
Date: 2020-07-06 11:02:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8497287
WASHINGTON, July 6 (MENA) - Global investment management firm Goldman Sachs lowered its forecast for the U.S. economy in a report published Saturday, saying it would grow at 25 percent in the third quarter of this year rather than its previous ....
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Record 24,850 new cases take India's tally to over 673,165
Date: 2020-07-05 07:56:48 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:8495631
NEW DELHI, July 5 (MENA) - India has registered the highest-ever 24,850 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 20,000 in the country, India Today reported Sunday. With ....
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Sporadic cluster infections push new virus cases above 60 for 3rd day
Date: 2020-07-05 07:06:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8495591
SEOUL, July 5 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new virus cases stayed above 60 for the third consecutive day Sunday as infections outside the Seoul metropolitan area continued to swell, including in the southwestern city of Gwangju, reported Yonhap News ....
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Ghana president self-isolates despite negative virus test
Date: 2020-07-05 06:31:15 GMT - Ghana - World - SN:7 - ID:8495590
ACCRA, July 5 (MENA) - Ghana's president has gone into self-isolation for two weeks as a precautionary measure despite testing negative for coronavirus, the government said, after one of his contacts was confirmed to have the illness. President ....