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  • Moscow believes offensive against Taliban could hinder intra-Afghan dialogue

    Date: 2020-05-13 08:08:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:8430570

    MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russia condemns the recent terror attacks in Afghanistan but believes that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's order to resume offensive against the Taliban movement could hinder the intra-Afghan peace dialogue, Russia's special ....

  • Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 290,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

    Date: 2020-05-13 07:40:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8430547

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 290,000 on Tuesday, reaching 290,269 as of 3:32 p.m. (1932 GMT), Xinhua quoted the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University as saying. A total of ....

  • Pompeo urges Kabul, Taliban cooperation after 'appalling' attack

    Date: 2020-05-13 06:59:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8430541

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral dealt a blow to US efforts to end the war. Pompeo called the twin ....

  • Germany reports 798 new cases of coronavirus, 101 deaths in latest update

    Date: 2020-05-13 06:00:55 GMT - Germany - World - SN:4 - ID:8430516

    BERLIN, May 13 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 798 to 171,306, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The reported death toll rose by 101 to 7,634, the ....

  • Japan approves quicker coronavirus testing kits

    Date: 2020-05-12 21:42:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:70 - ID:8430442

    TOKYO, May 12 (MENA) - The Japanese government has approved test kits that can detect novel coronavirus antigens in 15 to 30 minutes, in the hope of improving its testing regime amid the growing demand for a simpler and faster method, Kyodo News ....

  • Humanity in dire need of real solidarity to overcome COVID-19: HCHF

    Date: 2020-05-12 14:39:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:44 - ID:8429763

    ABU DHABI, May 12 (MENA) - The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) stressed that the world is in dire need of a real human solidarity to save humanity from COVID-19. The committee made the remarks during a press conference following its ....

  • UNICEF appeals for $1.6 bn to meet children's growing needs amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Date: 2020-05-12 14:10:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:40 - ID:8429864

    GENEVA, May 12 (MENA) - UNICEF spokesperson Marixie Mercado urged international donors on Tuesday to provide US$1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During an online news briefing, ....

  • WHO: 108 drugs tested for treating COVID-19

    Date: 2020-05-12 12:53:08 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:30 - ID:8429591

    CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Director of Programme Management for the Eastern Mediterranean at the World Health Organization (WHO) Rana Hajjeh said the coronavirus is not a deadly virus, as 80 percent of the positive cases recovered without treatment. ....

  • WHO: Around 3.5 mn health care workers in Eastern Mediterranean engaged in COVID-19 response

    Date: 2020-05-12 12:50:38 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:29 - ID:8429586

    CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said that around 3.5 million health care workers in the region are directly or indirectly engaged in the COVID-19 response, ....

  • France extends state of emergency through July 10

    Date: 2020-05-12 11:39:59 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:8429635

    PARIS, May 12 (MENA) - A day after lockdowns began lifting across the country, a law extending France's state of emergency went into effect on Tuesday. The state of emergency law gives the government the power to enforce measures to avoid a ....

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