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Britain announces 121 Covid-19 daily deaths, bringing total to 36,914
Date: 2020-05-25 22:00:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:8445579
LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Britain today announced 121 more coronavirus deaths across all settings, taking the official death toll to almost 37,000 as sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches to enjoy the 79F heatwave. It marks the lowest ....
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Bournemouth and Southend beaches packed with hundreds of Brits during scorching bank holiday
Date: 2020-05-25 18:25:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:8445467
LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Hundreds of sunseekers have flocked to Bournemouth beach amid scorching bank holiday Monday temperatures, Evening Standard reported. The Dorset seafront is packed out during lunchtime as Britons flocked outdoors after ....
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WHO suspends clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine drug over safety fears
Date: 2020-05-25 18:07:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:59 - ID:8445443
GENEVA, May 25 (MENA) - A clinical trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been suspended by the World Health Organization amid safety concerns, the body's chief has confirmed. "The executive group has implemented a temporary pause of the ....
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Pompeo welcomes Ghani's release of 2,000 Taliban prisoners
Date: 2020-05-25 14:20:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:35 - ID:8445214
KABUL, May 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hailed President Ashraf Ghani’s announcement to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners, Afghan news agency Pajhwok reported on Monday. Pompeo telephoned President Ghani and Reconciliatory ....
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Abe declares coronavirus emergency over in Japan
Date: 2020-05-25 12:07:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:8445050
TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday that the state of emergency declared over the novel coronavirus crisis is over in Japan, ending curbs on economic activity in Tokyo and four other prefectures as experts ....
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Paper: Richest nations face $17tn government debt burden from coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-25 12:07:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:8445046
WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) - Rich countries are set to take on at least $17tn of extra public debt as they battle the economic consequences of the pandemic, according to the OECD, as sharp drops in tax revenues are expected to dwarf the stimulus ....
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Russia records 8,946 new COVID-19 infection cases
Date: 2020-05-25 09:20:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:8444832
MOSCOW, May 25 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Russia rose by 8,946 in the past day to 353,427 in all regions, Tass quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as having said. For the tenth day in a row, the daily number of new confirmed ....
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Mexico reaches 68,620 cases of Covid-19
Date: 2020-05-25 08:48:20 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:10 - ID:8444768
MEXICO CITY, May 25 (MENA) - Mexican health officials have reported 2,764 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 215 deaths, bringing the totals to 68,620 and 7,394, respectively, said The New York Times. However, of these, only 14 thousand 247 ....
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Austrian president apologizes after breaking coronavirus curfew
Date: 2020-05-24 20:55:53 GMT - Austria - World - SN:58 - ID:8444680
VIENNA, May 24 (MENA) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen apologized Sunday after he and his wife were caught by police breaking curfew rules at a restaurant, Politico reported. The country has mandated that restaurants and bars shut ....
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British PM says schools will reopen on June 1
Date: 2020-05-24 20:05:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:8444629
LONDON, May 24 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said that schools will reopen on June 1 as the UK enters phase two of lockdown exit, The Independent reported. Mr Johnson said that the formal decision on moving to step two of ....
