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COVID-19: 'Very significant resurgence' observed in European countries, says WHO
Date: 2020-06-26 08:08:13 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:7 - ID:8484150
COPENHAGEN, June 26 (MENA) - A "significant resurgence" in COVID-19 cases in nearly a dozen European countries risk pushing the continent's health systems to the brink once more, Euro News quoted WHO Europe as saying. "For weeks I have spoken ....
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Macron, Putin to hold video summit on Friday
Date: 2020-06-25 21:56:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:8484037
MOSCOW, June 25 (MENA) - President of France Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin will discuss specific security issues in a video call that is scheduled for Friday, Sputnik News Agency reported. “There is a need for further progress on ....
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UNODC executive director calls for collective action in face of drug trafficking
Date: 2020-06-25 13:51:15 GMT - Austria - World - SN:28 - ID:8483091
VIENNA, June 25 (MENA) - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghadah Wali accentuated the world's dire need for firm collective action, solidarity and cooperation to extend support for developing countries to ....
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UN envoy launches UN program to fund efforts against coronavirus
Date: 2020-06-25 08:27:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8482663
WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - United Nations Envoy for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mahmoud Mohieldin announced launching six groups from the UN to fund efforts exerted to face coronavirus. This came during a virtual ....
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US doubles reward for Daesh leader to dlrs 10 million
Date: 2020-06-24 22:35:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:8482513
WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) - The United States on Wednesday doubled to dlrs 10 million its reward for the capture of the supremo of the Daesh extremist movement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced. The US had already offered dlrs 5 million ....
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WHO says Covid-19 cases will soon hit 10 million mark
Date: 2020-06-24 20:52:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:8482306
GENEVA, June 24 (MENA) - World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday he expected the number of novel coronavirus cases around the world, now at about 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week. Tedros also told a ....
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Fire breaks out at warehouse building at US airbase in Japan's Okinawa
Date: 2020-06-22 13:14:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:8479051
TOKYO, June 22 (MENA) - A fire broke out Monday in a storage building for hazardous materials at a major US air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, slightly injuring dozens of personnel who were exposed to smoke or chlorine gas, the US ....
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Gunmen hit car in Kabul, killing 5, including 2 prosecutors
Date: 2020-06-22 12:58:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:32 - ID:8479126
KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - Gunmen opened fire at a car belonging to the Afghan attorney general’s office on Monday morning in eastern Kabul, killing five people inside, including two prosecutors, ABC News reported quoting an official as saying. The ....
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Virus surge jolts prospects for world economy
Date: 2020-06-22 11:57:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:8478909
WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The global economy’s fragile recovery is facing a fresh hurdle as a surge in coronavirus cases threatens to keep businesses closed and consumers on edge, Bloomberg reported. Cases of the deadly virus rose by a record ....
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Coronavirus pandemic accelerating, warns WHO head Tedros
Date: 2020-06-22 11:28:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:23 - ID:8478910
GENEVA, June 22 (MENA) - The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday's 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day, World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday. "Almost half of the ....
